The 2012 All Stars Match was the third of the annual representative exhibition matches played between the Indigenous All Stars and the NRL All Stars team which was held on 4 February 2012 at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park.
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| Date | 4 February 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Skilled Park | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Campbell Medal | Nathan Merritt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 26,039 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
edit| NRL ALL STARS | Position | INDIGENOUS ALL STARS |
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Josh Dugan  |
Fullback |  |
Jason Nightingale  |
Wing |  |
| Jack Reed |
Centre |  |
Michael Jennings  |
Centre | |
Manu Vatuvei  |
Wing | |
Benji Marshall (c)  |
Five-Eighth |  |
Cooper Cronk  |
Halfback |  |
Kade Snowden  |
Prop | |
| Aaron Payne1 |
Hooker | |
Luke Bailey  |
Prop |  |
| Nathan Hindmarsh |
2nd Row | |
| Adam Blair |
2nd Row | |
Paul Gallen  |
Lock | |
| Dave Taylor |
Interchange | |
| Frank Pritchard |
Interchange | |
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves  |
Interchange | |
| Anthony Watmough2 |
Interchange | |
| Brent Tate |
Interchange | |
| Luke Lewis |
Interchange | |
| Nathan Fien3 |
Interchange | |
| Wayne Bennett |
Coach |  |
1 - Cameron Smith was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Aaron Payne.
2 - Tony Williams was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Anthony Watmough.
3 - Ben Hornby was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Nathan Fien.
Result
edit4 February 2012
7:15pm (AEST) |
| NRL All Stars | 36 – 28 | Indigenous All Stars |
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| Tries: Frank Pritchard (26') 1 Luke Lewis (35') 1 Luke Bailey (45') 1 Josh Dugan (50') 1 Jack Reed (64') 1 Manu Vatuvei (73') 1 Goals: Benji Marshall 6/6 (27', 36', 46', 50', 65', 75') |
1st: 0 - 12 2nd: 12 - 10 3rd: 12 - 0 4th: 12 - 6 |
Tries: Nathan Merritt (19', 38') 2 Jharal Yow Yeh (6') 1 Matt Bowen (29') 1 Greg Inglis (68') 1 Goals: Johnathan Thurston 3/4 (7', 19', 31') Chris Sandow 1/1 (70') |
Skilled Park
Gold Coast, Queensland Attendance: 26,039 Preston Campbell Medal: Nathan Merritt Referee: Ashley Klein, Jason Robinson, Phil Haines, Gerard Sutton |
Women All Stars Teams
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| Date | Saturday 4 February 2012 | |||||||||
| Stadium | Robina Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||
| Woman of the Match | Naomi Bobongie[1] | |||||||||
| Advance Australia Fair | TBA | |||||||||
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The second Women's and Indigenous Women's All Stars match was again held as a curtain-raiser to the men's fixture. Captained by Teresa Anderson, the Indigenous team included Bianca Ambrum, Tash Baggow (Mackay), Candice Clay (Newcastle), Natalie Gala (Bundaberg), Julie Young (Newcastle), Rebecca Young (Newcastle), try-scorers Sarah Sailor and Chloe Caldwell, and player of the match Naomi Bobongie (Proserpine). Renae Kunst captained the All Stars team.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6][1] [7]
The full team line-ups were originally published by the Australian Women's Rugby League on a defunct website, however, the press release was copied onto and remains on available on a fan forum.[8]
| INDIGENOUS WOMEN ALL STARS |
Position | WOMEN ALL STARS |
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| Teresa Anderson | Fullback | Tegan Rolfe |
| Myeisha Saltner | Wing | Jess Palmer |
| Bianca Ambrum | Centre | Lisa Fiaola |
| Taleena Simonds | Centre | Ali Brigginshaw |
| Natalie Gala | Wing | Karina Brown |
| Bo De La Cruz | Five-eighth | Erin Elliott |
| Amber Saltner | Halfback | Karyn Murphy |
| Natasha Baggow | Prop | Heather Ballinger |
| Naomi Bobongie | Hooker | Natalie Dwyer |
| Rebecca Young | Prop | Alex Sulusi |
| Elsja Mosby | 2nd Row | Steph Hancock |
| Iesha Beer | 2nd Row | Renae Kunst |
| Ash Singleton | Lock | Tahnee Norris |
| Jaylene Chevell | Interchange | Teina Clark |
| Chloe Caldwell | Interchange | Suzanne Johnson |
| Sara Hamilton | Interchange | Ruby Ewe |
| Sarah Sailor | Interchange | Kelli McLean |
| Eunice Grimes | Interchange | |
| Julie Young | Interchange | |
| Candice Clay | Interchange | |
| Coach |
References
edit- ^ a b "Brother and sister are home grown all stars". Whitsunday Times. 9 February 2012. p. 43.
- ^ "Applause for try-saving hit". Innisfail Advocate. 25 February 2012.
- ^ Bromhead, Nat (10 January 2012). "Mackay duo back in All Stars; Baggow and Bobongie have chance to make their mark against the game's best". Mackay Daily Mercury.
- ^ Gillett, Douglas (13 January 2012). "Gala's All Star call-up; Bundy women's league campaigner to show off skills on national stage". Bundaberg The NewsMail.
- ^ Ricketts, Steve (4 February 2012). "Female Stars - Locky's Gesture". Courier Mail.
- ^ "Big game has extra meaning". Mackay Daily Mercury. 3 February 2012.
- ^ Parris, Michael (6 April 2012). "Sidelines". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ "Women's All stars". League Unlimited. Australian Womens Rugby League. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2022.