# 2012 All Stars match

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.

## Teams

| NRL ALL STARS | Position | INDIGENOUS ALL STARS |
| Josh Dugan | Fullback | Ben Barba |
| Jason Nightingale | Wing | Jharal Yow Yeh |
| Jack Reed | Centre | Greg Inglis |
| Michael Jennings | Centre | Justin Hodges |
| Manu Vatuvei | Wing | Nathan Merritt |
| Benji Marshall (c) | Five-Eighth | Johnathan Thurston (c) |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | Chris Sandow |
| Kade Snowden | Prop | Tom Learoyd-Lahrs |
| Aaron Payne$^1$ | Hooker | Travis Waddell |
| Luke Bailey | Prop | George Rose |
| Nathan Hindmarsh | 2nd Row | Sam Thaiday |
| Adam Blair | 2nd Row | Jamal Idris |
| Paul Gallen | Lock | Greg Bird |
| Dave Taylor | Interchange | Andrew Fifita |
| Frank Pritchard | Interchange | Cory Paterson |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | Interchange | Matt Bowen |
| Anthony Watmough$^2$ | Interchange | Scott Prince |
| Brent Tate | Interchange | Anthony Mitchell |
| Luke Lewis | Interchange | Joel Thompson |
| Nathan Fien$^3$ | Interchange | Nathan Peats |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Laurie Daley |
$^1$ - 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

* 4 February 2012 7:15pm (AEST)
| NRL All Stars | 36 – 28 | Indigenous All Stars |
| 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

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.
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.
| INDIGENOUS WOMEN ALL STARS | Position | WOMEN ALL STARS |
| 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 | |
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