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2010 All Stars match

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{{Infobox rugby league football match (quarters)

|year = 2010

|title = All Stars Game

|image =

|imagesize = 150px

|alt =

|home = Indigenous All Stars

|away = NRL All Stars

|home_abbr = INDIGENOUS

|away_abbr = NRL

|home_quarter1 = 4

|home_quarter2 = 6

|home_quarter3 = 0

|home_quarter4 = 6

|home_total = 16

|away_quarter1 = 0

|away_quarter2 = 0

|away_quarter3 = 8

|away_quarter4 = 4

|away_total = 12

|date = 13 February 2010

|stadium = Skilled Park

|location = Gold Coast, Queensland

|MoM_title = Preston Campbell Medal

|MoM = Johnathan Thurston

|anthem_title = Advance Australia Fair

|referee = Ashley Klein

|referee2 = Shayne Hayne, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips

|attendance = 26,687

|network = Nine Network

|commentators =

|commentators2=

|commentators3=

|commentators4=

|tournaments = NRL All Stars Game

|next = 2011 All Stars match

}}

The 2010 All Stars Match was the first time the event was held.{{cite web|url=http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/news/article.php?id=1339 |title=NRL All Stars v Indigenous All Stars |accessdate=16 June 2010 |publisher=Australian Rugby League |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216130127/http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/news/article.php?id=1339 |archivedate=16 February 2010 |url-status=dead }} The match was a pre season game between representative teams, Indigenous Australians versus the best in the National Rugby League and took place at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park on 13 February 2010. The Indigenous team featured 20 players of aboriginal descent chosen by public votes. Preston Campbell was selected automatically as Indigenous captain. The NRL All Stars featured one player from each of the 16 NRL teams as well as the Australian and New Zealand captains and deputy captains.{{cite web |url=http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10874/default.aspx?newsid=57108 |title=2010 NRL All Stars Game |date=10 October 2009 |accessdate=27 January 2010 |publisher=National Rugby League |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031111629/http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10874/default.aspx?newsid=57108 |archivedate=31 October 2009 |url-status=dead }} Along with other rule changes exclusive to the match, the game trialled a new "Double Try" rule where a team can choose to swap a conversion attempt for a second try attempt.{{cite news|url=http://www.goldcoastmail.com.au/story/2009/11/24/double-try-to-be-part-of-all-stars-game-rugby-nrl/ |title=Double try on offer at All Stars game |newspaper=Gold Coast Mail |agency=AAP |date=24 November 2009 |accessdate=27 January 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419031406/http://www.goldcoastmail.com.au/story/2009/11/24/double-try-to-be-part-of-all-stars-game-rugby-nrl/ |archivedate=19 April 2010 |url-status=live }}

The maiden match was won by the Indigenous All Stars 16–12 with North Queensland Cowboys player Johnathan Thurston winning the inaugural Preston Campbell Medal for player of the match.

Team lists

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!align="center" width="200" style="border: 3px solid dodgerblue; background: black; color: darkorange"|INDIGENOUS
ALL STARS

!align="center" width="100" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position

!align="center" width="200" style="border: 3px solid olive; background: white; color: olive"|NRL ALL STARS

align="center"|Preston Campbell (c) {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|size=16|align=right}}

! Fullback

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16|align=left}} Jarryd Hayne

align="center"|Nathan Merritt {{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16|align=right}}

! Wing

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=left}} Israel Folau

align="center"|Blake Ferguson1 {{leagueicon|Cronulla|size=16|align=right}}

! Centre

| align="center"|{{align|left|16px}} Michael Jennings

align="center"|Beau Champion6 {{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16|align=right}}

! Centre

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|St. George|size=16|align=left}} Matt Cooper

align="center"|Wendell Sailor

! Wing

| align="center"|{{align|left|16px}} Manu Vatuvei

align="center"|Scott Prince {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|size=16|align=right}}

! Five-Eighth

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=left}} Darren Lockyer (c)

align="center"|Johnathan Thurston {{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=right}}

! Halfback

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16|align=left}} Benji Marshall

align="center"|George Rose {{leagueicon|Manly|size=16|align=right}}

! Prop

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=left}} Adam Blair

align="center"|Travis Waddell {{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16|align=right}}

! Hooker

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=left}} Cameron Smith

align="center"|Carl Webb {{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=right}}

! Prop

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16|align=left}} Sam Burgess2

align="center"|Cory Paterson {{leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16|align=right}}

! 2nd Row

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Manly|size=16|align=left}} Anthony Watmough

align="center"|Greg Bird5 {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|size=16|align=right}}

! 2nd Row

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|size=16|align=left}} Luke Bailey

align="center"|Sam Thaiday {{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=right}}

! Lock

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=left}} Luke O'Donnell

|

|

align="center"|Jamie Soward {{leagueicon|St. George|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16|align=left}} Kurt Gidley

align="center"|Yileen Gordon {{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|size=16|align=left}} Anthony Tupou

align="center"|Tom Learoyd-Lahrs {{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16|align=left}} Nate Myles

align="center"|Jharal Yow Yeh {{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16|align=left}} Robbie Farah3

align="center"| Ben Jones7 {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16|align=left}} David Shillington4

align="center"|Joel Thompson {{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16|align=left}} Josh Morris

align="center"|Ty Williams9 {{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=left}} Brett Finch8

|

|

align="center"|Neil Henry {{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=right}}

! Coach

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|St George|size=16|align=left}} Wayne Bennett

1 - Justin Hodges was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Blake Ferguson).

2 - Dave Taylor was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Sam Burgess) .

3 - Gareth Ellis was originally selected but withdrew for personal reasons (replaced by Robbie Farah).

4 - Alan Tongue was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by David Shillington).

5 - Daine Laurie was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Greg Bird).

6 - Greg Inglis was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Beau Champion).

7 - PJ Marsh was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Ben Jones).

8 - Billy Slater was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Brett Finch).

9 - Jamal Idris was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Ty Williams).

Result

{{rugbyleaguebox

|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 13 February 2010

|time = 8:00pm (AEST)

|team1 = Indigenous All Stars

|score = 16 – 12

|report =
1st: 4 - 0
2nd: 6 - 0
3rd: 0 - 8
4th: 6 - 4

|team2 = NRL All Stars

|points1 = Tries:
Wendell Sailor (3') 1
Ben Jones (32') 1
Jamie Soward (74') 1
Goals:
Johnathan Thurston 2/2
(34', 76')
Field Goals:
Scott Prince 0/1

|points2 = Tries:
Josh Morris (54') 1
Benji Marshall (59') 1
Michael Jennings (61') 1

|stadium = Skilled Park
Gold Coast, Queensland

|referee = Shayne Hayne, Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips

|attendance = 26,687


Preston Campbell Medal: Johnathan Thurston

}}

Selection process

=NRL All Stars=

Default selections

The following four players were automatically selected to the All Stars team due their captain or vice-captain roles for their Australian or New Zealand team.

Selected by public vote

The following were selected by the public through the official NRL website. Voters were required to select one forward-position player and one back-position player from all sixteen teams. The most voted player from their respected position of each team were selected to the All Stars team.

The following players were called up due to injuries or other causes to the initial squad. The second highest voted player for their forward or back positions of their team were called to the squad.

=Indigenous All Stars Squad=

Default Selection

ARL Indigenous Council selected players

Selected by public vote

The following players were called up due to injuries to the initial squad.

=Injuries=

For the Indigenous All Stars, Justin Hodges who had ruptured his Achilles heel at Broncos training, was replaced by Blake Ferguson, Daine Laurie injured himself and was replaced by Greg Bird and Greg Inglis had a hip injury and was replaced by Beau Champion.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/inglis-hangs-ten-then-wipes-out/story-e6frexnr-1225827405680 |title=Inglis hangs ten, then wipes out |last=Hooper |first=James |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |date=7 February 2010 |accessdate=7 February 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902045657/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/inglis-hangs-ten-then-wipes-out/story-e6frexnr-1225827405680 |archivedate=2 September 2012 |url-status=live }} PJ Marsh withdrew due to back spasms and was replaced by Ben Jones.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/red-head-ben-jones-gets-indigenous-all-stars-start/story-e6frexnr-1225828874675 |title=Red-head Ben Jones gets Indigenous All Stars start |date=10 February 2010 |accessdate=16 June 2010 |publisher=Daily Telegraph |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902050115/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/red-head-ben-jones-gets-indigenous-all-stars-start/story-e6frexnr-1225828874675 |archivedate=2 September 2012 |url-status=live }} Jamal Idris injured himself and was replaced by Ty Williams.

In the NRL All Stars, David Taylor injured his ankle at training and was replaced by Sam Burgess, Gareth Ellis was sent home on compassionate grounds because of the birth of his first child and was replaced by Robbie Farah and Alan Tongue injured himself and was replaced by David Shillington. Billy Slater withdrew due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Brett Finch.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/slater-definitely-out-of-all-stars-game/story-e6frexnr-1225829174069 |title=Slater definitely out of All Stars game |date=11 February 2010 |accessdate=16 June 2010 |publisher=Daily Telegraph |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902050136/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/slater-definitely-out-of-all-stars-game/story-e6frexnr-1225829174069 |archivedate=2 September 2012 |url-status=live }}

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100216130127/http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/news/article.php?id=1339 Australian Rugby League announcement]

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Category:2010 NRL season

Category:Rugby league on the Gold Coast, Queensland

2010

Category:February 2010 sports events in Australia