2012 All Stars match

{{Infobox rugby league football match (quarters)

|year = 2012

|title = All Stars Game

|image =

|imagesize = 150px

|alt =

|home = Indigenous All Stars

|away = NRL All Stars

|home_abbr = INDIGENOUS

|away_abbr = NRL

|home_quarter1 = 12

|home_quarter2 = 10

|home_quarter3 = 0

|home_quarter4 = 6

|home_total = 28

|away_quarter1 = 0

|away_quarter2 = 12

|away_quarter3 = 12

|away_quarter4 = 12

|away_total = 36

|date = 4 February 2012

|stadium = Skilled Park

|location = Gold Coast, Queensland

|MoM_title = Preston Campbell Medal

|MoM = Nathan Merritt

|anthem_title = Advance Australia Fair

|referee =

|referee2 =

|attendance = 26,039

|network = Nine Network

|commentators = Ray Warren

|commentators2= Phil Gould

|commentators3= Peter Sterling

|commentators4=

|tournaments = NRL All Stars Game

|last = 2011 All Stars match

|next = 2013 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

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

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

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

align="center"|Josh Dugan {{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16|align=right}}

! Fullback

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16|align=left}} Ben Barba

align="center"| Jason Nightingale {{leagueicon|St George|size=16|align=right}}

! Wing

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

align="center"|Jack Reed {{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=right}}

! Centre

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16|align=left}} Greg Inglis

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

! Centre

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=left}} Justin Hodges

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

! Wing

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

align="center"|Benji Marshall (c) {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16|align=right}}

! Five-Eighth

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland Cowboys|size=16|align=left}} Johnathan Thurston (c)

align="center"|Cooper Cronk {{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=right}}

! Halfback

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16|align=left}} Chris Sandow

align="center"|Kade Snowden {{leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16|align=right}}

! Prop

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

align="center"|Aaron Payne¹ {{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=right}}

! Hooker

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

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

! Prop

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

align="center"|Nathan Hindmarsh {{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16|align=right}}

! 2nd Row

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

align="center"|Adam Blair {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16|align=right}}

! 2nd Row

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|size=16|align=left}} Jamal Idris

align="center"|Paul Gallen {{leagueicon|Cronulla|size=16|align=right}}

! Lock

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|size=16|align=left}} Greg Bird

align="center"|Dave Taylor {{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|size=16|align=left}} Andrew Fifita

align="center"|Frank Pritchard {{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=left}} Cory Paterson

align="center"|Jared Waerea-Hargreaves {{leagueicon|Sydney|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=left}} Matt Bowen

align="center"|Anthony Watmough² {{leagueicon|Manly|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

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

align="center"|Brent Tate {{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Sydney|size=16|align=left}} Anthony Mitchell

align="center"|Luke Lewis {{align|right|16px}}

! Interchange

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

align="center"|Nathan Fien³ {{leagueicon|St George|size=16|align=right}}

! Interchange

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16|align=left}} Nathan Peats

align="center"|Wayne Bennett {{leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16|align=right}}

! Coach

| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Country|size=16|align=left}} 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

{{rugbyleaguebox

|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 4 February 2012

|time = 7:15pm (AEST)

|team1 = NRL All Stars

|score = 36 – 28

|report =
1st: 0 - 12
2nd: 12 - 10
3rd: 12 - 0
4th: 12 - 6

|team2 = Indigenous All Stars

|points1 = 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')

|points2 = 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')

|stadium = Skilled Park
Gold Coast, Queensland

|referee = Ashley Klein, Jason Robinson, Phil Haines, Gerard Sutton

|attendance = 26,039

Preston Campbell Medal: Nathan Merritt

}}

Women All Stars Teams

{{Infobox rugby league football match (quarters)

|year = 2012

|title = Women All Stars match

|image =

|imagesize = 150px

|alt =

|home = Indigenous
Women All Stars

|away = Women
All Stars

|home_abbr = IND

|away_abbr = WAS

|home_quarter1 = 10

|home_quarter2 =

|home_quarter3 =

|home_quarter4 =

|home_total = 10

|away_quarter1 = 6

|away_quarter2 =

|away_quarter3 =

|away_quarter4 =

|away_total = 10

|date = Saturday 4 February 2012

|stadium = Robina Stadium

|location = Gold Coast, Queensland

|MoM_title = Woman of the Match

|MoM = Naomi Bobongie{{cite news |title=Brother and sister are home grown all stars|newspaper=Whitsunday Times|date=9 Feb 2012|page=43}}

|anthem_title = Advance Australia Fair

|anthem = TBA

|referee =

|referee2 =

|attendance =

|network =

|commentators =

|commentators2=

|commentators3=

|commentators4=

|tournaments = All Stars match

|last = 2011

|next = 2013

}}

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.{{cite news |title=Applause for try-saving hit|newspaper=Innisfail Advocate|date=25 Feb 2012|page=}}{{cite news |title=Mackay duo back in All Stars; Baggow and Bobongie have chance to make their mark against the game's best|newspaper=Mackay Daily Mercury|date=10 Jan 2012|page=|last=Bromhead|first=Nat}}{{cite news |title=Gala's All Star call-up; Bundy women's league campaigner to show off skills on national stage|newspaper=Bundaberg The NewsMail|date=13 Jan 2012|page=|last=Gillett|first=Douglas}}{{cite news |title=Female Stars - Locky's Gesture|newspaper=Courier Mail|date=4 Feb 2012|page=|last=Ricketts|first=Steve}}{{cite news |title=Big game has extra meaning|newspaper=Mackay Daily Mercury|date=3 Feb 2012|page=}}

{{cite news |title=Sidelines|newspaper=Newcastle Herald|date=6 Apr 2012|page=|last=Parris|first=Michael}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://forums.leagueunlimited.com/threads/womens-all-stars.396803/|title=Women's All stars|date=30 Jan 2012|website=League Unlimited|publisher=Australian Womens Rugby League|access-date=10 May 2022}}

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

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

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

align="center"| Teresa Anderson

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Fullback

|align="center"| Tegan Rolfe

align="center"| Myeisha Saltner

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Wing

|align="center"| Jess Palmer

align="center"| Bianca Ambrum

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Centre

|align="center"| Lisa Fiaola

align="center"| Taleena Simonds

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Centre

|align="center"| Ali Brigginshaw

align="center"| Natalie Gala

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Wing

|align="center"| Karina Brown

align="center"| Bo De La Cruz

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Five-eighth

|align="center"| Erin Elliott

align="center"| Amber Saltner

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Halfback

|align="center"| Karyn Murphy

align="center"| Natasha Baggow

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Prop

|align="center"| Heather Ballinger

align="center"| Naomi Bobongie

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Hooker

|align="center"| Natalie Dwyer

align="center"| Rebecca Young

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Prop

|align="center"| Alex Sulusi

align="center"| Elsja Mosby

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| 2nd Row

|align="center"| Steph Hancock

|align="center"| Iesha Beer

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| 2nd Row

|align="center"| Renae Kunst

align="center"| Ash Singleton

|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee"| Lock

|align="center"| Tahnee Norris

align="center"| Jaylene Chevell