2013 All Stars match explained

Year:2013
All Stars Game
Home:Indigenous All Stars
Away:NRL All Stars
Home Abbr:INDIGENOUS
Away Abbr:NRL
Home Quarter1:12
Home Quarter2:6
Home Quarter3:4
Home Quarter4:10
Home Total:32
Away Quarter1:6
Away Quarter2:0
Away Quarter3:0
Away Quarter4:0
Away Total:6
Date:9 February 2013
Stadium:Suncorp Stadium
Location:Brisbane, Queensland
Mom Title:Preston Campbell Medal
Mom:Ben Barba
Anthem Title:Advance Australia Fair
Attendance:41,201
Network:Nine Network
Commentators:Ray Warren
Commentators2:Peter Sterling
Commentators3:Phil Gould
Tournaments:NRL All Stars Game
Last:2012 All Stars match
Next:2015 All Stars match

The 2013 All Stars Match was the fourth of the annual representative exhibition matches played between the Indigenous All Stars and the NRL All Stars team which was held on 9 February 2013. Once again the players were selected through a voting scheme which over 40,000 fans polled their selections over the two online voting stages.[1] Final stage voting for both sides were closed on the midnight 14 January. After the success of the previous three events the match was moved from Gold Coast's Skilled Park to the larger capacity Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The Indigenous All Stars won the match 32 - 6 to even the ledger with two wins from the four games played so far. Both Ben Barba and Reece Robinson became the first players to score a hat-trick in an All Stars match. The preceding game included a Women's All Stars exhibition match which was won by the NRL Women's All Stars 22-6.[2]

Teams

Benji Marshall (New Zealand captain) and Cameron Smith (Australian captain) were automatic selections for the NRL All Stars side whilst Johnathan Thurston was made captain and an automatic pick for his Indigenous side. After the 16 best voted players for each side were selected by their respective coaches, the coaches were then allowed to personally pick further players to complete their 20-man squads. An asterisk(*) next to a player's name represents debutants for their respective sides.

NRL ALL STARSPositionINDIGENOUS
ALL STARS
Fullback Ben Barba
Wing Reece Robinson*
Centre Greg Inglis
Centre Justin Hodges
Wing Blake Ferguson
Benji Marshall (c) Five-eighth Johnathan Thurston (c)
Adam ReynoldsHalfback Scott Prince
James TamouProp George Rose
Hooker Nathan Peats
Prop Andrew Fifita
Ashley Harrison1 2nd Row Joel Thompson
Willie Mason2nd Row Greg Bird
Chris Heighington5* Lock Timana Tahu*
InterchangeRyan James
Tim GrantInterchange Aidan Sezer*
Interchange Joel Romelo*
Interchange Jake Foster*
Justin O'Neill2* Interchange Dane Nielsen*
Kieran Foran4* Interchange Travis Waddell
Shaun Johnson3* Interchange Jack Wighton*
Coach Laurie Daley

1 - Dave Taylor was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Ashley Harrison.[3]
2 - Billy Slater was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jarryd Hayne whilst Justin O'Neill filled Hayne's spot on the bench.[4]
3 - Cooper Cronk was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Shaun Johnson.[5]
4 - Anthony Watmough was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Kieran Foran.[6]
5 - Paul Gallen was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Chris Heighington.[7]

Women's All Stars match

Year:2013
Women All Stars match
Home:Indigenous
Women All Stars
Away:Women
All Stars
Home Abbr:IND
Away Abbr:WAS
Home Total:6
Away Total:38
Date:Saturday 9 February 2013
Stadium:Suncorp Stadium
Location:Brisbane
Mom Title:Woman of the Match
Mom:TBA
Anthem Title:Advance Australia Fair
Anthem:TBA
Tournaments:All Stars match
Last:2012
Next:2014

The NRL announced the Women's and Indigenous Women's All Stars teams to take the field as part of the Harvey Norman Rugby League All Stars match on Saturday 9 February in Brisbane.This was the Second Women's rugby league match for the women as part of the fixture, with the level of competition stepping up again the following year, thanks to increased women's pathways nationally and female participation levels across the game at an all-time high.[8] [9]

Women's Teams

The two teams were selected and announced in November for the match in February.[10] [11]

INDIGENOUS
WOMEN ALL STARS
PositionWOMEN
ALL STARS
Teresa AndersonFullbackAli Brigginshaw
Kandy KennedyWingEmma Tonegato
Bianca AmbrumCentreErin Elliott
Ashleigh MonklandCentreJo Barrettt
Mahalia Murphy WingJess Palmer
Theresa AndersonFive-eighthSamantha Hammond
Amber Saltner HalfbackKaryn Murphy
Rebecca Young PropHeather Ballinger
Naomi BobongieHookerNatalie Dwyer
Caitlin MossPropSteph Hancock
Emma-Marie Young 2nd RowRuan Sims
Ashleigh Singleton2nd RowRenae Kunst
Natalie GalaLockTahnee Norris
Elsja Mosby InterchangeSuzanne Johnson
Sarah Sailor InterchangeAlex Sulusi
Eunice Grimes InterchangeDeanne Turner
Candice ClayInterchangeMilli Edwards
Lavinia Phillips InterchangeTalesha Quinn
Rosie ParsonsInterchange
Nakia Davis-WelshInterchange
Dennis Moranst# le="background: #eeeeee"CoachRob Brough

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nrl.com/2013-all-stars-teams-announced/tabid/10976/newsid/70589/default.aspx 2013 All Stars teams announced
  2. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.
  3. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/gold-coast-titans-forward-ashley-harrison-replaces-injured-teammate-dave-taylor-in-nrl-all-stars/story-fncagcd8-1226556321377 The Australian
  4. Web site: Billy Slater out of NRL All Stars match, replaced by Justin O'Neill News.com.au . www.news.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124043645/http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/billy-slater-out-of-nrl-all-stars-match-replaced-by-justin-oneill/story-fndujljl-1226559867327 . 2013-01-24.
  5. Web site: Shaun Johnson called into NRL All Stars. 31 January 2013.
  6. Web site: All Stars - Kieran Foran in Anthony Watmough out . 2013-02-02 . https://archive.today/20130219130341/http://www.rlcm.com.au/latest-news/21171-rugby-league . 2013-02-19 . dead .
  7. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/paul-gallen-ruled-out-of-indigenous-all-stars-game/story-e6frexnr-1226571461257 Paul Gallen Ruled Out Of Indigenous All Stars Game
  8. Web site: Women's All Stars team announced. 28 November 2012.
  9. Web site: Indigenous Women's All Stars squad announced . NRL . 2012-11-14 . 2022-05-20.
  10. Web site: Indigenous Women's All Stars squad announced. 14 Nov 2012. NRL. 26 Apr 2021.
  11. Web site: Women's All Stars team announced. 25 Nov 2012. NRL. 26 Apr 2021.