2016 All Stars match explained

Year:2016
All Stars match
Home:Indigenous All Stars
Away:World All Stars
Home Abbr:IND
Away Abbr:WAS
Home Quarter1:0
Home Quarter2:4
Home Quarter3:0
Home Quarter4:4
Home Total:8
Away Quarter1:0
Away Quarter2:4
Away Quarter3:8
Away Quarter4:0
Away Total:12
Date:Saturday 13 February 2016
Stadium:Suncorp Stadium
Location:Brisbane
Mom Title:Preston Campbell Medal
Mom:James Graham (WAS)
Anthem Title:Advance Australia Fair
Anthem:Jessica Mauboy
Referee:Matt Cecchin
Referee2:Allan Shortall
Attendance:37,339
Network:Nine Network
Commentators:Mat Thompson
Peter Sterling
Wally Lewis
Andrew Johns
Tournaments:NRL All Stars Game
Last:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 All Stars match was the sixth annual representative exhibition All Stars match. For the first time, the match was played between the Indigenous All Stars and a World All Stars team.

Teams

INDIGENOUS
ALL STARS
PositionWORLD
ALL STARS
Greg Inglis (c) Fullback Jordan Kahu
Wing
Centre
Centre
Wing
Five-eighth Gareth Widdop
Halfback Adam Reynolds
Prop
Hooker Cameron Smith (c)
Prop Tom Burgess
2nd Row Martin Taupau
2nd Row Ryan Hoffman
Lock Jeremy Smith
Interchange Michael Ennis
Interchange
Interchange Konrad Hurrell
Interchange Trent Merrin
Interchange Beau Scott
Interchange Matthew Wright
Interchange-
Laurie DaleyCoach Wayne Bennett

1 - Tyson Frizell was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jeremy Smith.[1]
2 - Robbie Farah was originally selected to play but withdrew to instead attend Super Bowl 50. He was replaced by Michael Ennis.[2]
3 - Johnathan Thurston was originally selected to play but withdrew to instead participate in the World Club Series. Greg Inglis was handed the captaincy. Tyrone Roberts was moved from the bench to Halfback and Thurston was replaced by Jamie Soward.[3]
4 - Lachlan Maranta was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jordan Kahu.[4]
5 - Blake Ferguson was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. James Roberts was moved from the bench to the Centres and Ferguson was replaced by Edrick Lee.[5]
6 - Nathan Peats was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Ray Thompson was moved from the bench to Hooker and Peats was replaced by Craig Garvey.[6]
7 - Trent Hodkinson was originally selected to play but withdrew. He was replaced by Adam Reynolds.[7]
8 - Sam Burgess was originally selected to play but withdrew and Chris Lawrence was added to the team.[8]
9 - Simon Mannering withdrew due to the birth of his son and was replaced by Ryan Hoffman.[9]
10 - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck withdrew due to injury. Jordan Kahu moved to fullback and Konrad Hurrell was added to the bench.[10]
11 - Chris Grevsmuhl and Alex Johnston were both withdrawn from the squad and replaced by David Fifita and Leilani Latu. Andrew Fifita was promoted to the starting side, with Sam Thaiday shifting to the back row in place of Grevsmuhl. Edrick Lee started on the wing in place of Johnston, with David Fifita and Latu joining the interchange bench.[11]
12 - Matthew Wright and Beau Scott replaced Antonio Winterstein and Paul Gallen.[12]
13 - Chris Lawrence was a last minute withdrawal from the World All Stars line up. He was replaced in the starting side by Martin Taupau. The lateness of Lawrence's withdrawal meant the World All Stars only had a 19-man squad.[13]

World All Star selection

The World All Stars team was planned to feature a minimum of four players each from Australia, New Zealand and England, while the remaining players were planned to be made up from other nations such as Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, PNG and France. However, only three New Zealand players were selected. The World All Stars team had to include at least one player – and a maximum of two players - from each NRL club.[14] The Australia, New Zealand and England captains were planned to be automatic selections for the team, however Super League players were not available for selection which included the English captain.

Australia New Zealand EnglandOthers
Cameron Smith
Jarrod Croker
Josh Morris
Adam Reynolds
Beau Scott
Chris Lawrence
Martin Taupau
Jordan Kahu
Jeremy Smith
James Graham
Gareth Widdop
Tom Burgess
Semi Radradra
Kane Evans
Matthew Wright
Nene Macdonald
Konrad Hurrell
Total: 9Total: 3Total: 3Total: 5

Women's All Stars match

Year:2016
Women All Stars match
Home:Indigenous
Women All Stars
Away:Women
All Stars
Home Abbr:IND
Away Abbr:WAS
Home Quarter1:0
Home Total:4
Away Quarter1:10
Away Total:24
Date:Saturday 13 February 2016
Stadium:Suncorp Stadium
Location:Brisbane
Mom Title:Woman of the Match
Mom:Maddie Studdon
Anthem Title:Advance Australia Fair
Anthem:TBA
Referee:Jarred Maxwell
Referee2:Ben Cummins
Tournaments:All Stars match
Last:2015
Next:2017

For the fifth time, a Women's match was held as part of the fixture.[15]

Women's Teams

INDIGENOUS
WOMEN ALL STARS
PositionWOMEN
ALL STARS
Casey KarklisFullbackSam Hammond
Latoya BillyWingKarina Brown
Tallisha Harden (c)CentreAnnette Brander
Caitlyn Moran CentreCorban McGregor
Narikah Johnson WingChelsea Baker
Nakia Davis-Welsh Five-eighthAllana Ferguson
Jenni-Sue Hoepper HalfbackMaddie Studdon
Rebecca Young PropSteph Hancock (c)
Kelsey Parkins HookerBrittany Breayley
Ashleigh Singleton PropHeather Ballinger
Emma-Marie Young 2nd Row
Jasmin Allende 2nd RowRenae Kunst
Elizabeth Cook-Black Lock
Lauren Motlop InterchangeCharmayne Nathan
Simone Smith InterchangeKody House
Lavina Phillips InterchangeVanessa Foliaki
Rebecca Riley InterchangeSimaima Taufa-Kautai
Carly Phillips InterchangeShanice Parker
Dean WiddersCoachSteve Folkes

Result

The Women's All Stars exhibition match was held as a curtain raiser for the men's 2016 All Stars match and was won by the NRL Women's All Stars.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frizell ruled out of All Stars game. 8 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Robbie Farah will not play in NRL All Stars because after winning tickets to Super Bowl 50.
  3. Web site: Johnathan Thurston to miss All Stars. 19 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Broncos suffer major injury blow. 19 January 2016.
  5. News: Blake Ferguson to miss All Stars match with injured finger. Daily Telegraph. 25 January 2016. Crawley. Paul.
  6. Web site: Peats withdraws from All Stars. February 2016.
  7. http://www.nrl.com/changes-to-world-all-stars-squad/tabid/10874/newsid/91560/default.aspx Changes to World All Stars squad
  8. Web site: Lawrence called in to All Stars squad . weststigers.com.au . 2 February 2016 . 6 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Simon Mannering to miss NRL All Stars match after birth of second child . stuff.co.nz . 5 February 2016 . 6 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Tuivasa-Sheck out of All Stars . nrl.com . 7 February 2016 . 7 February 2016.
  11. Web site: Two changes for Indigenous All Stars . nrl.com . 8 February 2016 . 8 February 2016.
  12. Web site: Four added to World All Stars squad . 8 February 2016 . nrl.com . 9 February 2016.
  13. http://www.nrl.com/world-all-stars-prevail-in-tight-affair/tabid/10874/newsid/92864/default.aspx World All Stars prevail in tight affair
  14. News: Indigenous All Stars to clash with World. 9 December 2015. NRL.com.
  15. Web site: Women's All Stars 2016. 8 May 2016.
  16. News: All Stars triumph in women's clash. The Courier Mail. 13 February 2016. Garry. Chris.