2016 All Stars match
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| 2016 All Stars match | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Saturday 13 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Brisbane | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Campbell Medal | James Graham (WAS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advance Australia Fair | Jessica Mauboy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referees | Matt Cecchin, Allan Shortall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 37,339 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Position | WORLD ALL STARS |
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Greg Inglis (c)  |
Fullback |   Jordan Kahu
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Edrick Lee  |
Wing |   Semi Radradra
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Will Chambers  |
Centre |  Jarrod Croker
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| James Roberts |
Centre |  Josh Morris
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Dane Gagai  |
Wing |   Nene Macdonald
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Ben Barba  |
Five-eighth |   Gareth Widdop
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| Tyrone Roberts |
Halfback | Adam Reynolds
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| Ryan James |
Prop | James Graham
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| Craig Garvey |
Hooker | Cameron Smith (c)
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| Andrew Fifita |
Prop | Tom Burgess
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| Joel Thompson |
2nd Row |   Martin Taupau
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| Sam Thaiday |
2nd Row |  Ryan Hoffman
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| Greg Bird |
Lock | Jeremy Smith
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Tyrone Peachey  |
Interchange | Michael Ennis
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| Jack Wighton |
Interchange |  Kane Evans
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| Wade Graham |
Interchange |  Konrad Hurrell
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| Jamie Soward |
Interchange | Trent Merrin
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| David Fifita |
Interchange | Beau Scott
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| Leilani Latu |
Interchange |  Matthew Wright
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| Will Smith |
Interchange | - |
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Coach | |
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
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New Zealand
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England
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Others |
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| Cameron Smith Jarrod Croker Josh Morris Adam Reynolds Beau Scott Chris Lawrence* Trent Merrin Michael Ennis Ryan Hoffman |
Martin Taupau Jordan Kahu Jeremy Smith |
James Graham Gareth Widdop Tom Burgess |
Semi Radradra Kane Evans Matthew Wright Nene Macdonald Konrad Hurrell
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| Total: 9 | Total: 3 | Total: 3 | Total: 5 |
* - Chris Lawrence was a last minute withdrawal. Due to the lateness he was not replaced.
Result
13 February 2016
7.05pm (AEST) |
| Indigenous All Stars | 8 – 12 | World All Stars |
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| Tries: Leilani Latu (40') 1 Dane Gagai (63') 1 Goals: |
Tries: Konrad Hurrell (32') 1 Semi Radradra (42') 1 Goals: |
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 37,399 Preston Campbell Medal: James Graham Referee: Matt Cecchin & Allan Shortall |
Women's All Stars match
| 2016 Women All Stars match | ||||||||||
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| Date | Saturday 13 February 2016 | |||||||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Brisbane | |||||||||
| Woman of the Match | Maddie Studdon | |||||||||
| Advance Australia Fair | TBA | |||||||||
| Referees | Jarred Maxwell, Ben Cummins | |||||||||
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For the fifth time, a Women's match was held as part of the fixture.[15]
Women's Teams
| INDIGENOUS WOMEN ALL STARS |
Position | WOMEN ALL STARS |
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| Casey Karklis | Fullback | Sam Hammond |
| Latoya Billy | Wing | Karina Brown |
| Tallisha Harden (c) | Centre | Annette Brander |
| Caitlyn Moran | Centre | Corban McGregor |
| Narikah Johnson | Wing | Chelsea Baker |
| Nakia Davis-Welsh | Five-eighth | Allana Ferguson |
| Jenni-Sue Hoepper | Halfback | Maddie Studdon |
| Rebecca Young | Prop | Steph Hancock (c) |
| Kelsey Parkins | Hooker | Brittany Breayley |
| Ashleigh Singleton | Prop | Heather Ballinger |
| Emma-Marie Young | 2nd Row | Kezie Apps |
| Jasmin Allende | 2nd Row | Renae Kunst |
| Elizabeth Cook-Black | Lock | Ruan Sims |
| Lauren Motlop | Interchange | Charmayne Nathan |
| Simone Smith | Interchange | Kody House |
| Lavina Phillips | Interchange | Vanessa Foliaki |
| Rebecca Riley | Interchange | Simaima Taufa-Kautai |
| Carly Phillips | Interchange | Shanice Parker |
| Dean Widders | Coach | Steve 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]
13 February 2016
7.15pm (AEST) |
| Indigenous Woman All Stars | 4 – 24 | Woman All Stars team |
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| Tries: 1 Elizabeth Cook-Black Goals: nil |
Report[17] Report[18] |
Tries: 5 2 Heather Ballinger Chelsea Baker Shanice Parker Sam Bremner Goals: 2 2 Maddie Studdon |
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: : Referee: Jarred Maxwell & Ben Cummins Player of the Match: Maddie Studdon |
References
- ^ "Frizell ruled out of All Stars game". 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Robbie Farah will not play in NRL All Stars because after winning tickets to Super Bowl 50".
- ^ "Johnathan Thurston to miss All Stars". 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Broncos suffer major injury blow". 19 January 2016.
- ^ Crawley, Paul (25 January 2016). "Blake Ferguson to miss All Stars match with injured finger". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Peats withdraws from All Stars". February 2016.
- ^ Changes to World All Stars squad nrl.com, 2 February 2016
- ^ "Lawrence called in to All Stars squad". weststigers.com.au. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Simon Mannering to miss NRL All Stars match after birth of second child". stuff.co.nz. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Tuivasa-Sheck out of All Stars". nrl.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Two changes for Indigenous All Stars". nrl.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Four added to World All Stars squad". nrl.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ World All Stars prevail in tight affair
- ^ "Indigenous All Stars to clash with World". NRL.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Women's All Stars 2016". 8 May 2016.
- ^ Garry, Chris (13 February 2016). "All Stars triumph in women's clash". The Courier Mail.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (13 February 2016). "Experience wins out in Women's clash". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Garry, Chris (14 February 2016). "Opening onslaught set the pace". Courier Mail. p. 61.