2013 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]

2013 All Stars Game
Indigenous All Stars NRL All Stars 32 6
1 2 3 4 Total INDIGENOUS 12 6 0 10 32 NRL 6 0 0 0 6
Date	9 February 2013
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium
Location	Brisbane, Queensland
Preston Campbell Medal	Ben Barba
Attendance	41,000
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Nine Network

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 STARS	Position	INDIGENOUS ALL STARS
Jarryd Hayne	Fullback	Ben Barba
Akuila Uate	Wing	Reece Robinson*
Shaun Kenny Dowall	Centre	Justin Hodges
Josh Morris	Centre	Greg Inglis
Brett Morris	Wing	Blake Ferguson
Benji Marshall (c)	Five-eighth	Johnathan Thurston (c)
Adam Reynolds*	Halfback	Scott Prince
James Tamou*	Prop	George Rose
Cameron Smith	Hooker	Travis Waddell
Ben Hannant	Prop	Andrew Fifita
Ashley Harrison^1	2nd Row	Joel Thompson
Willie Mason*	2nd Row	Greg Bird
Chris Heighington^5*	Lock	Nathan Peats
Robbie Farah	Interchange	Ryan James
Tim Grant*	Interchange	Aidan Sezer*
David Shillington	Interchange	Joel Romelo*
Feleti Mateo	Interchange	Jake Foster*
Justin O'Neill^2*	Interchange	Dane Nielsen*
Kieran Foran^4*	Interchange	Timana Tahu*
Shaun Johnson^3*	Interchange	Jack Wighton*
Wayne Bennett	Coach	Laurie Daley

¹ - David 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]

Result

9 February 2013, 7:45pm(AEDT)

Indigenous All Stars	32 – 6	NRL All Stars
Tries Barba 3 (10', 21', 31') Robinson 3 (46', 71', 78') Goals Thurston 3/4 Prince 1/1		Tries 1 (14') Hayne Goals 1/1 Reynolds

Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 41,021 Man of the Match: Ben Barba (Preston Campbell Medal)

Women's All Stars match

2013 Women All Stars match
Indigenous Women All Stars Women All Stars
1 Total IND 0 0 WAS 0 0
Date	Saturday 9 February 2013
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium
Location	Brisbane
Woman of the Match	TBA
Advance Australia Fair	TBA
Broadcast partners

The NRL has 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 will be the Second Women's rugby league match for the women as part of the fixture, with the level of competition stepping up again next 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

INDIGENOUS WOMEN ALL STARS	Position	WOMEN ALL STARS
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

9 February 2013 7.15pm (AEST)

Indigenous Woman All Stars	–	Woman All Stars team
Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Suncorp Stadium Attendance: : Referee: Jarred Maxwell & Ben Cummins

References

1. 2013 All Stars teams announced, Official NRL website
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPQe4I0hpSs
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
4. http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/billy-slater-out-of-nrl-all-stars-match-replaced-by-justin-oneill/story-fndujljl-1226559867327
5. http://www.nrl.com/shaun-johnson-called-into-nrl-all-stars/tabid/10874/newsid/70648/default.aspx
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/paul-gallen-ruled-out-of-indigenous-all-stars-game/story-e6frexnr-1226571461257
8. http://www.nrl.com/womens-all-stars-team-announced/tabid/10874/newsid/70450/default.aspx
9. http://www.nrl.com/indigenous-women%E2%80%99s-all-stars-squad-announced/tabid/10874/newsid/70389/default.aspx