Indigenous All Stars (rugby league)

Indigenous All Stars
Team information
Governing body	Australian Rugby League Commission
Head coach	Laurie Daley
Captain	Josh Addo-Carr
Most caps	Joel Thompson (7); Andrew Fifita (7)
Top try-scorer	Ben Barba (4)
Top point-scorer	Johnathan Thurston (38)
Team results
	First international
	Indigenous Beat Papua New Guinea
	Biggest win
	Indigenous All Stars 32-6 NRL All Stars
	Biggest defeat
	Indigenous All Stars 12-28 NRL All Stars
	World Cup
Appearances	2008 Opening Ceremony Vs New Zealand Maori

The Indigenous Australian rugby league team (also known as the Indigenous All Stars^[1] or Indigenous Dreamtime^[2] team) is a rugby league football team that represents Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The team was first formed in 1973 and currently plays in an annual All Stars Match against a National Rugby League NRL All Stars team.

History[]

An Aboriginal v White Australian rugby league game was held in Barcaldine in Western Queensland in 1963. These 'Blacks v Whites' games continued annually until 1984.^[3]

The first Australian Aboriginal rugby league team was assembled in 1973 The Aboriginal team managed to win seven of its nine matches in just 10 days, The team consisted of 34 players – 19 from NSW, 13 from Queensland and two from the Northern Territory. They went on to win games against Kiwi premiers Wellington Petone, the only all-Maori team & Auckland club & Te Atatu, which the Aboriginal side won 17–13.^[4]

The side competed in the Pacific Cup in 1990, 1992 and 1994. During this period the team contained New South Wales Rugby League first grade players such as Ricky Walford, Graham Lyons, Ron Gibbs, Darrell Trindall, Paul Davis, Wayne Alberts, George Longbottom and Will Robinson.

In the post-1999 NRL season an Aboriginal side managed by Arthur Beetson defeated the Papua New Guinea Kumuls and the future rugby league Immortal was pushing for an Australia Day match against the Australian national team.^[5]

In 2008 World Cup curtain raiser to the Australia vs. New Zealand match included an Indigenous Australian squad playing against New Zealand Māori which featured several prominent NRL players and rising stars, including Chris Sandow, Wairangi Koopu, Preston Campbell, Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Carl Webb.

Preston Campbell, a highly respected aboriginal rugby league player, was a driving force behind the setup, in 2010, of a curtain raising match between the Indigenous All Stars, and the NRL All Stars. The Indigenous All Stars played what seems likely become an annual match against the National Rugby League All Stars on 13 February 2010.^[6] The squad was chosen in part by public vote. Aboriginal NRL player Sid Domic's artistic ability led him to be selected from a field of six artists to design the Indigenous side's jersey, as well as Johnathan Thurston's and Jamie Soward's custom headgear, for the annual All Stars matches.^[7]

2019 will see a new format of the Australian Indigenous All-Stars play the New Zealand Māori at AAMI Park in Melbourne on 15 February. It will be part of an All-Stars double header with the women's teams to play the curtain-raiser Māori and indigenous teams to the men's game. With no All-Stars game in 2017 due to the World Cup, the NRL will be hoping the inclusion of the New Zealand Māori side will spark popularity in the fixture. With three Indigenous players also eligible for both teams Dane Gagai, Reimis Smith, Josh Hoffman and Javid Bowen.^[8]

Teams[]

First Australian Aboriginal Rugby League Team 1973 Tour[]

John Brady
Tom Briggs
Kenneth Brown
Marshall Brown
Max Edwards
Phil Hall
Wally Tallis
William Widders
Carl Wyles

1990-92-1994 Australian Aborigines Pacific Cup Team[]

Wayne Alberts
Paul Davis
Ron Gibbs
George Longbottom
Graham Lyons
Will Robinson
Darrell Trindall
Ricky Walford
Jason Wilson (Walgett Rugby League)

1999 Australian Aborigines[]

Cliff Lyons (c)
John Buttigieg
Owen Craigie
John Doyle
Justin Doyle
Peter Ellis
Damien Higgins
Lee Hookey
Damian Kennedy
Kevin McGuinness
Dennis Moran
John Simon
Robbie Simpson
Blaine Stanley
Mark Tookey
Albert Torrens
Carl Webb
Dean Widders
Coach - Arthur Beetson

2008 Indigenous Team of the Century (1908–2007)[]

Indigenous Team of the Century
Team of the Century								Coaching staff
1 Eric Simms – FB 2 Lionel Morgan – WG 3 Steve Renouf – CE 4 Greg Inglis – CE 5 Dale Shearer – WG 6 Laurie Daley – FE 7 Johnathan Thurston – HB 8 Sam Backo – PR 9 Mal Cochrane – HK 10 Arthur Beetson – PR 11 Gordon Tallis – SR 12 Sam Thaiday – SR 13 Cliff Lyons – LK		14 George Green – LK 15 Wally McArthur – SR 16 Frank Fisher – FE, HB 17 John Ferguson – WG						Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2008 Indigenous Dreamtime[]

The Dreamtime Team playing the NZ Maori Team

Teams performing pre-game War Cry and Haka

Indigenous Dreamtime
2008 squad								Coaching staff
1 Rhys Wesser – FB 2 Justin Carney – WG 3 Maurice Blair – CE 4 Jamal Idris – CE 5 Ty Williams – WG 6 Jamie Soward – FE 7 Preston Campbell – HB 8 Carl Webb – PR 9 Ian Lacey – HK 10 George Rose – PR 11 Daine Laurie – SR 12 Derrick Watkins – SR 13 Dean Widders – LK		14 Chris Sandow – HB 15 Rod Jensen – SR, CE 16 Yileen Gordon – CE, SR 17 – PR, SR 18 Dennis Moran – HB, HK						Head coach Neil Henry Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2010 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2010 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
1 Preston Campbell (c) – FB 2 Nathan Merritt – WG 20 Blake Ferguson – CE 21 Beau Champion – CE 5 Wendell Sailor – WG 6 Scott Prince – FE 7 Johnathan Thurston – HB 8 George Rose – PR 18 Travis Waddell – HK 10 Carl Webb – PR 11 Cory Paterson – SR 16 Greg Bird – SR 13 Sam Thaiday – LK		14 Jamie Soward 15 Yileen Gordon 12 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 17 Jharal Yow Yeh 9 Ben Jones 19 Joel Thompson 3 Ty Williams				Justin Hodges Daine Laurie Greg Inglis PJ Marsh Jamal Idris		Head coach Neil Henry Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) Injured

2011 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2011 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
20 Matt Bowen – FB 2 Nathan Merritt – WG 3 Willie Tonga – CE 4 Beau Champion^[9] – CE 5 Jharal Yow Yeh – WG 6 Scott Prince – FE 7 Johnathan Thurston^[10] (c) – HB 8 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs – PR 9 Travis Waddell – HK 10 George Rose – PR 11 Cory Paterson – SR 12 Jamal Idris – SR 13 Greg Bird – LK		14 Ben Barba 15 Jamie Soward 16 Carl Webb 17 Joel Moon^[11] 18 Joel Thompson 19 Ryan James 21 Anthony Mitchell^[12]				Preston Campbell Greg Inglis Sam Thaiday		Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) Injured

2012 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2012 squad								Coaching staff
1 Ben Barba – FB 2 Jharal Yow Yeh – WG 3 Greg Inglis – CE 4 Justin Hodges – CE 5 Nathan Merritt – WG 6 Johnathan Thurston (c) – FE 7 Chris Sandow – HB 8 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs – PR 9 Travis Waddell – HK 10 George Rose – PR 11 Sam Thaiday – SR 12 Jamal Idris – SR 13 Greg Bird – LK		14 Andrew Fifita – PR 15 Cory Paterson – SR 16 Matt Bowen – FB 17 Scott Prince – HB, FE 18 Anthony Mitchell – HK 19 Joel Thompson – CE 20 Nathan Peats – HK, LK						Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2013 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2013 squad								Coaching staff
1 Ben Barba – FB 2 Reece Robinson – WG 3 Greg Inglis – CE 4 Justin Hodges – CE 5 Blake Ferguson – WG 6 Johnathan Thurston (c) – FE 7 Scott Prince – HB 8 George Rose – PR 13 Nathan Peats – HK 10 Andrew Fifita – PR 11 Joel Thompson – SR 12 Greg Bird – SR 19 Timana Tahu – LK		14 Ryan James – PR 15 Aidan Sezer – FE, HB 16 Joel Romelo – HK, FE 17 Jake Foster – SR, FE 18 Dane Nielsen – CE, WG 9 Travis Waddell – HK 20 Jack Wighton – FE, CE						Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2014 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League[]

The NRL launched a Festival of Indigenous Rugby League program to take the place of the prestigious pre-season Rugby League All Stars game following every World Cup year. The 2014 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League featured a trial match between the Knights and a non-elite Indigenous team, drawn from the immensely popular NSW Koori Rugby League Knockout and Murri Carnivals in Queensland, as well as the NRL Indigenous Player Cultural Camp, Murri vs Koori women's and Under 16s representative games, a Murri v Koori match, a jobs expo and community visits.

First Nation Goannas
2014 squad								Coaching staff
1 Javarn White – FB 2 Kieran Vale – WG 3 Rickki Sutherland – CE 4 Joshua Benjamin – CE 5 Malcolm Congoo – WG 6 Kareel Phillips – FE 7 Adrian Davis (c) – HB 8 Reggie Saunders – PR 9 Roy Smith – HK 10 Matthew Pittman – PR 11 Noel Underwood – SR 12 Davin Crampton – SR 13 Phil Dennis – LK		14 David Peachey – FB 15 Nathan Blacklock – FB 16 James Livock – PR 17 Rod Jensen – CE, SR 18 Bobby Nona – PR, SR 19 Rex Johnson 20 Denis Moran – HB						Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2015 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2015 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
1 Greg Inglis – FB 2 Alex Johnston – WG 3 Will Chambers – CE 4 Justin Hodges – CE 5 Josh Hoffman – WG 6 Ben Barba – FE 7 Johnathan Thurston (c) – HB 8 George Rose – PR 9 Ray Thompson – HK 10 Ryan James – PR 11 Tyrone Peachey – SR 12 Kyle Turner – SR 13 Chris Grevsmuhl – LK		14 Tyrone Roberts – HB 15 David Fifita – PR, SR 16 Dane Gagai – CE, FB 17 Tyson Andrews – PR 18 Jack Wighton – CE, FE 19 Kierran Moseley – HK 20 Brad Tighe – CE, WG				Chris Sandow Tom Learoyd-Lahrs Greg Bird Sam Thaiday		Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2016 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2016 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
1 Greg Inglis (c) – FB 2 Edrick Lee – WG 3 Will Chambers – CE 4 James Roberts – CE 5 Dane Gagai – WG 6 Ben Barba – FE 7 Tyrone Roberts – HB 8 Ryan James – PR 17 Craig Garvey – HK 10 Andrew Fifita – PR 11 Joel Thompson – SR 12 Sam Thaiday – SR 13 Greg Bird – LK		14 Tyrone Peachey – SR 15 Jack Wighton – FB 16 Wade Graham – SR 18 Jamie Soward – FE 19 David Fifita – PR 20 Leilani Latu – PR 21 Will Smith – FE				Johnathan Thurston Ray Thompson Chris Grevsmuhl Alex Johnston Blake Ferguson Nathan Peats		Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2017 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2017 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
1 Jack Wighton – FB 2 Blake Ferguson – WG 3 Greg Inglis (c) – CE 4 Jack Bird – CE 5 Dane Gagai – WG 6 Johnathan Thurston (c) – FE 7 Ashley Taylor – HB 8 Ryan James – PR 9 Nathan Peats – HK 10 Andrew Fifita – PR 11 Joel Thompson – SR 12 Wade Graham – SR 13 Kyle Turner – LK		14 Leilani Latu 15 Latrell Mitchell 16 Aidan Sezer 17 Tyrone Peachey 18 Tyrone Roberts 19 Bevan French 20 Chris Smith				Will Chambers Sam Thaiday Adam Elliott		Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2019 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2019 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
1 Alex Johnston – FB 2 Blake Ferguson – WG 3 Latrell Mitchell – CE 4 James Roberts – CE 5 Josh Addo-Carr – WG 6 Cody Walker (c) – FE 7 Tyrone Roberts – HB 8 Andrew Fifita – PR 9 Nathan Peats – HK 10 Leilani Latu – PR 14 Will Chambers – SR 12 Adam Elliott – SR 13 Tyrone Peachey – LK		11 David Fifita 15 Chris Smith 16 Jesse Ramien 17 Bevan French 18 Kotoni Staggs 19 Josh Kerr 20 Craig Garvey				Ryan James Ben Barba Tyrell Fuimaono		Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

Indigenous Team of the Decade (2010–2019)[]

Indigenous Team of the Decade
Team of the Decade								Coaching staff
1 Matt Bowen – FB 2 Nathan Merritt – WG 3 Greg Inglis – CE 4 Latrell Mitchell – CE 5 Blake Ferguson – WG 6 Johnathan Thurston – FE 7 Scott Prince – HB 8 Andrew Fifita – PR 9 Nathan Peats – HK 10 George Rose – PR 11 Joel Thompson – SR 12 Wade Graham – SR 13 Greg Bird – LK		14 Preston Campbell 15 Tyrone Peachey 16 Sam Thaiday 17 Ryan James						Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2020 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2020 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
1 Latrell Mitchell – FB 2 Blake Ferguson – WG 3 James Roberts – CE 4 Jesse Ramien – CE 5 Josh Addo-Carr – WG 6 Jack Wighton – FE 7 Tyrone Roberts – HB 8 Josh Kerr – PR 9 Nathan Peats – HK 10 Jamayne Taunoa-Brown – PR 11 Joel Thompson (c) – SR 12 Wade Graham – SR 13 David Fifita – LK		14 Connor Watson 15 Chris Smith 16 Zac Saddler 17 Joshua Curran 18 Alex Johnston 19 Tyrone Peachey 20 Tyrell Fuimaono				Ryan James Andrew Fifita Cody Walker Adam Elliott		Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2021 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2021 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
1 Latrell Mitchell – FB 2 Blake Ferguson – WG 3 Jack Wighton – CE 4 Jesse Ramien – CE 5 Alex Johnston – WG 6 Cody Walker (c) – FE 7 Jamal Fogarty – HB 8 Andrew Fifita – PR 9 Reuben Cotter – HK 10 Josh Kerr – PR 11 David Fifita – SR 12 Tyrell Fuimaono – SR 13 Tyrone Peachey – LK		14 Corey Thompson 15 Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 16 Cade Cust 17 Chris Smith 18 Zac Saddler 19 Joshua Curran 20 Brian Kelly				Wade Graham Josh Addo-Carr		Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

2022 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous All Stars
2022 squad						Did not play		Coaching staff
1 William Kennedy – FB 2 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow – WG 3 Jesse Ramien – CE 4 Brent Naden – CE 5 Josh Addo-Carr (c) – WG 6 Nicho Hynes – FE 7 Braydon Trindall – HB 8 Andrew Fifita – PR 9 Reuben Cotter – HK 10 Ryan James – PR 11 David Fifita – SR 12 Tyrell Fuimaono – SR 13 Joshua Curran – LK		14 Albert Kelly 15 Will Smith 16 Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 17 Josh Kerr 18 Selwyn Cobbo 19 Tyrell Sloan 20 Shaquai Mitchell				Kotoni Staggs Jack Bird Alex Johnston		Head coach Laurie Daley Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s)

Results[]

1990

New Zealand Māori	24 – 13	Australian Aboriginies

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

1990

Australian Aboriginies	28 – 18	Papua New Guinea

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

1990

Australian Aboriginies	v	Friendly Islands

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

1990

Western Samoa	26 – 22	Australian Aboriginies

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

17 October 1992

New Zealand Māori	36–24	Australian Aboriginies

Carlaw Park, Auckland

19 October 1992

Australian Aboriginies	46–18	Tokelau

Carlaw Park, Auckland

21 October 1992

Australian Aboriginies	74–2	Norfolk Island

Carlaw Park, Auckland

26 October 1992

Australian Aboriginies	32–14	American Samoa

Jubilee Park, Whangarei

28 October 1992

Western Samoa	44–26	Australian Aboriginies

Carlaw Park, Auckland

31 October 1992

New Zealand Māori	44–12	Australian Aboriginies

Carlaw Park, Auckland

22 October 1994

Australian Aborigines	64–10	Niue

Suva

26 October 1994

Australian Aborigines	50–12	Fiji Presidents XIII

Suva

3 November 1994

Australian Aborigines	34–16	Tonga

Suva

5 November 1994

Australian Aborigines	38–20	New Zealand Māori

Suva

9 November 1994

Fiji	21–20	Australian Aborigines

Suva

11 November 1994

Western Samoa	29–22	Australian Aborigines

Suva

16 October 1999

Australian Aborigines	58 – 12	Papua New Guinea
Tries: Albert Torrens 3 Justin Doyle 2 2 Dennis Moran 2 Owen Craigie 1 Lee Hookey 1 Goals: Dennis Moran 5 John Simon 2		Tries: David Buko 1 Elias Paiyo 1 Goals: John Wilshere 2

Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sean Hampstead

23 October 1999

Australian Aborigines	32 – 10	Papua New Guinea
Tries: Owen Craigie 1 1 Peter Ellis 1 Dennis Moran 1 Mark Tookey 1 Dean Widders 1 Goals: Dennis Moran 2 Blaine Stanley 2		Tries: David Buko 1 John Wilshere 1 Goals: John Wilshere 1

Barlow Park
Cairns, Queensland
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Paul Simpkins

26 October 2008

Indigenous Dreamtime	34 – 26	New Zealand Māori
Tries: Rod Jensen (33', 53') 2 Rhys Wesser (22', 71') 2 Justin Carney (18') 1 Yileen Gordon (80') 1 Goals: Jamie Soward 4 Derrick Watkins 1		Tries: Sam McKendry (2') 1 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (25') 1 Chase Stanley (48') 1 Jordan Rapana (58') 1 Arana Taumata (67') 1 Goals: Bronx Goodwin 2 Chase Stanley 1

Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,157
Referee: Tony Archer

13 February 2010
8:00pm (AEST)

Indigenous All Stars	16 – 12	NRL All Stars
Tries: Wendell Sailor (3') 1 Ben Jones (32') 1 Jamie Soward (74') 1 Goals: Johnathan Thurston 2/2 (34', 76') Field Goals: Scott Prince 0/1	1st: 4 - 0 2nd: 6 - 0 3rd: 0 - 8 4th: 6 - 4	Tries: Josh Morris (54') 1 Benji Marshall (59') 1 Michael Jennings (61') 1

Skilled Park
Gold Coast, Queensland
Attendance: 26,687
Preston Campbell Medal: Johnathan Thurston
Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips

12 February 2011
8:00pm (AEST)

NRL All Stars	28 – 12	Indigenous All Stars
Tries: Brett Morris (3') 1 Paul Gallen (24') 1 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (32') 1 Akuila Uate (35') 1 Josh Dugan (72') 1 Goals: Benji Marshall 2/2 (33', 36') Cameron Smith 1/2 (25') Kurt Gidley 1/1 (73')	1st: 4 - 0 2nd: 18 - 6 3rd: 0 - 6 4th: 6 - 0	Tries: Ben Barba (40') 1 Nathan Merritt (59') 1 Goals: Johnathan Thurston 1/1 (40') Scott Prince 1/1 (60')

Skilled Park
Gold Coast, Queensland
Attendance: 25,843
Preston Campbell Medal: Josh Dugan
Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger, Henry Perenara

4 February 2012, 7:15pm (AEDT)

NRL All Stars	36 – 28	Indigenous All Stars
Tries Pritchard (26') 1 Lewis (35') 1 Bailey (46') 1 Dugan (51') 1 Reed (65') 1 Vatuvei (74') 1 Goals Marshall 6/6 (31', 37', 47', 51', 66', 75')		Tries 2 (20', 39') Merritt 1 (6') Yow Yeh 1 (29') Bowen 1 (69') Inglis Goals 3/4 Thurston (8', 21', 30') 1 (71') Sandow

Skilled Park, Robina
Referee: Jason Robinson, Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton, Phil Haines
Player of the Match: Nathan Merritt (Preston Campbell Medal)

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
Player of the Match: Ben Barba (Preston Campbell Medal)

8 February 2014, 7pm (AEDT)

Newcastle Knights	52 – 12	First Nation Goannas
Tries Jake Mamo 3 Joseph Tapine 2 Alex McKinnon 1 Korbin Sims 1 Sione Mata’utia 1 Josh Mantellato 1 Matt Minto 1 Goals Josh Mantellato 6/10		Tries 1 Davin Crampton 1 Rod Jensen Goals 2/2 Adrian Davis

Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 6,826
Referee: Gavin Badger, Chris James, Jeff Younis, Dave Ryan

13 February 2015
8:00pm (AEDT)

Indigenous All Stars	20 – 6	NRL All Stars
Tries: Inglis (51') 1 Chambers (64') 1 Grevsmuhl (78') 1 Goals: Thurston 4/4 (53', 66', 75' pen, 79')	^[13]	Tries: Walker (29') 1 Goals: Croker 1/1 (30')

Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 23,177
Preston Campbell Medal: George Rose
Referee: Gerard Sutton

13 February 2016
7.05pm (AEST)

Indigenous All Stars	8 – 12	World All Stars
Tries: Latu (40') 1 Gagai (63') 1 Goals: Soward 0/2		Tries: Hurrell (32') 1 Radradra (42') 1 Goals: Croker 0/1 Reynolds 2/2

Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 37, 399
Preston Campbell Medal: James Graham
Referee: Matt Cecchin & Allan Shortall

10 February 2017
8:15pm AEDT

Indigenous All Stars	34 – 8	World All Stars
Tries: Bird (4') 1 Ferguson (7') 1 Taylor (13') 1 Thurston (41') 1 Gagai (59') 1 Latu (70') 1 Goals: Thurston 4/5 (4', 14', 43', 60') Sezer 1/1 (72')	^[14]	Tries: Mead (36') 1 Macdonald (39') 1 Goals: Croker 0/2

McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 20,241
Preston Campbell Medal: Johnathan Thurston

15 February 2019
8:20pm (AEDT)

Indigenous All Stars	34 – 14	Māori All Stars
Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (11', 14') 2 Bevan French (33') 1 Blake Ferguson (39') 1 David Fifita (45') 1 Cody Walker (64') 1 Josh Kerr (73') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 3/7 (15', 40', 75') Field Goals: Tyrone Roberts 0/1	^[15]	Tries: Dane Gagai (3', 28') 2 Esan Marsters (51') 1 Goals: Jordan Kahu 1/2 (4') Esan Marsters 0/1

AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,802
Preston Campbell Medal: Tyrone Roberts
Referee: Grant Atkins, Gavin Badger

22 February 2020
7:20pm (AEST)

Māori All Stars	30 – 16	Indigenous All Stars
Tries: Brandon Smith (70', 75') 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (5') 1 Kodi Nikorima (27') 1 Dylan Walker (80') 1 Goals: Kalyn Ponga 4/4 (6', 29', 71', 75') Adam Blair 1/1 (80') Sin Bin: Jahrome Hughes (23') 1	^[16] 1st: 6 - 6 2nd: 6 - 4 3rd: 0 - 6 4th: 18 - 0	Tries: Joshua Curran (18') 1 Blake Ferguson (40') 1 James Roberts (57') 1 Goals: Tyrone Roberts 1/2 (20') Blake Ferguson 1/1 (58')

Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 23,599
Preston Campbell Medal: Brandon Smith
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough

20 February 2021
7:15pm (AEST)

Indigenous All Stars	10 – 10	Māori All Stars
Tries: Alex Johnston (64') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 2/2 (65', 80' pen) Jamal Fogarty 1/1 (20' pen) Sin Bin: Tyrone Peachey (60') 1	^[17] 1st: 2 - 0 2nd: 0 - 0 3rd: 0 - 10 4th: 8 - 0	Tries: Jordan Riki (49') 1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (53') 1 Goals: Patrick Herbert 1/2 (51') Sin Bin: Zane Musgrove (35') 1

Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 20,206
Preston Campbell Medal: James Fisher-Harris
Referee: Adam Gee

2022 Player Pool[]

National Rugby League (Australia)

Selwyn Cobbo (Brisbane Broncos)
Ryan James (Brisbane Broncos)
Albert Kelly (Brisbane Broncos)
Brenko Lee (Brisbane Broncos)
(Brisbane Broncos)
Tyrone Roberts (Brisbane Broncos)
Zac Saddler (Brisbane Broncos)
Kotoni Staggs (Brisbane Broncos)

Adam Elliott (Canberra Raiders)
Jamal Fogarty (Canberra Raiders)
Sebastian Kris (Canberra Raiders)
Xavier Savage (Canberra Raiders)
Jack Wighton (Canberra Raiders)

Josh Addo-Carr (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Bailey Biondi-Odo (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Braidon Burns (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Josh Cook (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Brent Naden (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)

Andrew Fifita (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
Wade Graham (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
William Kennedy (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
Nicho Hynes (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
Jesse Ramien (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
Braydon Trindall (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)

Jayden Campbell (Gold Coast Titans)
David Fifita (Gold Coast Titans)
Brian Kelly (Gold Coast Titans)
Jonus Pearson (Gold Coast Titans)
Will Smith (Gold Coast Titans)
Treymain Spry (Gold Coast Titans)
Corey Thompson (Gold Coast Titans)

Jason Saab (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)

Reimis Smith (Melbourne Storm)

Dane Gagai (Newcastle Knights)
Edrick Lee (Newcastle Knights)

Joshua Curran (New Zealand Warriors)
Ashley Taylor (New Zealand Warriors)
Reece Walsh (New Zealand Warriors)

Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys)
Scott Drinkwater (North Queensland Cowboys)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (North Queensland Cowboys)
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (North Queensland Cowboys)

J'maine Hopgood (Penrith Panthers)

Troy Dargan (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Alex Johnston (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Blake Taaffe (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Cody Walker (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Jack Bird (St. George Illawarra Dragons)
Tyrell Fuimaono (St. George Illawarra Dragons)
Josh Kerr (St. George Illawarra Dragons)
Tyrell Sloan (St. George Illawarra Dragons)
Jayden Sullivan (St. George Illawarra Dragons)

Connor Watson (Sydney roosters)

Daine Laurie (Wests Tigers)
Tyrone Peachey (Wests Tigers)
James Roberts (Wests Tigers)

Super League Europe

Josh Drinkwater (Catalans Dragons)

Aidan Sezer (Huddersfield Giants)

Robert Lui (Leeds Rhinos)

Nathan Peats (Leigh Centurions)

Joel Thompson (St Helens R.F.C.)

David Fifita (Wakefield Trinity)

Greg Inglis (Warrington Wolves)

Jai Field (Wigan Warriors)
Bevan French (Wigan Warriors)

References[]

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^ Lucas, Andrew (28 August 2018). "NRL announce new All-Stars concept to kick-off 2019 NRL season". Andrew Lucas. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
^ Greg Inglis was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Beau Champion)
^ Thurston attained captaincy after Campbell withdrew to injury
^ Sam Thaiday was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Joel Moon)
^ Preston Campbell was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Anthony Mitchell)
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^ "'I thought it was golden point': Cody laments late call to level up". NRL.com. 20 February 2021.

External links[]

rleague.com

[ABC16-10-09-1] AAP (16 October 2009). "Indigenous All Stars by name, and nature". ABC. Retrieved 8 December 2009.

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[3] AAP (3 November 2007). "We need to follow footprints of Barcaldine". The Age. Australia: Fairfax Media.

[4] AAP (18 February 1973). "Aboriginal team wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

[5] Hanna, Jim (16 October 1999). "Artie wants first pick, then a Test against Fittler and Co". AAP Sports News. Australia: The Gale Group, Inc. Retrieved 10 August 2010.^{[dead link]}

[6] Indigenous All Stars team launched NRL.com, 16 October 2009

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[9] Greg Inglis was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Beau Champion)

[10] Thurston attained captaincy after Campbell withdrew to injury

[11] Sam Thaiday was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Joel Moon)

[12] Preston Campbell was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Anthony Mitchell)

[13] Indigenous All Stars leave it late nrl.com, 13 February 2015

[14] "Thurston inspires Indigenous All Stars to big win". NRL.com. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

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National Federation	Australian Rugby League Commission
National teams	Kangaroos Jillaroos Prime Minister's XIII Indigenous Women's Indigenous Junior Kangaroos Schoolboys
State Federations	New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Other Federations	University Women
Events	All Stars Auckland Nines City vs Country State of Origin World Club Challenge
Competitions	National Rugby League NRL Women's Premiership NRL Under-20s State Championship Affiliated States Championship Schoolboy Cup
Honours	Clive Churchill Medal Dally M Medal Hall of Fame The Immortals
Media	Big League Rugby League Week The Footy Show Fox League Friday Night Football NRL video games
Lists	Clubs Stadiums Premiers Wooden spooners
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Indigenous All Stars (rugby league)

Contents

History[]

Teams[]

First Australian Aboriginal Rugby League Team 1973 Tour[]

1990-92-1994 Australian Aborigines Pacific Cup Team[]

1999 Australian Aborigines[]

2008 Indigenous Team of the Century (1908–2007)[]

2008 Indigenous Dreamtime[]

2010 Indigenous All Stars[]

2011 Indigenous All Stars[]

2012 Indigenous All Stars[]

2013 Indigenous All Stars[]

2014 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League[]

2015 Indigenous All Stars[]

2016 Indigenous All Stars[]

2017 Indigenous All Stars[]

2019 Indigenous All Stars[]

Indigenous Team of the Decade (2010–2019)[]

2020 Indigenous All Stars[]

2021 Indigenous All Stars[]

2022 Indigenous All Stars[]

Results[]

2022 Player Pool[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]