2015 All Stars match

The 2015 All Stars Match was the fifth annual representative exhibition match played between the Indigenous All Stars and the NRL All Stars. It was held on 13 February 2015, returning from a one-year hiatus.

2015 (2015) All Stars Game  ()
Indigenous All Stars NRL All Stars 20 6
1 2 3 4 Total IND 0 0 0 14 20 NRL 0 6 0 0 6
Date	13 February 2015
Stadium	Cbus Super Stadium
Location	Robina, Queensland
Preston Campbell Medal	George Rose
Advance Australia Fair	Christine Anu
Referees	Gerard Sutton, Grant Atkins
Attendance	23,177
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Nine Network
Commentators	Tim Gilbert Phil Gould Andrew Johns Wally Lewis

The Indigenous side was selected through public voting which lasted from 1 December 2014 through to 9 January 2015. The NRL side wasn't voted on by the public, as in previous games, but selected by the team's coach, Wayne Bennett. Both sides were officially announced on 19 January.[1]

Preceding games included a touch football game between an Indigenous and Australian sides which featured rugby league legend Scott Prince, won 5-4 by the Indigenous team, a QLD Under 16s Indigenous All Stars vs. NSW Under 16s Indigenous All Stars game, drawn 24-24 and the Women's All Stars exhibition match which was won by the NRL Women's All Stars 26-8.[2]

Teams

INDIGENOUS ALL STARS	Position	NRL ALL STARS
Greg Inglis	Fullback	Matt Moylan
Alex Johnston	Wing	Manu Vatuvei
Will Chambers	Centre	Jarrod Croker
Justin Hodges	Centre	Dylan Walker
Josh Hoffman	Wing	Antonio Winterstein
Ben Barba	Five-eighth	Kieran Foran
Johnathan Thurston (c)	Halfback	Mitchell Pearce
George Rose	Prop	James Graham
Ray Thompson	Hooker	Nathan Friend^3
Ryan James	Prop	Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Tyrone Peachey	2nd Row	Beau Scott (c)
Kyle Turner	2nd Row	Jason Taumalolo
Chris Grevsmuhl^4	Lock	Paul Gallen
Tyrone Roberts^1	Interchange	Jesse Bromwich
David Fifita^5	Interchange	Luke Brooks
Dane Gagai	Interchange	Joseph Paulo^2
Tyson Andrews^6	Interchange	Trent Merrin
Jack Wighton	Interchange	Corey Parker
Kierran Moseley	Interchange	Jeremy Smith
Brad Tighe	Interchange	Dave Taylor
Laurie Daley	Coach	Wayne Bennett

¹ - Chris Sandow was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Tyrone Roberts.[3]
² - Will Hopoate was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Joseph Paulo.
³ - Michael Ennis was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Nathan Friend.[4]
⁴ - Tom Learoyd-Lahrs was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Chris Grevsmuhl.
⁵ - Greg Bird was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Chris Grevsmuhl was promoted to the starting lineup as a result and Bird was replaced by David Fifita.[5]
⁶ - Sam Thaiday was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Kyle Turner was promoted to the starting lineup as a result and Thaiday was replaced by Tyson Andrews.

Result

13 February 2015 8:00pm (AEST)

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')	[6]	Tries: Walker (29') 1 Goals: Croker 1/1 (30')

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

Women's All Stars match

2015 (2015) Women All Stars match  ()
Indigenous Women All Stars Women All Stars
1 Total IND 0 0 WAS 0 0
Date	13 February 2015
Stadium	Cbus Super Stadium
Location	Robina, Queensland
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 13 February in Brisbane. This will be the fourth 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.

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

The Women's All Stars exhibition match which was held as a curtain raiser for the men's 2015 All Stars match and was won by the NRL Women's All Stars 26-8.[7][8]

13 February 2015

Indigenous All Stars	8 – 26	NRL All-Stars

Cbus Super Stadium, Robina Attendance: 23,177

References

1. "2015 All Stars teams revealed". NRL.com.
2. "Final All Stars teams announced". NRL.com.
3. "Sandow ruled out of All Stars".
4. "Nathan Friend, Joseph Paulo join NRL All Stars". Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
5. "Bird and Thaiday ruled out of All Stars".
6. Indigenous All Stars leave it late nrl.com, 13 February 2015
7. "Final All Stars teams announced". NRL.com.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)