2017 All Stars match

The 2017 All Stars match was the seventh annual representative exhibition All Stars match of Australian rugby. The match was played between the Indigenous All Stars and the World All Stars and for the first time, the match was played outside of Queensland. Mal Meninga took over as coach of the World All Stars from Wayne Bennett.

2017 (2017) All Stars match  ()
Indigenous All Stars World All Stars
34 8
1234 Total
IND 16006 34
WAS 0800 8
DateFriday 10 February 2017
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
LocationNewcastle, New South Wales
Preston Campbell MedalJohnathan Thurston
RefereesGrant Atkins
Attendance20,241
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators

The Indigenous All Stars were selected through public vote from 7 November to 2 December 2016. Both sides were announced on 14 December.[1]

Teams
INDIGENOUS
ALL STARS		 Position WORLD
ALL STARS
Jack Wighton
Fullback
David Mead9
Blake Ferguson
Wing
Akuila Uate
Greg Inglis (c)
Centre
Gerard Beale4
Jack Bird1
Centre
Jarrod Croker8
Dane Gagai
Wing
Nene Macdonald
Johnathan Thurston (c)
Five-eighth
Mitchell Moses
Ashley Taylor
Halfback
Moses Mbye5
Ryan James
Prop
Jordan McLean
Nathan Peats
Hooker
Jake Friend (c)
Andrew Fifita
Prop
Reagan Campbell-Gillard6
Joel Thompson
2nd Row
Gavin Cooper
Wade Graham
2nd Row
Bryce Cartwright
Kyle Turner2
Lock
Tepai Moeroa7
Leilani Latu
Interchange
Damien Cook
Latrell Mitchell
Interchange
Paul Vaughan
Aidan Sezer
Interchange
Sam Lisone
Tyrone Peachey
Interchange
Mitchell Aubusson
Tyrone Roberts
Interchange
Sione Mata'utia
Bevan French
Interchange
Jordan Turner
Chris Smith3
Interchange
Chris McQueen10
Laurie Daley		 Coach
Mal Meninga

1 - Will Chambers was originally selected to play but withdrew for the birth of his first child. Jack Bird was moved from the bench to Centre and Chambers was replaced by Bevan French.
2 - Sam Thaiday was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Kyle Turner was moved from the bench to Lock and Thaiday was replaced by Tyrone Roberts.
3 - Adam Elliott was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Chris Smith.
4 - Konrad Hurrell was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Gerard Beale.
5 - Adam Reynolds was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Moses Mbye was moved from the bench to Halfback and Reynolds was replaced by Damien Cook.
6 - Nate Myles was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Reagan Campbell-Gillard was moved from the bench to Prop and Myles was replaced by Paul Vaughan.
7 - Jake Trbojevic was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Tepai Moeroa was moved from the bench to Lock and Trbojevic was replaced by Mitchell Aubusson.
8 - Joseph Leilua was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jarrod Croker.
9 - Jarryd Hayne was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. David Mead was moved from Wing to Fullback and Hayne was replaced by Akuila Uate.
10 - Sosaia Feki was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Chris McQueen.

Result
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')		 [2] Tries:
Mead (36') 1
Macdonald (39') 1
Goals:
Croker 0/2

Women's All Stars match
2017 (2017) Women All Stars match  ()
Indigenous
Women All Stars		 Women
All Stars
14 4
1 Total
IND 0 14
WAS 0 4
DateFriday 10 February 2017
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
LocationNewcastle, New South Wales
Woman of the MatchTBA
Advance Australia FairTBA
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators
  • Hannah Hollis
  • Tanisha Stanton
  • Brad Cooke

For the sixth time, a Women's match was held as part of the fixture.[3][4][5][6][7]

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

References
  1. "Harvey Norman Rugby League All Stars teams announced". NRL.com. 14 December 2016.
  2. "Thurston inspires Indigenous All Stars to big win". NRL.com. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. http://www.nrl.com/indigenous-women-record-historic-all-stars-win/tabid/10874/newsid/103682/default.aspx
  4. Bollen, Fiona (17 January 2017). "Rugby League: Women's All Stars teams named". Australia: Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/jillaroos-veteran-rebecca-young-thrilled-women-given-double-header-status-for-all-stars-2017/news-story/317e10c57fc17324233f4c036e09f783
  6. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/swoop/all-stars-2017-indigenous-and-world-womens-teams-playing-for-jillaroos-spots/news-story/8c9e35f2f5b87ba48648ff445f85972c
  7. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2017/02/indigenous-all-stars-on-nitv.html
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