NRL All-Stars Game 2010

The 2010 NRL All-Stars Game was the first edition of the NRL All-Stars Game . In it, the Indigenous All Stars won 16:12 against the NRL All Stars . Johnathan Thurston won the Preston Campbell Medal as Man of the Match .

Selection process

NRL All Stars

The captain and vice-captain of Australia and New Zealand were automatically selected . These were:

• Darren Lockyer
• Cameron Smith
• Benji Marshall
• Adam Blair

Next, there was a vote on the NRL official website. The players who received the most votes for their position were selected. These were:

• Israel Folau
• Josh Morris
• Luke O'Donnell
• Matt Cooper
• Jarryd Hayne
• Kurt Gidley
• Michael Jennings
• David Taylor
• Alan Tongue
• Nate Myles
• Anthony Watmough
• Anthony Tupou
• Billy Slater
• Gareth Ellis
• Luke Bailey
• Manu Vatuvei

Four of these players dropped out due to injury or other reasons and were therefore replaced by the player from their team with the second most votes. These were:

• David Taylor, was Sam Burgess replaced
• Gareth Ellis, was Robbie Farah replaced
• Alan Tongue, was David Shillington replaced
• Billy Slater, was Brett Finch replaced

Indigenous All Stars

The captain of the Gold Coast Titans and three players selected by the ARL's Indigenous Council were automatically selected . These were:

• Preston Campbell
• Jharal Yow Yeh
• Joel Thompson
• Travis Waddell

Next, as with the NRL All Stars, a vote was held on the NRL website. The following players were selected.

• Justin Hodges
• PJ Marsh
• Sam Thaiday
• Jamal Idris
• Yileen Gordon
• Carl Webb
• Johnathan Thurston
• Jamie Soward
• Cory Paterson
• Daine Laurie
• Nathan Merritt
• Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
• George Rose
• Greg Inglis
• Scott Prince
• Wendell Sailor

In the Indigenous All Stars, too, some players had to be replaced due to injury or other reasons, with the difference that this did not necessarily have to be done by a player from the same team. These were:

• Justin Hodges, was Blake Ferguson replaced
• Daine Laurie, was Greg Bird replaced
• Greg Inglis, was Beau Champion replaced
• PJ Marsh, was Ben Jones replaced
• Jamal Idris, was Ty Williams replaced

The game

February 13th 6pm	Indigenous All Stars	16:12	NRL All Stars	Skilled Park , Gold Coast Spectators: 26,687 Referees: Ashley Klein, Shayne Hayne, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips
	Attempts: Sailor 3rd n.erh. Jones 32nd increased soward 74th increased increases: Thurston (2/2)	(4: 0, 6: 0, 6: 8, 0: 4)	Attempts: Morris 54th n.erh. Marshall 59th edition Jennings 61st n.erh.

1 Preston Campbell 2 Nathan Merritt 3 Ty Williams 4th Beau Champion 5 Wendell Sailor 6th Scott Prince 7th Johnathan Thurston 8th George Rose 9 Ben jones 10 Carl Webb 11 Cory Paterson 12 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 13 Sam Thaiday Substitute: 14th Jamie Soward 15th Yileen Gordon 16 Greg Bird 17th Jharal Yow Yeh 18th Travis Waddell 19th Joel Thompson 20th Blake Ferguson

1 Jarryd Hayne 2 Israel Folau 3 Michael Jennings 4th Matt Cooper 5 Manu Vatuvei 6th Darren Lockyer 7th Benji Marshall 8th Adam Blair 9 Cameron Smith 10 Sam Burgess 11 Anthony Watmough 12 David Shillington 13 Luke O'Donnell Substitute: 14th Kurt Gidley 15th Anthony Tupou 16 Nate Myles 17th Robbie Farah 18th Luke Bailey 19th Josh Morris 20th Brett Finch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/slater-definitely-out-of-all-stars-game/story-e6frexnr-1225829174069 ( Memento from June 16, 2010 on WebCite )
2. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/inglis-hangs-ten-then-wipes-out/story-e6frexnr-1225827405680 ( Memento from June 16, 2010 on WebCite )
3. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/red-head-ben-jones-gets-indigenous-all-stars-start/story-e6frexnr-1225828874675 ( Memento from June 16, 2010 on WebCite )