| NRL All Stars Game | |
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| Current season or competition: 2011 All Stars match |
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| Sport | Rugby league football |
| Instituted | 2010 |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Country | Australia (NRL) |
| Related competitions | National Rugby League State of Origin City vs Country Origin |
The National Rugby League All Stars Game is an annual Australian rugby league football match, contested between representative teams, namely the Indigenous All Stars versus the NRL All Stars.[1] The first match took place on 13 February 2010 at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park, which was won 16-12 by the Indigenous All Stars,[2] and winning half-back Johnathan Thurston was awarded the inaugural Preston Campbell award for best player. Players from both sides were primarily chosen by the public, through a voting scheme through the official NRL website. Coaches from both sides then select the voted players into a make up squad, and players specially selected by the coaches are then included to create the full 20-man positional squad. The game also trialled a new "Double Try" rule where a team can choose to swap a conversion attempt for a second try attempt.[3]
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For 2010, the match exhibited several rule variations exclusive to the All stars match:[4]
The Preston Campbell Medal is awarded to the man of the match and is exclusively voted by the public. The medal is named after Gold Coast Titans and indigenous star Preston Campbell, who was the first person that ventured the idea of the All Stars match.
| Year | Recipient | Team | Position |
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| 2010 | Johnathan Thurston | Indigenous All Stars | Halfback |
| 2011 | Josh Dugan | NRL All Stars | Fullback |
| 13 February 2010, 8:00pm | NRL All Stars | 12 – 16 | Indigenous All Stars | Skilled Park, Robina Attendance: 26,687 Referee/s: Ashley Klein, Shayne Hayne, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips Man of the Match: Johnathan Thurston (Preston Campbell Medal) |
| Tries: Josh Morris 54' 1 Benji Marshall 59' 1 Michael Jennings 61' 1 Goals: 0 |
Tries: 1 3' Wendell Sailor 1 32' Ben Jones 1 74' Jamie Soward Goals: 2/2 34', 76' Johnathan Thurston |
| 12 February 2011, 8:00pm | NRL All Stars | 28 – 12 | Indigenous All Stars | Skilled Park, Robina Attendance: 25,843 Referee/s: Shayne Hayne, Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger, Henry Perenara Man of the Match: Josh Dugan (Preston Campbell Medal) |
| Tries: Brett Morris 4' 1 Paul Gallen 24' 1 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 32' 1 Akuila Uate 35' 1 Josh Dugan 72' 1 Goals: Benji Marshall 2/2 Cameron Smith 1/2 Kurt Gidley 1/1 |
Tries: 1 40' Ben Barba 1 60' Nathan Merritt Goals: 1/1 Johnathan Thurston 1/1 Scott Prince |
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