2012 All Stars Team Announced

[footypugs2011]

Hey All

All stars team was announced today. I'm going to the game and hoping to get a few cards signed.

Josh Dugan (Canberra Raiders)
Jason Nightingale* (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Jack Reed* (Brisbane Broncos)
Michael Jennings (Penrith Panthers)
Manu Vatuvei (Warriors)
Benji Marshall - Captain (Wests Tigers) #
Cooper Cronk* (Melbourne Storm)
Kade Snowden* (Newcastle Knights)
Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm) #
Luke Bailey (Gold Coast Titans)
Nathan Hindmarsh (Parramatta Eels)
David Taylor (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Paul Gallen (Cronulla Sharks)

Interchange:
Adam Blair (Wests Tigers)
Frank Pritchard* (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves* (Sydney Roosters)
Tony Williams* (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
Brent Tate* (North Queensland Cowboys)

Coach's Selections:
Luke Lewis* (Penrith Panthers)
Ben Hornby* (St George Illawarra Dragons

 

[ooneil]

hmm - i find myself surprised by Nightingale and Williams but the rest is pretty much what you would expect.

Snowden is a surprise - has been back at the club for 3 mins.

 

[sharkies4eva]

is tate seriously the best the cowboys have to offer??

 

[shane_sharks]

will snowden make it thru the match?

 

[footypugs2011]

is tate seriously the best the cowboys have to offer??

They did have matthew scott but he pulled out of injury. Thurston is on the indigenous side.

The 2012 Indigenous All Stars team is:
1. Ben Barba (Bulldogs; Goreng Goreng)
2. Jharal Yow Yeh (Broncos; Margany)
3. Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs; Dunghutti)
4. Justin Hodges (Broncos; Indigenous tribes of the Cairns region)
5. Nathan Merritt (Rabbitohs; Wiradjuri)
6. Johnathan Thurston (c) (Cowboys; Gungarri)
7. Chris Sandow (Eels; Bigambul/ Gubbi Gubbi)
8. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (Raiders; Indigenous tribes of Tweed area)
9. Travis Waddell (Raiders; Torres Strait: Badulaig)
10. George Rose (Sea Eagles; Kamilaroi)
11. Sam Thaiday (Broncos; Torres Strait: Iama (Yam Island)
12. Jamal Idris (Titans; Worimi)
13. Greg Bird (Titans; Kamilaroi)
Interchange:
14. Andrew Fifita (Sharks; Wiradjuri)
15. Cory Paterson (Cowboys; Indigenous tribes of the Blue Mountains region)
16. Matthew Bowen (Cowboys; Binthi and Dhaarrba)
17. Scott Prince (Titans; Kalkadoon)
18. Anthony Mitchell (Roosters; Waka Waka)
19. Joel Thompson (Raiders; Wiradjuri)
20. Nathan Peats (Rabbitohs; Biripi nation)
Coach: Laurie Daley (Wiradjuri)

 

[king megator]

i have a friend that is playing in the curten rasier.... I think its the womens Australian RL team vs not sure????.... She is big and fast and 1/2 man i think????.... No just joking she is a top chic and she is going to get me all the signatures from both sides plus Lockyer , Gee , Tallis and so on that will be helping out....

 

[footypugs2011]

Awesome stuff.

 

[fathigh]

two good teams by the looks of it, as a gambling man i reckon the indigenous allstars might take this one. thanks for posting the teams

 

[BLADE]

Fantastic atmosphere at the ground and a great game of football. For those wanting to attend an Indigenous All Stars game take a few days off, find out what is happening the few days prior and attend the appearances and training sessions. Their usually is a careers expo and a few other small events. It really is a celebration of football and indigenous Australia. I've had a great week meeting older players and catching up with my son who was down with his fiancee and my grand children.