Indigenous All Stars Vs NRL All Stars 2011
February 13th 2011 03:52
Paul Gallen was forced from the field with a gash to the cheek, and Indigenous All Stars Greg Bird was penalized for a late tackle on All Stars, Broncos, Queensland and Australian captain Darren Lockyer. Indigenous forward George Rose was also led off after a head clash with teammate Joel Thompson, as was Jharal Yow Yeh who accidentally received an elbow from Michael Ennis.
Bulldogs fullback Ben Barba gave some hope to the indigenous fans when he scored from a Jonathon Thurston chip kick to make the score 22-6 at half time.
All Stars forward Liam Fulton was put on report for a dangerous tackle on Indigenous halfback Jonathon Thurston in the 50th minute, and Beau Champion copped a head knock trying to stop a rampaging Petero Civoniceva
Indigenous speedster Nathan Merrit brought the crowd to their feet when he planted the ball in the corner before being driven over the sideline, bringing the score to 22-12, but Raiders fullback Josh Dugan sealed the victory for the NRL All Stars with a solo try late in the game. Dugan was awarded the Preston Campbell Medal for man of the match.
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