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Indigenous All Stars vs Maori All Stars |
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2020 NRL Women's All Stars Game |
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| Women's Indigenous All Stars | Women's Maori All Stars | |
| 10 | SCORE | 4 |
The Women’s Indigenous All-Stars tackle the Women’s Maori All-Stars at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 5:10pm (AEDT).
Despite still being something of a new concept, the pre-NRL season All-Stars clash presents an opportunity for the best indigenous players from both sides of the ditch to stake their claims for spots in the national competition. Not only is it a chance for the best players to put on a show, it is also a touching and powerful moment for all those involved; as they pull on a jersey that means much to them in terms of heritage and culture.
This year’s match stands to be a compelling affair with a strong Indigenous side led in the halves by Tallisha Harden and with firepower out wide in the form of Nakia Davis-Welsh and Quincy Dodd. The Maori team will be relying on big bodied forwards to dent the Indigenous defensive line and will then look to their halves to find the points required to claim victory, in what should be a close contest. Corban McGregor will be a key player out wide for the Kiwis.
There will be the usual sense of brutality and desperation about the match, something that all All-Star matches possess and the result could well come down to the team most able to maintain a controlled level of aggression throughout. There will be big hits, exciting action and it will all be played against the back drop of a celebration of the first peoples of both Australia and New Zealand.
Prediction
The Indigenous side looks to have a slightly better balance and should enter the match as favourite. Yet, something tells me that this will be the tightest of affairs with the Maori women pushing them all the way to the finish line.
Indigenous All-Stars by 4 points.
Where: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
When: Saturday 22nd February 2020, 5:10pm (AEDT)
TV: Channel 9, Fox League, Kayo Sports, NRL Live Pass
Betting: Women’s Indigenous All-Stars $1.56, Women’s Maori All-Stars $2.45
Catch all the action on The Roar with live coverage from 5:10pm (AEDT).
Indigenous squad
1. Jasmin Allende 2. Shaylee 3. Bent Nakia Davis-Welsh 4. Quincy Dodd 5. Layla Fauid 6. Tallisha Harden 7. Jenni-sue Hoepper 8. Caitlan Johnston 9. Bobbi Law 10. Tanika Marshall 11. Stephanie Mooka 12. Kelsey Parkin 13. Kaitlyn Phillips 14. Shaniah Power 15. Rhiannon Revell-blair 16. Simone Smith 17. Shakiah Tungai 18. Rebecca Young
Maori squad
Harata Butler, Sarina Clark, Tanika-Jazz Noble-Bell, Laishon Jones, Amber Kani, Kerehitina Matua, Raecene McGregor, Corban McGregor, Capri Paekau, Krystal Rota, Christyl Stowers, Kiana Takairangi, Jonsal Tautari, Botille Vette-Welsh, Maddison Weatherall, Geneva Webber, Kathleen Wharton, Kat Wira-Kohu.
Hard Yards
Roar Rookie
You’re wasted. You should have your own public relations firm and make the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party look good.. ‘ Gripping Encounter’ - Gold !
Stuart Thomas
Expert
The Women's Indigenous All-Stars have defeated the Maori Ferns in a gripping encounter at CBus Stadium on the Gold Coast. It was a typically passionate match between two sides determined to win and for much of it, a stalemate ensued. After a try each in the opening quarter, the next two 15 minute segments remained scoreless. Errors killed attacking opportunity after attacking opportunity for both sides, with dropped balls and poor offloads hampering their ability to put points on the board. Finally it was the kicking game that broke the deadlock, as Tallisha Harden took a high attacking kick and off-loaded to Nakia Davis-Welsh. The winger planted the ball under the posts for the match winning try and a win for the Indigenous women that will in some way make up for the disappointment of losing the corresponding fixture in 2019. Year after year this match-up will only get bigger and more intense and it is now a centre-piece of the Australian rugby league calendar. Now, the stage is handed over to the men for their clash in an hour or so. Final Score Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Hard Yards
Roar Rookie
Stuart, you need an Order of Australia for that, and I need to step into the Room of Mirrors.
Stuart Thomas
Expert
60' Phillips is tackled three metres out....the siren sounds on the next play and the Indigenous women have held on for the win. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
60' Parkin is tackled before Revell-Blair surges down the left edge. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
59' Jones and Stowers make good metres before Johnston charges down the kick and the home side has the ball with a minute remaining. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
59' Two minutes remain as the Maori side starts from deep in their own territory. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
57' Finally some ball control from the Indigenous side and after a solid set Hoepper kicks deep and finds the line 10 out from the Maori line. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
57' Vette-Welsh makes a clean break and then throws a poor pass on the first tackle. Holy smoke. Error rates are unbelievable. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
56' Matua hits the ball forward before Wharton takes another strong run. Stowers again. What a player she is. Clark heads left and then kicks on the last.....it is charged down and the Maori side will have a chance with a set of six in attack and three minutes on the clock. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
55' Now the Indigenous women attack and Dodd throws a forward pass. Goodness me, this is poor. Composure required. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
54' The Maori women drop the ball in mid field and the Indigenous side do the same. Poor play from both there. Some ball control needed and now Vette-Welsh drops the ball to give the home side great field position. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
53' The Indigenous side feed and win the scrum. Bent with a strong run, then Fauid is brought down on the left in a classy tackle. Hoepper kicks on the last and Vette-Welsh takes the tackle 10 out from her own line. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
52' The Maori women break down the right and McGregor puts an easy ball down with a try seeming likely. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
51' Kani with a dangerous run around the ruck. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
50' That could be a winning lead for the Indigenous side. They play a solid and safe set down the right side before spinning left and Hoepper kicks on the last. Takairangi starts the new set on the Maori 30. Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
49′ Brilliant from Harden. What a captains effort! The conversion is SUCCESSFUL!!! Indigenous All-Stars………..10 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
48' Mooka is brought down and Hoepper kicks on the last. Harden takes the kick and off-loads to Davis-Welsh....TRY to the INDIGENOUS ALL-STARS right under the posts. Indigenous All-Stars………..8 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
47' Now Dodd is caught with the ball. Harden with another run for her side. Hoepper heads right and Bent is tackled inside opposition territory. Marshall is tackled. Indigenous All-Stars………..4 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4
Stuart Thomas
Expert
47' Tungai looks gone here. A serious shoulder injury. Butler smashed her over the top. Indigenous All-Stars………..4 Maori All-Stars…..…………..4