Indigenous Australian women's rugby league team

Indigenous All Stars
Team information
Governing bodyAustralian Rugby League Commission
Head coachJess Skinner
CaptainQuincy Dodd
Most capsRebecca Young (8)
Tallisha Harden (8)
Top try-scorerJaime Chapman (5)
Top point-scorerKirra Dibb (20)
Jaime Chapman (20)
Team results
First international
Indigenous All Stars Women 6-20 NRL All Stars Women, 2011
Biggest win
Indigenous All Stars Women 14-4 NRL All Stars Women, 2017
Indigenous All Stars Women 18-8 Māori All Stars Women, 2022
Biggest defeat
Indigenous All Stars Women 6-38 NRL All Stars Women, 2013

The Indigenous Australian women's rugby league team (also known as the Indigenous Women's All Stars) is a rugby league football team that represents Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The team was first formed in late 2010 for their first match in February 2011.[1] The team currently plays in an annual All Stars Match against a National Rugby League Māori All Stars women's team.

Current squad

The following players played in the 15 February 2025 match against the Māori All Stars.[2][3] All twenty players spent time on the field during the game.
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 16 February 2025.

J# Player Age Position(s) Indigenous All Stars NRLW Other Reps
Dbt M T G F Pts 2025 Club CM TM T G F Pts
1 Jaime Chapman 22 Fullback 2021 5 5 0 0 20 Titans 17 31 19 0 0 76 5 5 1 2
2 Nakia Davis-Welsh 28 Wing 2013 7 1 0 0 4 Sharks 4 6 2 0 0 8 4 3 1
3 Bobbi Law 27 Centre 2020 5 0 0 0 0 Dragons 13 26 7 0 0 28 4 1
4 Jasmine Peters 22 Centre 2021 5 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 18 26 11 0 0 44 —
5 Monique Donovan — Wing 2021 3 1 0 0 4 Eels 15 15 8 0 0 32 —
6 Taliah Fuimaono 25 Five-eighth 2021 5 0 0 0 0 Titans 8 21 2 0 0 8 1 3 5
7 Kirra Dibb 27 Halfback 2022 4 0 10 0 20 Cowboys 18 36 4 63 2 144 1 2 5 2
8 Tallisha Harden 32 Prop 2014 8 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 18 36 2 0 0 8 4 5 2
9 Quincy Dodd 24 Hooker 2019 7 0 0 0 0 Sharks 20 38 11 0 0 44 1 5 7 3
10 Keilee Joseph 23 Prop 2021 5 1 0 0 4 Broncos 10 32 3 0 0 12 5 4
11 Olivia Kernick 24 Second-row 2021 3 0 0 0 0 Roosters 34 34 13 0 0 52 6 6 2 2
12 Mahalia Murphy 31 Second-row 2011 5 0 0 0 0 Eels 18 21 6 0 0 24 3 1 1
13 Bree Chester 22 Lock 2022 2 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 17 17 3 0 0 12 1
14 Taneka Todhunter — Hooker, Halfback 2024 2 0 0 0 0 Eels 13 13 0 0 0 0 1
15 Grace Kemp 23 Lock 2024 2 0 0 0 0 Raiders 18 18 3 0 0 12 3 1
16 Tommaya Kelly-Sines 30 Prop 2019 4 1 0 0 4 Raiders 12 16 0 0 0 0 2
17 Essay Banu 22 Prop, Second-row 2023 2 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 3
18 Evah McEwen 18 Second-row 2025 1 0 0 0 0 Knights 2 2 1 0 0 4 3
19 Ella Koster 19 Prop, Second-row 2025 1 1 0 0 4 Dragons 14 14 5 0 0 20 1
20 Lailani Montgomery 18 Five-eighth, Centre 2025 1 0 2 0 4 Titans 5 5 0 0 0 0 —

Results

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Ref.
12 Feb 2011 Women's All Stars
6–20
All Stars match Skilled Park, Gold Coast —
13 Feb 2012 Women's All Stars
10–10
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane —
9 Feb 2013 Women's All Stars
6–38
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane —
2 May 2014 Women's All Stars
0–24
All Stars match Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney — [4]
12 Feb 2015 Women's All Stars
8–26
All Stars match Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast — [5]
13 Feb 2016 Women's All Stars
4–24
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane — [6]
10 Feb 2017 Women's All Stars
14–4
All Stars match McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle [7][8] [9]
15 Feb 2019 Māori Women's All Stars
4–8
All Stars match AAMI Park, Melbourne [10] [11]
22 Feb 2020 Māori Women's All Stars
10–4
All Stars match Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast [12] [13]
20 Feb 2021 Māori Women's All Stars
0–24
All Stars match Queensland Country Bank Stadium [14] [15]
12 Feb 2022 Māori Women's All Stars
18–8
All Stars match CommBank Stadium [16] [17][18]
11 Feb 2023 Māori Women's All Stars
12–16
All Stars match Rotorua International Stadium [19][20] [21]
16 Feb 2024 Māori Women's All Stars
26–4
All Stars Match Queensland Country Bank Stadium [22] [23][24]
15 Feb 2025 Māori Women's All Stars
20–18
All Stars Match CommBank Stadium [25] [26][27]

See also

References

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