Indigenous All-Stars (Australian rules football)
Year Date Opponent Result Stadium Captain ( vice-captain ) Coach Best ( Polly Farmer Medal ) Crowd
1983 1 October Richmond Football Club / Mildura All-Stars 37.11 ( 233 ) def Richmond/Mildura 14.11 ( 95 ) Sarah Oval , Mildura Stephen Michael Michael Wanganeen Rex Handy 3,500
1994 12 February Collingwood Football Club All-Stars 13.10 ( 88 ) def Collingwood 10.8 ( 68 ) Marrara Oval , Darwin Michael McLean Maurice Rioli Fabian Francis 15,000
2003 7 February Carlton Football Club All-Stars 19.16 ( 130 ) def Carlton 8.9 ( 57 ) Marrara Oval , Darwin Andrew McLeod Michael McLean Adam Goodes 17,500
2005 5 February Western Bulldogs All-Stars 12.19 ( 91 ) def Western Bulldogs 10.3 ( 63 ) Marrara Oval , Darwin Darryl White ( Chris Johnson ) Michael McLean Daniel Wells 8,500
2007 11 February Essendon Football Club Essendon 14.9 ( 93 ) def All-Stars 6.7 ( 43 ) Marrara Oval , Darwin Andrew McLeod Michael McLean Andrew McLeod 13,119
2009 7 February Adelaide Crows All-Stars 14.13 ( 97 ) def Adelaide 6.7 ( 43 ) Marrara Oval , Darwin Andrew McLeod ( Shaun Burgoyne ) Chris Johnson Matt Campbell 9,497
2011 4 February Richmond Tigers Match cancelled due to inclement weather N/A Adam Goodes Michael O'Loughlin N/A N/A
2013 8 February Richmond Tigers All-Stars 14.6 ( 90 ) def Richmond 6.4 ( 40 ) Traeger Park , Alice Springs Nathan Lovett-Murray Michael O'Loughlin Harley Bennell 8,350
2015 20 February West Coast Eagles All-Stars 5.11 ( 41 ) def . by West Coast 7.7 ( 49 ) Leederville Oval , Perth Shaun Burgoyne ( Jarrod Harbrow ) Andy Lovell Shaun Burgoyne 10,000
Results
The Indigenous All-Stars (known as for sponsorship reasons Qantas Kickstart Indigenous All-Stars and formerly known as the Aboriginal All-Stars) is an Australian rules football team composed purely of Indigenous Australians. The team has also represented Australia (in 2013) in the International Rules Series. The team was first formed in 1983 to compete in a once-off post-season exhibition match in Mildura, and another once-off game was played in 1994. Since 2003, the team has played a regular biennial pre-season match against an Australian Football League (AFL) club; the only exception was in 2011, when the scheduled match was cancelled due to inclement weather. The matches are usually played in the Northern Territory, either at Marrara Oval in Darwin or Traeger Park in Alice Springs. The AFL promotes the concept as recognition of the indigenous Australians' contribution to the national competition, with approximately one in ten AFL players identifying as an Indigenous Australian. The AFL has been criticised for letting its clubs prevent the All-Stars from selecting its top Indigenous senior players, or for placing restrictions on their game time. Additionally, the competing club side often treats the match as a preseason practice match, such that winning the match is less important than developing young players or building match fitness prior to the regular season. Despite this, the match remains popular with spectators in the Northern Territory. The best on ground for the Indigenous All-Stars is awarded the Polly Farmer Medal which is in honour of Graham Farmer. As of 2015, the All-Stars have won six of the eight matches it has played. The record attendance for the match was 17,500, in the 2003 match against Carlton at Marrara Oval.