:lol: Bobby if you think Jarryd Hayne gives a rats that Dugan got man of the match in a glorified trial game, think again.
Dally M Medals
Jarryd Hayne - 1
Josh Dugan - 0
:lol:
We are all having a laugh, and it's damn good!
Keep it coming Raiders fans
it's good fun.
Now we just need a true anti-Jarryd Hayne thread
I think your post is better suited to the Dugan > Hayne thread. This thread is all about Dugan and only him.
Here's a wrap up of the game..No surprise to see Dugan headlining it:
Flying Dugan's a true All Star
THE Indigenous All Stars claimed to have more of the passion and most of the people, but it wasn't enough at Skilled Park last night.
In the end, the class of the NRL All Stars - and especially young fullback Josh Dugan - won out.
The game had everything. The brilliance of Benji Marshall, the never-say-die attitude of Johnathan Thurston, while the boom on fullback Dugan continues to grow.
Marshall and hooker Cameron Smith threatened to take the game away from the indigenous team in the second quarter as they built a 22-6 lead. Yet it was only late in the match that they were finally subdued.
It was game on when Nathan Merritt scored in the 59th minute to make it 22-12.
But Preston Campbell Medal winner Dugan took the game away with a brilliant 40-metre try with eight minutes left.
The game began at a frenetic pace and Thurston made it clear he was there to entertain when he chip kicked for himself on halfway.
Marshall cleaned up and looked like he might find space and scoot away, but he was rounded up before earning his team a penalty.
It sent the NRL All Stars on the attack and three tackles later they posted first points.
After being ambushed by the indigenous side early in last year's game, it was exactly the start the NRL boys wanted.
Their try came after swift hands from five-eighth Darren Lockyer and Marshall and great footwork from left centre Michael Jennings put Dragons winger Brett Morris over in the corner.
Morris caught an accidental knee from indigenous prop Tom Learoyd-Lahrs as he dived over, but he quickly recovered.
The NRL side held their 4-0 advantage until quarter time but had to come up with great scrambling defence to keep the indigenous boys out.
Urged on by a big Skilled Park crowd, Thurston was the architect as his side went desperately close to squaring the ledger two or three times.
While the opening quarter was evenly matched, the second stanza belonged to the NRL All Stars.
They raced to a 22-0 lead before the indigenous side finally got on the board with just four seconds remaining in the half.
Smith turned the ball inside for his lock Paul Gallen to crash over after 24 minutes for a 10-0 lead, before Marshall and Smith combined to send a charging Shaun Kenny-Dowall in for a try.
Marshall converted to push the score to 16-0.
Some of the collisions were taking their toll, with indigenous team-mates Joel Thompson and George Rose involved in a nasty head clash, while centre Beau Champion was heavily concussed when he put his head in the wrong place trying to bring down big Petero Civoniceva.
All Stars winger Aku Uate, who was outstanding defensively in the opening quarter, gave his side a 22-0 lead when he picked up a rolling ball and powered over from close range.
The indigenous side had few opportunities in the second term, but they managed to go into the main break with some momentum after replacement Ben Barba brought the crowd to its feet with a try on the stroke of halftime.
Once again it was Thurston to the fore with a perfectly placed grubber for the prolific Barba to touch down.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-a-true-all-star/story-e6frexnr-1226005095207
Look at how happy Benji is to play with Dugan
