Last week may have been a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the 2010 Four Nations final – but don’t get a shock if Saturday night comes and goes and we all discover someone re-wrote the story in the week since.
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The Kangaroos were clinical and gutsy in disposing of the Kiwis in front of a hostile crowd of 44,000 in Auckland last Saturday and as such deserve favouritism to retain their Four Nations crown. But more than a few things went wrong for the World Champions, who looked one-dimensional and tentative for much of the evening before Benji Marshall hit the afterburners to put some respectability back into the score line. (And with time elapsing, who’s to say they wouldn’t have gotten even closer had the contest continued?)
After a bunch of experimentation and speculation, the nitty gritty of the business end of the tournament sees both sides settle on their strongest outfits – and for the Kangaroos that means a reluctant goodbye (possibly forever?) to 44-Test stalwart Petero Civoniceva, who personally relinquished his bench spot due to some sluggish, weary form.
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Fullback Billy Slater, centre Willie Tonga, second-rower Luke Lewis (man of the match against England) and bench player Kurt Gidley return after a week’s rest. Lewis pushes Greg Bird, who was forceful last week (142 metres, five tackle-breaks, two offloads and a line-break) onto the bench, while Nate Myles is coach Tim Sheens’ replacement for Civoniceva.
Meanwhile Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney has elevated Greg Eastwood to his starting side, pushing Frank-Paul Nuuausala to the pine, while Sika Manu has lost his place in the top 17, with the Raiders’ Bronson Harrison to start in the second row (makes some sense given the Kangaroos’ Canberra connection of Dave Shillington and Tom Learoyd-Lahrs). Also, after a week’s rest, young Penrith prop Sam McKendry returns to the fold on the bench. Frank Pritchard was unavailable due to injury.
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The Kangaroos were clinical and gutsy in disposing of the Kiwis in front of a hostile crowd of 44,000 in Auckland last Saturday and as such deserve favouritism to retain their Four Nations crown. But more than a few things went wrong for the World Champions, who looked one-dimensional and tentative for much of the evening before Benji Marshall hit the afterburners to put some respectability back into the score line. (And with time elapsing, who’s to say they wouldn’t have gotten even closer had the contest continued?)
After a bunch of experimentation and speculation, the nitty gritty of the business end of the tournament sees both sides settle on their strongest outfits – and for the Kangaroos that means a reluctant goodbye (possibly forever?) to 44-Test stalwart Petero Civoniceva, who personally relinquished his bench spot due to some sluggish, weary form.
>>>Click Here To Watch Live Online
Fullback Billy Slater, centre Willie Tonga, second-rower Luke Lewis (man of the match against England) and bench player Kurt Gidley return after a week’s rest. Lewis pushes Greg Bird, who was forceful last week (142 metres, five tackle-breaks, two offloads and a line-break) onto the bench, while Nate Myles is coach Tim Sheens’ replacement for Civoniceva.
Meanwhile Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney has elevated Greg Eastwood to his starting side, pushing Frank-Paul Nuuausala to the pine, while Sika Manu has lost his place in the top 17, with the Raiders’ Bronson Harrison to start in the second row (makes some sense given the Kangaroos’ Canberra connection of Dave Shillington and Tom Learoyd-Lahrs). Also, after a week’s rest, young Penrith prop Sam McKendry returns to the fold on the bench. Frank Pritchard was unavailable due to injury.
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