Australia V New Zealand
The Rugby League World Cup 2008 will conclude in Brisbane on Saturday. For the past month ten teams have been controversially whittled down to two, and its pretty unanamously agreed these two teams are the two best teams in the world.
New Zealand have comfortably brushed aside Papua New Guinea and England (twice) and now they face the side who beat them on day two. Australia have had an easier ride to Brisbane. They have destroyed every team that has faced them and I would not be complaining if they were eventually voted the best Australian side ever, as some critics seem to belive.
Benji Marshall will be the only player on New Zealand's side cpable of springing the biggest upset in Rugby League history, if it were possible. But the quality of Darren Lockyer and Johnathan Thurston will be too much for the NZ halfs pairing. On top of that, Price and Petro Civoniceva will be making the hard yards for Australia backed up by Laffranchi, Gallen and Glenn Stewart. Need I talk about their three quarters?
New Zealand won't lie down and get humped. They will fight until towards the end, at which point Australia should begin to pull away and reclaim the World Cup for their own once again.
Australia by 18
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