Heart says Kiwis and head Aussies by at least 10 points.

The day I support Australia in RL is the same day I support Wigan in RL.

As gutting as Saturday was, there's no way in the memory of man I'll be cheering for the Aussies.

I'm a big cricket fan as well as rugby league and I'm absolutely desperate to see some Aussies getting battered at any sport there is. The way the likes of Clarke and Warner have conducted themselves these past few days has been a disgrace and that's before we even move on to their press or supporters.


I hope the Kiwis smash them to pieces Saturday and then let's get back in to the Ashes. The next test can't come soon enough!

Heart wants Kiwis to win it, but head says Australia by 10+.

I have bad news for you regarding 3 of the semi-finalist in 2017 if you don't like "consistency"

Dignified and Australia, really?

Not sure what evidence there is of NZ not being dignified?

I will be passionately supporting NZ.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/n ... -australia Seems dignified to me. Sonny bill Williams said England probably deserved to win, and said it was the toughest game of his career. I suspect most people will be cheering for NZ at old Trafford.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/n ... -australia Seems dignified to me. Sonny bill Williams said England probably deserved to win, and said it was the toughest game of his career. I suspect most people will be cheering for NZ at old Trafford.

Still gutted about the semi final loss, so at the moment I don't even want to bother watching the final.

Me too, but I'll be there on Saturday and will be a Kiwi for the day.

All of my French [icamarades[/i in attendance will be barracking for the Kiwis. We regard them as the forgotten people of the world, except when it comes to sheep and rugby (either code).

The New Zealand nation is a [imenage a trois [/imarriage of the Scots, the English and the Polynesians, even though the Kiwi team has almost nobody without some Polynesian blood (Simon Mannering?). The New Zealand team is also the only one in the world with a person of (half) Laotian blood playing. That person's name is Shaun Johnson.

....whilst the world admires the French ability to wave a white flag........

...whilst in France, the far right continues to expand in an almost fanatical attempt to become "strong as a nation" and therefore less susceptible to a third white flag waving incident inside 100 years.

Any news on pre-match entertainment?

weather forecast is sunny, 6 degrees with no wind so should be some top skills on display.

The question is: can Sonny Bill Williams and Shaun Johnson pull some of their proverbial rabbits out of the hat.

Almost as important: will the potential match winning wingers Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Manu Vatuvei be passed fit to play?

Will Northern Rail be running trains to the halt? Can't be doing with trams.