How do you think it'll go? To me Australia don't look too slick but logically they should win. England targeeted the opening match and Australia seemed to treat it as a warm up, nevertheless they won. Yesterday NZ managed to hang on against us. I can see it being payback time for NZ after their victory last time and Australia winning by a relatively big margin. Against that the 'local' rivalry thing always plays a big part and NZ often play great against them. Should be intriguing. I suppose on balance I would expect Australia to win comfortably but I can also see it being a classic if NZ's forwards get on top.

It seems to me that NZ fell too easily forthe dummy runners yersterday and for the Tomkins move. I can see Australia exploiting that. Indeed, watching them yesterday they play a two line attack out wide when then put a move on and so have options inside and out and dummy runners galore. I see that as a training exercise for NZ and expect, IF it works, them to take NZ apart. Having said that Australia's handling has always looked as crisp as usual and if they make mistakes it could be close.

PS Who will you be supporting? Normally I shout like crazy for NZ against Australia. But I'm not so sure this time - after yesterday and also with the SBW pose factor? I could find myself supporting OZ for the first time (although I suspect not!).

Yesterday I was going to support Australia.

But back to reality today and I much prefer the Kiwi's to the whinging Aussies.

I'd prefer the kiwis to win but so long as it is a good close game I'm not too bothered

Never thought I'd say this but hope Australia stuff em,
kiwis been very arrogant and not been as dignified as Australia.

Kiwis have no chance unless they start picking players on form and not reputation and just picking players because they play for the "right" club (aka NZ Warriors).

Australia by a comfortable distance IMO.

Before yesterday I would have said I want New Zealand to win, but now I want the Aussies to smash them

To be honest, i want australia to hammer those 2wats.

They did us in the last seconds, celebrating in front of our fans, on our turf like they'd won the cup (yes i know of course they are going to celebrate). But there were so many fine margins that were in our control, i think they were lucky to get through and would hate to seem them win the cup after coming through such luck and fine margins.

If westwood keeps his grip they wouldn't even be in this position.

I hope australia send them packing. I hope they smash them up and really put them to the sword. I hope isaac luke get's pumelled into the ground with the power of a 1000 angry gods.

If NZ beat aus it will make yesterdays defeat a 1000 times worse, because we won't just think about what might have been in terms of getting to the final, but actually winning the whole damn thing. If aus turn up and win, it was never on for us so we can get over it pretty fast.

I also hate the way that kiwi commentator halligan has been so casually dismissive of england throughout the tournament in some of the comments he's made, when yesterday they couldn't have come closer to being knocked out by us.

Changed mind again cant support the ozzies.

Should be epic. Johnson/Luke/Foran, New Zealand have one hell of a spine. Then throw in SBW, Tuivasa-Sheck, this is the best NZ side i've ever seen.

But then Australia are Australia. They've not conceded a try since the opening game.

This one will be epic!

Yeah fellas I'm sure the Aussies are gonna be humble in victory.

Why not lift LeagueFreak's 8 year rlfans ban and let him come back to share his views on international rugby league.

But hey we can't beat them so why not join em. I will be going in my Kangaroos jersey and sing Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport with the best of em.

League freaks views on international rugby league - Everything oceanic good, everything else sh*t.

There, those are hs views.

BTW that guy is very easy to troll on twitter, seems to have small man syndrome.

Stop fooking crying.
Prefer NZ but think Kangaroos might beat them up.

Well thats a bit of an oversimplification.

Everything oceanic that goes over to play in the UK is also s**t.

I want New Zealand to win; never want the Aussie's to win.

If NZ win then at least we can say we got beat in the dying seconds by the World Cup Champions; makes our effort seem a lot better if NZ win the entire comp.

If NZ win it will just make a farce of what was shaping up to be a great World Cup, like the last one.

We all know who the World Champions are really and that won't change if NZ win, any more than the "World Club Challenge" proves that a SL club is the 'best team in the world' LOL.