A superb display by Australia, an exhibition game in fact, but hardly the game this great world cup deserved as a closer. Looks like the tight win over England took to much out of the Kiwis. They lacked intensity from Haka to final whistle. Back to Business as usual for the Australians.

New Zealand were poor but at least the best player in the world SBW turned up and performed, no......really.

Queue those who were drooling over a Aus/NZ final for weeks/months/years coming out with the line "well the scoreline would've been twice as big if it was England were there instead."

Why have the dig at one player? Is there any need.

New Zealand lost as soon as Silverwood was appointed ref. never came close on the day though. Just couldn't get the key players working in the right areas. Australia's offside defence just kept it's line strong.

Just shows the negativity in RL. When Spain beat Italy 4-0 in soccer, it was hailed as fantastic and Spain being great. In RL it's a dissapointment, and somehow the ref comes into it

Maybe be best to remember that when you do it next year about a Leeds player.



Yes, the ref made SO much difference to the result. If Silverwood wanted the Aussies to win so bad then why go to the screen 3 times, why not just give both Cooper efforts in the 1st half if he was so in the Aussies favour as you hint to?

That's what's wrong with our GREAT GAME, too many so called supporters who are all too ready to point out the negatives. We can do without them.
I think the Australians gave an almost perfect display of how to play rugby league. And I think that New Zealand had too much taken out of them by a very good England team in the semis.

Well done to the RFL for putting on a great tournament.

Don't let this forum speak for all RL supporters because it certainly doesn't. Great tournament.

I know Seth, I didn't say [i'all',[/i I said too many.

Silverwood had a decent game.

NZ not at the races, turned off when Morris scored and fell down the hole, I'm told I should watch them and appreciate just how good they are, sorry, I prefer a contest over quality and it was tedious knowing NZ just couldn't compete.

So the only team to score a try against the Australians in this tournament? And not just one try either.

England would certainly have had a dig this afternoon, which is more than you can say for New Zealand. Flat as a pancake from minute one, the injury to Tuivasa-Sheck left them horribly exposed down that right hand side.

Today could never compete with last weeks epic. Still a good advert for RL though, love them or hate them, the Australians are a joy to watch. I've gone from being quite non-plussed pre tournament to being gutted its over!

Only disappointment was that England were not in the final.

Still not recovered fro last week.