New Zealand vs Australia: Anzac Test live scores, blog
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New Zealand Vs. Australia |
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2012 New Zealand v Australia, 20 April, 2012 |
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| Eden Park, Auckland | ||
| Australia 20 defeated New Zealand 12 | ||
| New Zealand | Australia | |
| 12 | FINAL SCORE | 20 |
| 2 | TRIES | 3 |
| 2/2 | CONVERSION KICKS | 3/3 |
| 0/0 | PENALTY GOALS | 1/1 |
| 0/0 | FIELD GOAL | 0/0 |
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Important moments:
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| Referee: R Silverwood |
| Touch judges: Aaron Kesha & J Younis |
Trans-Tasman hostilities resume tonight as New Zealand hosts Australia in the traditional Anzac Test at Eden Park. Join us for live scores and commentary from 6.15pm AEST.
The Kangaroos have dominated the mid-year Anzac Test fixture, with their last loss coming way back in 1998 when the match was staged in New Zealand.
14 years later and Australia once again have to travel across the Tasman to take on a Kiwi team boasting some fair talent.
The Kangaroos however continue to make do with the finest rugby league footballers on the planet, led by the awesome foursome of Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk, Johnathon Thurston and Cameron Smith.
Although former captain Darren Lockyer has retired, Australia should still be expected to gel in attack with the preceding players at their disposal.
New Zealand meanwhile comes into this match on the back of some poor form.
After winning the 2010 Four Nations title, the Kiwis failed to defend their title last year, losing comprehensively to England and Australia.
With a vocal Eden Park crowd to cheer them on however, there will be no excuses if New Zealand once again produce a below par showing against the Kangaroos tonight.
Prediction
Australia possesses dangers across the park so New Zealand has to roll up its sleeves and win the forward battle at all costs.
Starting Kiwi props Sam McKendry and Ben Matulino will have to defy their recent form in the NRL and produce career best performances if they are to match Kangaroos big men Paul Gallen and David Shillington.
Gallen in particular is currently the best forward in the NRL so it will be interesting to see how Matulino and McKendry match up against the Sharks and NSW Origin captain.
New Zealand also have to keep errors to a minimum tonight, but this could prove to be a challenge given that second rowers such as Frank Pritchard and Adam Blair like to play their hand in attack.
Both Pritchard and Blair need to play the percentages well tonight and really pick the right moments to force the offloads against a clinical and well structured Kangaroos team.
If New Zealand can simply hang on to possession and complete their sets, it will go a long way to perhaps upsetting the reigning Four Nations champions.
A good performance by the Kiwi forwards will also allow creative players Benji Marshall, Shaun Johnson and Josh Hoffman to come to the fore.
The Kangaroos will have to keep an eye on Hoffman in particular. The Broncos fullback has certified himself as one of the most damaging kick returners in the NRL, so Smith and Thurston will do well to find open space whenever they kick the football.
While New Zealand certainly possesses the talent to trouble Australia tonight, the Kangaroos remain a class above due to their consistency.
The Kangaroos are known for their ability to play for the full eighty minutes while the Kiwis are known to play great football only in patches.
If Australia is allowed to start well early on, then it is no secret that backline superstars Justin Hodges, Greg Inglis, Darius Boyd and Slater will wreck havoc against the Kiwis.
Although the Kangaroos still possess the more balanced team, New Zealand at home should be competitive enough to make a game of this. Whether or not they spring the upset largely depends on whether they are willing to play tough rugby league for the full eighty minutes.
Kangaroos by 8.
Can the Kiwis spring an upset on home turf, or will it be another win for the Kangaroos? It’s international rugby league tonight from 6.15pm AEST and we’ll be covering all of the action with live scores and commentary throughout so if you’re watching, listening or following along, give us a shout in the space below.
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10:16pm
Dan said | 10:16pm | Report comment
Cheers Alan wish I had some money on it haha
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10:02pm
katzilla said | 10:02pm | Report comment
Well Shaun Johnson did a hell of a lot more then Benji in this one.
How is he supposed to have the confidence to direct play when his mentor doesn’t?
No wonder the forwards were so tired, plays 3-4 everytime given to a ball playing forward instead of the playmakers.
9:58pm
mfree said | 9:58pm | Report comment
holy moley that pom ref had a shocker lol.
8:38pm
p.Tah said | 8:38pm | Report comment
Did channel 9 delay this into NSW?
9:58pm
Whites said | 9:58pm | Report comment
Yes. Although they didn’t plaster it with wall to wall adds. Each add break only had 2-3 adds.
10:16pm
p.Tah said | 10:16pm | Report comment
Nine are trying really hard to lose the broadcast rights aren’t they
8:33pm
King of the Gorgonites said | 8:33pm | Report comment
What was the crowd?
9:22pm
p.Tah said | 9:22pm | Report comment
35,329
9:40pm
King of the Gorgonites said | 9:40pm | Report comment
Probably better then Sydney, but no sell out. That’s for sure. Should have stayed at mt smart.
10:01pm
Whites said | 10:01pm | Report comment
And lock out 5000+ people. They closed the top tiers of the western stand so every other stand was full. Although it was a bit silly Ray Warren talking about the stadium being at capacity when it could have fit another 15,000+ people.
10:14pm
p.Tah said | 10:14pm | Report comment
why, they don’t have to release those tickets in the western stand until the other stands are full? why cap it at 35,000?
10:44pm
Emric said | 10:44pm | Report comment
They didn’t want to. Ticket sales were so poor until yesterday that they were talking about a max of 30,000 people showing up so 35,000 is a good result.
9:50am
clipper said | 9:50am | Report comment
The NZRL boss Jim Doyle expressed dismay at the poor sales “It’s certainly lower than I expected. We budgeted conservatively but it’s certainly lower than we were expecting and hoping for.”
They also released 2600 discounted tickets on the voucher website GrabOne.
8:15pm
Alan Nicolea said | 8:15pm | Report comment
Great prediction by the way Dan….
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
8:10pm
Alan Nicolea said | 8:10pm | Report comment
Australia have once again prevailed in the Anzac Test here against a spirited New Zealand outfit. Not much seperated the teams throughout the contest but the Kangaroos were far more clinical in attack than the Kiwis. New Zealand’s attack lacked organisation and structure tonight despite the good performance from Johnson. Marshall was disappointing tonight for New Zealand while Hoffman was very solid in defence for the Kiwis. Australia’s spine of Slater, Thurston, Cronk and Smith however looked sharp all night and always threatened everytime they touched the football. Gallen also had a strong game upfront for Australia. Overall, New Zealand still have alot to work on if they are to match their trans-tasman rivals on a regular basis. It was a tight contest though and the result was an accurate reflection of the contest. Thanks for joining us for this live blog and we look forward to your company for City-Country on sunday here on The Roar.
FULLTIME:
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
8:05pm
Alan Nicolea said | 8:05pm | Report comment
FULLTIME –
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
8:08pm
Cass said | 8:08pm | Report comment
Cheers for that Alan. Reading all the way from the UK.
8:10pm
Doll said | 8:10pm | Report comment
Thanks loads for the live updates!
8:04pm
Alan Nicolea said | 8:04pm | Report comment
79′ – Game has lost intensity now as New Zealand lose possession in the midfield. Australia will pack a scrum and wind down the clock.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
8:03pm
Alan Nicolea said | 8:03pm | Report comment
78′ – Gallen loses possession and New Zealand survive in defence. It appears too little too late now for New Zealand to rescue this match.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
8:02pm
Alan Nicolea said | 8:02pm | Report comment
77′ – Hoffman regathers the football for New Zealand here as Thurston kicks into the in-goal. Australia get the drop-out however and a try here will deliver Australia the win.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
8:01pm
Alan Nicolea said | 8:01pm | Report comment
76′ – Australia get the penalty now as Slater regathers the football after Nightingale grubbers into the in-goal. Australia defend very well here.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
7:59pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:59pm | Report comment
74′ – Great catch from Vatuvei as he regathers a Johnson cross field kick and passes back inside. Cronk regains possession but he is forced into touch. New Zealand get the scrum and will remain on the attack.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
7:58pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:58pm | Report comment
74′ – New Zealand get the drop-out and need to score here I believe to really make a game of this yet again. Can they convert pressure into points?
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
7:57pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:57pm | Report comment
73′ – Johnson with a great cross field kick and Boyd lets it bounce and Slater is forced to concede the line drop-out. Referee has gone upstairs though.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
7:55pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:55pm | Report comment
72′ – Cronk with a kick and Vatuvei regathers possession and he now gets the penalty. New Zealand with easy passage out of their own half here but need to score soon to make a game of this.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
7:54pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:54pm | Report comment
71′ – Big ten minutes coming up now for both teams. Australia could run away with this if New Zealand don’t show some character after conceding the try.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
7:53pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:53pm | Report comment
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL – Thurston converts and its an 8 point gap now yet again.
New Zealand 12
Australia 20
7:53pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:53pm | Report comment
TRY AUSTRALIA – Smith scores for Australia and that’s a bitter blow to Kiwi hopes here. Australia may just hold on now and win this.
New Zealand 12
Australia 16
7:52pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:52pm | Report comment
VIDEO REFEREE – Smith looks to have scored a try here after regathering his own grubber. New Zealand defended well there but they gave Australia’s playmakers too much space and appeared to have payed the price.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:50pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:50pm | Report comment
67′ – Australia making some great yardage here and the Kangaroos will get the scrum feed now after Taylor produces an offload that Blair knocks backwards and Thurston nearly regathers here. Referee saw a knock on from New Zealand however and Australia are right on the attack.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:49pm
Courtney said | 7:49pm | Report comment
how long to go we dont have it live in aussie
7:48pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:48pm | Report comment
66′ – Bromwich loses possession now and the Kiwis let Australia off the hook there. New Zealand are still struggling for structure in attack here.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:47pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:47pm | Report comment
65′ – Hoffman makes a break and finds Nightingale and New Zealand are right on the attack here but they need to settle things down here.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:46pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:46pm | Report comment
64′ – Johnson with a deep kick and Australia now return the football and work it up to the halfway. Taylor has been difficult to handle for the Kiwis tonight. Thurston with a kick now but it goes dead in-goal and the Kiwis get the 20 metre restart.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:45pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:45pm | Report comment
62′ – Cronk with a bomb and a few hands miss that but Vatuvei regathers the football and its play on for New Zealand. They dodge a bullet there as the Kiwis work it out of their own half.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:44pm
Tom said | 7:44pm | Report comment
Gooooooo the kiwis wooowooo
7:43pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:43pm | Report comment
61′ – Marshall with a very poor kick and it goes out on the full. New Zealand crack first here and Australia will go right on the attack now. Big moment coming up.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:42pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:42pm | Report comment
60′ – Cronk with another bomb and Hoffman regathers the football for New Zealand. This is a real arm wrestle now so it will be interesting to see if New Zealand can maintain their intensity here.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:41pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:41pm | Report comment
59′ – Great set by the Kiwis but Marshall puts in a grubber and it finds touch. He would have liked that to find the in-goal. New Zealand however do get a chance to breath easy here as Australia get the scrum.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:40pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:40pm | Report comment
58′ – Cronk with another bomb and Nightingale defuses the situation very well. New Zealand now work it out of their own half and this is turning into a great arm wrestle.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:39pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:39pm | Report comment
57′ – Johnson with a kick and Slater returns the football for Australia now. Kangaroos beginning to settle here after New Zealand dominated early in the second half.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:38pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:38pm | Report comment
NO TRY AUSTRALIA – Great tackle by Hoffman on Hodges who looked destined to score. He made Hodges pass and Uate was unable to handle the football. New Zealand dodge a bullet.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:37pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:37pm | Report comment
VIDEO REFEREE – Cronk with a great pass finds Hodges who looked destined to score but he throws a pass to Uate who drops the football by the looks of it…
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:36pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:36pm | Report comment
55′ – Marshall with a bomb and Uate defuses it well and returns the football for Australia. Now the Kangaroos get the penalty and Australia get the piggy back now. Not what the Kiwis needed.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:35pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:35pm | Report comment
54′ – New Zealand now get a penalty and are let off the hook after they were pinned down in their own half.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:34pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:34pm | Report comment
53′ – Cronk with a bomb and Nightingale fails to defuse the situation but Hoffman does very well in cover and New Zealand work it out of their own half now.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:32pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:32pm | Report comment
51′ – Marshall finds touch and New Zealand can set their defensive line now. They are dominating territory in this second half thus far but need to stay consistent for the rest of the second half.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:32pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:32pm | Report comment
50′ – Hoffman returns the football now after Thurston kicks deep. New Zealand making solid yardage here as they dominate possession.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:31pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:31pm | Report comment
49′ – Marshall with a grubber kick and Boyd defuses the situation well after the Kiwis muck up the play on the last tackle. Australia work it out of their own half now.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:29pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:29pm | Report comment
48′ – New Zealand get the penalty now after Vatuvei is stripped of possession. New Zealand with some momentum here now and they must take advantage.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:28pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:28pm | Report comment
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL – Marshall converts and its 14-12
Just what the Kiwis needed here after Australia looked on top. Game on.
New Zealand 12
Australia 14
7:27pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:27pm | Report comment
TRY NEW ZEALAND – Johnson intercepts the football and runs sixty metres to score. What a moment after Australia were on the attack. New Zealand back in this now.
New Zealand 10
Australia 14
7:25pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:25pm | Report comment
44′ – Vatuvei now plays the ball after falling down injured. Marshall now finds Kenny-Dowall but Australia are defending well. Fien kicks deep and it goes out on the full. Bad error from Fien and Australia could make them pay here. Now Australia get the penalty.
New Zealand 6
Australia 14
7:23pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:23pm | Report comment
42′ – Australia making good yardage up the middle here as Cronk kicks deep and finds Hoffman. New Zealand work it out of their own half now as Vatuvei makes a great run.
New Zealand 6
Australia 14
7:22pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:22pm | Report comment
41′ – Australia slide well in defence and Nightingale is forced into touch. New Zealand went too sideways there and paid the price. Slater makes his return now.
New Zealand 6
Australia 14
7:21pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:21pm | Report comment
41′ – Penalty to the Kiwis now and they will go on the attack immediately here. Marshall needs to start dictating terms here. He needs to combine with Hoffman if possible.
New Zealand 6
Australia 14
7:20pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:20pm | Report comment
SECOND HALF KICKOFF – New Zealand with possession. Slater I think still has some minutes to serve in the bin.
New Zealand 6
Australia 14
7:17pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:17pm | Report comment
Thanks Zac.
New Zealand 6
Australia 14
7:17pm
Zac Zavos said | 7:17pm | Report comment
Over 10,000 readers of this live blog by half-time Alan; nice call and keep it up.
Cheers, Zac
The Roar
7:09pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:09pm | Report comment
An intense and at times entertaining first half has ended with Australia infront of New Zealand. The Kiwis started well as Luke scored under the posts but from that moment on, Australia have dominated territory and have posted two tries. Thurston, Smith, Slater and Cronk were slick in attack in the first half for Australia but some stern Kiwi defence has kept this contest close. New Zealand were unlucky not to score a second try themselves after Slater impeded the progress of a Kiwi player and was sent to the bin late in the first half. Hoffman has been quite for New Zealand and appears to be battling an ankle injury. He will have to fire along with several others if New Zealand are a chance of beating the Kangaroos tonight.
HALFTIME:
New Zealand 6
Australia 14
7:22pm
Magne said | 7:22pm | Report comment
No chance of that, mate! The Queensland connection will be too strong this time.
7:05pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:05pm | Report comment
PENALTY SUCCESSFUL – Thurston converts and its 14-6 Australia here.
HALFTIME:
New Zealand 6
Australia 14
7:19pm
Magne said | 7:19pm | Report comment
Yes, a pity we don’t get this match live in Australia, either. It is amazing!
7:05pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:05pm | Report comment
They are showing it at 7:30pm Heavy… I understand your frustration.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
7:04pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:04pm | Report comment
Smith will go for the posts here after Australia get another penalty.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
7:04pm
Heavyd said | 7:04pm | Report comment
What time are Channel 9 showing this game………10.30pm?
7:10pm
ashleigh said | 7:10pm | Report comment
they’re playing it at 7:30pm, foxsports is replaying at 10:30pm….i’m watching foxsports replay because there’ll be no ads and why should channel 9 get my view when they are pathetic for not showing it live?
7:03pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:03pm | Report comment
37′ – Australia appeared to make an error there but they get the penalty for a strip. Big few minutes coming up for Australia now. If they can score, it will be a dagger to the heart of the Kiwis here. Harsh penalty against New Zealand though.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
7:02pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:02pm | Report comment
36′ – Johnson with a bomb and Boyd defuses it well. Bromwich has looked really good for New Zealand. Australia work it out of their own half here.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
7:01pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:01pm | Report comment
35′ – Cronk with a chip to the posts but Marshall regathers possession and New Zealand work it out of their own half here.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
7:00pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:00pm | Report comment
35′ – New Zealand lose possession and Australia start a set in good field position here. New Zealand can ill-afford to concede points now.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
7:00pm
Alan Nicolea said | 7:00pm | Report comment
34′ – Thurston with a kick now and Hoffman returns the football for New Zealand. Hoffman has been quite tonight but he is a massive game breaker for New Zealand.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
6:58pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:58pm | Report comment
33′ – Mannering loses possession after failing to handle a good pass from Johnson. Kiwis need to be more clinical in attack. Australia are off the hook.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
6:58pm
ashleigh said | 6:58pm | Report comment
thankyou so much for the live score updates! you guys are the best
6:58pm
roml357 said | 6:58pm | Report comment
penalty try time…
6:57pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:57pm | Report comment
NO TRY AND SIN BIN – Slater has deliberately impeded the progress of a Kiwi player here. He is off to the bin.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
7:04pm
King of the Gorgonites said | 7:04pm | Report comment
Sin bin? You don’t se that often
6:55pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:55pm | Report comment
VIDEO REFEREE – Big call coming up here because Johnson put in a grubber and it appears that a Kiwis player was tackled without the football here…
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
6:54pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:54pm | Report comment
30 ‘ -Thurston with a long kick and Vatuvei returns the football well for New Zealand. Kiwis starting a set in good field position here.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
6:53pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:53pm | Report comment
29′ – Fien with a short grubber and Inglis does well to read it and regather the football. Australia now with possession deep in their own territory.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
6:52pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:52pm | Report comment
28′ – New Zealand get the penalty now and they will go on the attack and have a great chance to level up here. Hoffman however looks injured and may come off here.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
6:51pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:51pm | Report comment
27′ – Australia are dominating now. New Zealand have been defending for long periods of the game here and the Kangaroos are beginning to take advantage. Cronk with a kick and Hoffman returns the football for New Zealand.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
6:51pm
King of the Gorgonites said | 6:51pm | Report comment
That’s what im talking about!
6:51pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:51pm | Report comment
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL – Thurston converts and its 12-6 Australia.
New Zealand 6
Australia 12
6:49pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:49pm | Report comment
TRY AUSTRALIA – Slater sets up Inglis who scores nicely in the corner. Australia too slick for the Kiwis at the moment.
New Zealand 6
Australia 10
6:48pm
Bex said | 6:48pm | Report comment
Awesome commentary mate, keep it up. Go the Roos!
6:48pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:48pm | Report comment
24′ – Marshall with a kick but its charged down and Hoffman regathers the football and they make a mini break through Kenny-Dowall. Australia however get the turnover and the Kangaroos will start a set in good field position here.
New Zealand 6
Australia 6
6:47pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:47pm | Report comment
23′ – Australia now return the football here after scoring points. Thaiday makes some good yardage here and the Kangaroos are making easy yardage. Smith with a bomb and Hoffman defuses it well.
New Zealand 6
Australia 6
6:45pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:45pm | Report comment
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL – Thurston converts and its 6 all. Australia deserve to be level after dominating play over the past few minutes.
New Zealand 6
Australia 6
6:44pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:44pm | Report comment
TRY AUSTRALIA – Weak defence there from the Kiwis as Thurston steps his way past some defenders to score. Australia will level up here.
New Zealand 6
Australia 4
6:43pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:43pm | Report comment
19′ – Australia get the penalty now and they will go on the attack. New Zealand need to show some steel in defence here.
New Zealand 6
Australia 0
6:43pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:43pm | Report comment
18′ – Pritchard forces another offload but he needs to be more selective. Marshall with a kick and Boyd returns the football now for Australia. The Kangaroos are dominating territory now.
New Zealand 6
Australia 0
6:42pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:42pm | Report comment
18′ – Nightingale with a great take after Thurston produced a bomb. Kiwis work it out of their own half now.
New Zealand 6
Australia 0
6:41pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:41pm | Report comment
17′ – Johnson with a bomb but Vatuvei drops the football and Australia get the turnover here. Tamou is now on for the Kangaroos.
New Zealand 6
Australia 0
6:40pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:40pm | Report comment
15′ – Inglis with strength nearly forces his way to the line but he loses possession and the Kiwis scrambled well in defence. They are up for this match tonight. New Zealand with the scrum deep in their own territory.
New Zealand 6
Australia 0
6:38pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:38pm | Report comment
14′ – Slater makes a break and finds Cronk. Lewis then forces a pass and Kenny-Dowall intercepts the football. New Zealand survive and they work it out of their own half. Matulino loses possession however and Australia go back on the attack.
New Zealand 6
Australia 0
6:37pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:37pm | Report comment
13′ – New Zealand have to produce an error free set here after scoring. Marshall with a deep kick and Slater recovers possession. Australia now working it out of their own territory.
New Zealand 6
Australia 0
6:36pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:36pm | Report comment
CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL – Marshall converts and its 6 nil here. New Zealand are on top here.
New Zealand 6
Australia 0
6:35pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:35pm | Report comment
TRY NEW ZEALAND – Great start here from the Kiwis as Luke scores from dummy-half. New Zealand have started with great intensity here and deserve this lead.
New Zealand 4
Australia 0
6:34pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:34pm | Report comment
9′ – New Zealand now on the attack through Johnson after a good offload from Pritchard. Smith is then denied by a great tackle from Taylor. Thurston knocks the football down and the Kiwis will get the scrum feed just 10 metres out from Australia’s line.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:32pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:32pm | Report comment
7′ – Marshall with a short kick and Boyd returns for Australia. New Zealand have started well and have made just the one error here. They need to stay sharp against the Kangaroos. Hodges now makes some good ground out wide. Thurston with another bomb and Nightingale this time gets the penalty for a tackle in the air from Taylor.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:30pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:30pm | Report comment
7′ – Cronk with a bomb now and Hoffman is tackled without the football and gets the penalty for the Kiwis. New Zealand will get out of trouble here but Cronk and Thurston have started well here.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:29pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:29pm | Report comment
6′ – Marshall kicks deep and finds Uate. Good solid start from both teams here but Australia do appear the more settled of the two sides at the moment. Australia work it up to the halfway now.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:28pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:28pm | Report comment
5′ – Cronk with a cross field kick nearly finds Uate in the corner again but it goes into touch. Kiwis survive there after Thurston made a break earlier. Australia looking the sharper of the two teams here.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:26pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:26pm | Report comment
4′ – New Zealand lose possession on the first play of an attacking set. Very bad error from Vatuvei as he failed to handle a Marshall inside pass. Those mistakes can cost you dearly against Australia.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:24pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:24pm | Report comment
3′ – Australia has lost possession as Shillington makes an error after a big hit from McKendry. Looked like a head clash. Kiwis on the attack now and they have to make every chance count against Australia.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:23pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:23pm | Report comment
2′ – New Zealand with a solid set as Marshall puts up a bomb but Slater defuses it easily. Australia with possession now and they work it out of their own half.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:22pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:22pm | Report comment
1′ – Johnson still being treated for injury here and this looks to be bad news for the Kiwis and Warriors. Johnson gets up now and he appears fit and well. Play on now and the Kiwis have possession.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:21pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:21pm | Report comment
1′ – Good solid set from Australia and now Cronk with a cross field kick and finds Uate. Great play but Uate has been tackled and its a change over. Johnson now has gone down injured here.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:20pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:20pm | Report comment
KICKOFF – Australia with possession.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:18pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:18pm | Report comment
Now for the Haka….
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:15pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:15pm | Report comment
Great crowd at Eden Park….
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:23pm
King of the Gorgonites said | 6:23pm | Report comment
How big would u say.
6:13pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:13pm | Report comment
National anthems playing now.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:13pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:13pm | Report comment
I am really looking forward to watching Hoffman for the Kiwis. New Zealand haven’t had such a promising fullback at their disposal for a long time.
New Zealand 0
Australia 0
6:10pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:10pm | Report comment
I heard something about it West…. can’t say I know too much though. Sorry.
6:10pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:10pm | Report comment
Both teams making their way out now…. Will Australia receive another hostile reception from the locals?
6:08pm
west said | 6:08pm | Report comment
Howdy Alan, do you know anything about this talk that this might be the last ANZAC test. ARL commission is in New Zealand discussing the future of Anzac tests.
6:14pm
jamesb said | 6:14pm | Report comment
There is speculation that the ANZAC test
could be scrapped and that possibly next year, NZ could start their own origin concept, like Auckland v Counties as a one off game.
you could also argue that this may possibly be Channel nines last ANZAC test for a while lol.
6:03pm
Alan Nicolea said | 6:03pm | Report comment
Good evening and welcome to this live blog covering the Anzac Test clash between the Kangaroos and Kiwis. It will be important for New Zealand to get over the Tamou saga and play consistent tough football for the full eighty minutes against a very talented Australia team. Can the Kiwis stop the awesome foursome of Slater, Thurston, Cronk and Smith? Can Australia limit the influence of star Kiwis players Hoffman, Marshall and Johnson? If both teams are at their best, this should be a great quality test between two sides blessed with some superb footballers. Who will win? Leave your thoughts on the match as it happens.
6:02pm
west said | 6:02pm | Report comment
Bunch of big Angry kiwis running at you wouldn’t you want to hide. should be a great match with hard hit ups not to mention its pretty much the most dangerous contact sport in the world. There will be blood.
5:31pm
Dan said | 5:31pm | Report comment
Aussies 20-12 Uate first try gallen man of match
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4:23pm
Magne said | 4:23pm | Report comment
Why do you think the Kangaroos will want to find somewhere to hide?
4:11pm
west said | 4:11pm | Report comment
PHeww, kiwis by ten mate. Kiwis have a huge advantage. Eden park is a Kiwi fortress. By God watch out Kangaroos theres nowhere to hide out there the’ll be exposed and exploded by the KIWIS. This will be destruction like nothing else.
3:46pm
Andy said | 3:46pm | Report comment
At least Kearney will have had plenty of practice at explaining why his team lost at the press conference. Kangaroos by 22.