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While the Kangaroos are largely understrength for the Four Nations, let’s not dwell on the fact that there were missing Kangaroos in the loss to the Kiwis.
This team still had a lot of experience when compared to their victorious rivals.
The Kiwis need to be commended for a very good win. They played well, Stephen Kearney finally got some reward for his almost selfless plan for the future, and the new-found confidence in the Kiwi camp was legitimately earned.
Yes, the Kiwi team that played on Saturday had a handful more caps than the Kangaroos, but it ends there.
The Kangaroo team that played on Saturday had almost a thousand more NRL games under their belt, and 188 State of Origin games, all of which should prove invaluable. This should end the bleatings of a depleted Australian side as an excuse to lose to a less experienced New Zealand side, who had a few missing themselves.
The mighty Kangaroos were outclassed when forced into finding depth, which is hard to take when you consider the dominant force Australia is supposed to be when it comes to rugby league. As rugby league fans we should expect more from the Kangaroos.
On the flip side, given their aforementioned experience, and more time on the training paddock together, the Kangaroos will bounce back with a good performance.
We’ll see what Tim Sheens has up his sleeve this weekend, besides an overused handkerchief. Not to worry though mate, things could be much worse – just peruse the Australian rugby union headlines.
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