ANALYSIS: How the Kangaroos absorbed Kiwi pressure in the face of fire and fury
abc.net.au/news/nick-campton-analysis-nz-fury-not-enough-against-australia/101646690If Australia goes on to win this World Cup it should not be remembered as a procession or some kind of inevitable triumph that was so easy it may as well have been pre-ordained.but their 16-14 win over New Zealand at Elland RoadNew Zealand had not impressed before this night. They were perfunctory in the group stages and downright sluggish and lucky to win against Fiji last week.
Their second score wasn't dissimilar. Jack Wighton is the kind of player who doesn't mind taking a chance on his instincts and that's all that could have told him if he was held or not when he flicked a pass out to Valentine Holmes for Australia's second.It was their brilliance, not their systems, that kept Australia in it after the torrid first half.
Dylan Brown celebrates a try that put New Zealand ahead, as Nathan Cleary looks dejected in the background. But here's the thing about taking down a juggernaut – you can't be switching off, not even for a second. The Australians are so accustomed to dominating and so adept at seizing control of a match like it's a birthright that if they're given even the slightest chance, they'll take the ascendancy and never let go.
Cameron Murray's try, which gave Australia a lead midway through the second half they never surrendered, wasn't anything special.
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