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Fri April 20, 2012
by ABC Sport
Source: www.abc.net.auCameron Smith celebrated his first Test as Australia's full-time skipper with the match-winning try as the Kangaroos held off a persistent but error-riddled New Zealand 20-12 at Eden Park on Friday night.
In Australia's first Test of the post-Darren Lockyer era, the Kangaroos overcame the sin-binning of full-back Billy Slater to maintain their dominance of the annual mid-year clash - the Kiwis still without a win in the Anzac Test since 1998.
Having put themselves back into the contest when Shaun Johnson marked his Test debut with a 90-metre intercept try to cut the deficit to two points, the Kiwis were unable to go on with the job, with Smith sealing the result with a short-range try 10 minutes from full-time.
"The Kiwis were never going to roll over. We had to fight all the way to the end," Sam Thaiday told Grandstand.
"That was a true Australia-New Zealand Test, there was some tough work."
The Kiwis will no doubt rue the plethora of errors which punctuated their performance, including 41 missed tackles and two kicks out on the full, though they can take some heart from the fact it was the third straight mid-year Test decided by 10 points or less.
"We stuck to our long kicking game, and turned their big fellas around and we got a couple of errors off them," Johnathan Thurston said of the second-half arm wrestle.
"It was definitely a grind. I thought we had enough gas left in the back half to give ourselves a chance. Unfortunately they scored that try with about 10 to go," he said.
"We got off to a good start but probably took our foot off the pedal a little bit in that first half.
"A couple of back-to-back errors which are also to costly against a good team like Australia."
While the fans gave him an icy reception, there was no special treatment for Kiwi-born Australian debutant James Tamou, who was the least productive of the Kangaroos front-rowers with 77 metres from 10 runs.
Fellow debutant Johnson was left writhing in pain, holding his shoulder in the opening minute before recovering for a memorable first Test.
"Certainly highs and lows. That intercept try is something I'll never forget, such as buzz running in to score, but it wasn't a good feeling when I was lying on the ground in the first minute of the game," he said.
The 21-year-old noted the step up in intensity.
"You're playing the best of the best players. If you don't come in prepared that it's going to be brutal, fast and really physical you're going to be no show," he added.
"I thought we matched them pretty well tonight."
Costly errorsDesperately needing to be the first to score after the break, the Kiwis had a shocking start to the second stanza, with Jason Nightingale taken into touch on the third tackle, Nathan Fien kicking out on the full and conceding a penalty in the first five minutes.
But their luck turned with Johnson plucking a Cooper Cronk pass in the 46th minute and racing 90 metres to drag the home side within two points at 14-12.
The Kiwi chant went up but it was the Kangaroos who went closest when Akuila Uate fumbled just short of the tryline after Justin Hodges had flung the ball infield when tackled into touch by Brisbane team-mate Josh Hoffman.
The Kiwis continued to be their own worst enemy as this time Benji Marshall kicked out on the full inside his own half, and with David Taylor starting to cause damage against a tiring defence, Smith left his mark as he swivelled over after a grubber kick bounced back into his arms.
In front of a pumped-up 35,329-strong crowd that will no doubt add weight to calls for the match to remain part of the calendar, the Kiwis charged out of the gates with Issac Luke going over after team-mate Jeremy Smith had been held up over the line.
The Kangaroos hit back as Johnathan Thurston and Greg Inglis scored four minutes apart to put the visitors in control before they lost Slater to the sin bin when he was deemed to have committed a professional foul in taking out Alex Glenn as he chased a Johnson kick near the tryline.
The one-man advantage did not help the Kiwis, however, with the Australians actually extending their advantage beyond a converted try with a penalty just before half-time to lead 14-6.
Australia: 20 (G Inglis, J Thurston, C Smith tries; J Thurston 4 goals)
New Zealand: 12 (S Johnson, I Luke tries; B Marshall 2 goals)
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ABC SportClick here for audio interviews and other related linksInterviews with Tim Sheens, Sam Thaiday, Johnathan Thurston, Stephen Kearney, Simon Mannering, Shaun Johnson and Sam McKendry.
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Benji Marshall will lead New Zealand into battle on Friday night against Australia with three debutants named in the 17.
Two of the debutants will fill key positions with Brisbane's Josh Hoffman named at fullback and talented Warriors youngster Shaun Johnson taking over as halfback.
Melbourne's Jesse Bromwich has been named on the bench.
Brisbane's Gerard Beale was named 18th man missing out on selection to hot and cold Warriors winger Manu Vatuvai and omitted from the squad is Jason Taumalolo from North Queensland.
The Kiwis head into Friday's Test at Eden Park as rank outsiders after a dreadful 2011 International campaign and will be hoping for a big crowd to help support the home team to a famous upset victory.
The curtain raiser kicks off at 6.05pm and the main game at 8.15pm and tickets can still be bought at Ticketek and selected Mad Butcher stores.
1 Josh Hoffman (Brisbane)
2 Jason Nightingale (Dragons)
3 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Roosters)
4 Simon Mannering (Warriors)
5 Manu Vatuvei (Warriors)
6 Benji Marshall [c] (Wests Tigers)
7 Shaun Johnson (Warriors)
8 Sam McKendry (Penrith)
9 Issac Luke (Souths)
10 Ben Matulino (Warriors)
11 Frank Pritchard (Canterbury)
12 Adam Blair (Wests Tigers)
13 Jeremy Smith (Cronulla)
Subs:
14 Nathan Fien (Dragons)
15 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Roosters)
16 Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne)
17 Alex Glenn (Brisbane)
18th man: Gerard Beale (Brisbane)
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 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
10 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [04 Mar 12] L 20-26 v Manly (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [12 Mar 12] W 36-20 v Parramatta (A). [HB]
[View] Round 3 [18 Mar 12] L 18-32 v Canterbury (H). [HB]
[View] Round 4 [24 Mar 12] W 26-6 v Gold Coast (H). [HB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 5 [31 Mar 12] L 8-26 v Roosters (A). [HB]
[View] Round 6 [08 Apr 12] L 12-32 v Canberra (A). [HB]
[View] Round 7 [15 Apr 12] W 44-22 v Souths (H). [HB]
[View] Round 9 [05 May 12] W 30-20 v Brisbane (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [12 May 12] W 30-26 v Roosters (H). [HB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 11 [18 May 12] L 22-24 v Wests Tigers (A). [HB]
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2012 International Test Matches
New Zealand
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Bill Kelly Cup [20 Apr 12] L 12-20 v Australia (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
14 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 11] L 6-13 v Roosters (A). [HB]
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 11] L 22-26 v Wests Tigers (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 11] L 10-30 v Cowboys (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 11] W 22-6 v Titans (H). [HB]
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 11] W 36-12 v Canterbury (H). [HB]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 11] W 48-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 11] W 29-10 v Canberra (H). [HB]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 11] L 20-21 v Broncos (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 11] W 20-12 v Knights (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 11] W 26-12 v Panthers (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 11] L 22-26 v Dragons (A). [HB]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 11] W 18-6 v North Qld (H). [HB]
[View] Finals Week 1 [10 Sep 11] L 10-40 v Brisbane. [HB]
[View] Finals Week 2 [16 Sep 11] W 22-20 v Wests Tigers. [HB]
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2010 NYC Toyota Cup
New Zealand Warriors
20 games; 7 tries, 64/87 goals, 5 field goals, 161 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 10] L 26-32 v Gold Coast (A). [HB] 8 Pts; 1t, 2/4g
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] D 30-30 v Cronulla (H). [HB] 10 Pts; 5/6g
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 10] L 18-30 v Brisbane (A). [HB]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] L 16-24 v North Qld (H). [HB] 2 Pts; 1/1g
[View] Round 11 [23 May 10] W 41-18 v Souths (H). [HB] 17 Pts; 1t, 6/7g, 1fg
[View] Round 12 [28 May 10] L 10-18 v Wests Tigers (A). [HB] 2 Pts; 1/2g
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 10] W 19-0 v Dragons (H). [HB] 7 Pts; 3/4g, 1fg
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 10] L 10-38 v Newcastle (A). [HB] 2 Pts; 1/2g
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 10] W 38-10 v Penrith (A). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 10] W 24-12 v Melbourne (H). [HB] 12 Pts; 2t, 2/5g
[View] Round 20 [25 Jul 10] W 19-18 v Souths (A). [HB] 7 Pts; 3/3g, 1fg
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 10] W 30-14 v Gold Coast (H). [HB] 10 Pts; 5/5g
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 10] L 24-31 v Cronulla (A). [HB] 8 Pts; 4/4g
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 10] W 28-26 v Newcastle (H). [HB] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/5g
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 10] W 56-18 v Manly (A). [HB] 8 Pts; 4/5g
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 10] W 42-12 v Brisbane (H). [HB] 10 Pts; 5/9g
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 10] W 52-6 v Parramatta (A). [HB] 16 Pts; 1t, 6/9g
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 10] W 25-22 v Manly. [HB] 5 Pts; 2/5g, 1fg
[View] Finals Week 3 [24 Sep 10] W 23-16 v Canterbury. [HB] 11 Pts; 1t, 3/4g, 1fg
[View] Grand Final [03 Oct 10] W 42-28 v Souths. [HB] 14 Pts; 7/7g
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2009 NYC Toyota Cup
New Zealand Warriors
25 games; 17 tries, 84/124 goals, 1 field goals, 237 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 09] L 26-28 v Eels (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 09] L 4-52 v Sea Eagles (A). [F8]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 09] W 24-16 v Broncos (H). [F8]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 09] W 42-32 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 1t, 1/2g
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 09] L 16-22 v Knights (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2/3g
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 09] W 22-14 v Roosters (H). [HB] 6 Pts; 3/4g
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] L 32-46 v Storm (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 2/7g
[View] Round 8 [03 May 09] L 14-30 v Dragons (A). [F8] 2 Pts; 1/3g
[View] Round 10 [17 May 09] W 41-16 v Cowboys (H). [HB] 17 Pts; 1t, 6/7g, 1fg
[View] Round 11 [24 May 09] L 28-42 v Raiders (A). [HB] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/5g
[View] Round 12 [31 May 09] D 24-24 v Tigers (H). [HB] 8 Pts; 4/4g
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 09] W 32-22 v Sharks (A). [HB] 8 Pts; 1t, 2/7g
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 09] W 34-6 v Knights (H). [HB] 14 Pts; 1t, 5/6g
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 09] W 32-10 v Titans (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 2/7g
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 09] L 18-50 v Broncos (A). [HB] 10 Pts; 1t, 3/3g
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 09] W 46-16 v Bulldogs (H). [HB] 18 Pts; 1t, 7/8g
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 09] L 28-30 v Roosters (A). [HB] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/5g
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 09] W 26-6 v Dragons (H). [HB] 10 Pts; 1t, 3/5g
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 09] L 28-30 v Panthers (A). [HB] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/5g
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 09] W 52-4 v Titans (H). [HB] 12 Pts; 6/10g
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 09] W 42-22 v Eels (A). [HB] 12 Pts; 6/7g
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 09] W 28-24 v Raiders (H). [HB] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/5g
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 09] W 42-24 v Bulldogs (A). [HB] 18 Pts; 2t, 5/8g
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] L 44-46 v Storm (H). [HB] 16 Pts; 1t, 6/8g
[View] Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 09] L 24-48 v Dragons. [HB] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/4g
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