2008 World Cup
       Australian Kangaroos

2008 World Cup Index [Draw] [Player Stats]

Location: International > Nations > First Grade Competition: World Cup

Club: Australia [Club Headlines]

Squad: Terry Campese (Canberra Raiders, NSW), Petero Civoniceva (Penrith Panthers, QLD), Craig Fitzgibbon (Sydney Roosters, NSW), Israel Folau (Melbourne Storm, QLD), Paul Gallen (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, NSW), Kurt Gidley (Newcastle Knights, NSW), Justin Hodges (Brisbane Broncos, QLD), Greg Inglis (Melbourne Storm, QLD), Brent Kite (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), Anthony Laffranchi (Gold Coast Titans, NSW), Darren Lockyer - captain (Brisbane Broncos, QLD), Joel Monaghan (Canberra Raiders, NSW), Josh Perry (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), Steve Price (New Zealand Warriors, QLD), Scott Prince (Gold Coast Titans, QLD), Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm, QLD), Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm, QLD), Brett Stewart (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), Glenn Stewart (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), Brent Tate (New Zealand Warriors, QLD), Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys, QLD), Anthony Tupou (Sydney Roosters, NSW), Anthony Watmough (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), David Williams (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW).
Gains Terry Campese (Canberra Raiders, NSW), Petero Civoniceva (Penrith Panthers, QLD), Craig Fitzgibbon (Sydney Roosters, NSW), Israel Folau (Melbourne Storm, QLD), Paul Gallen (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, NSW), Kurt Gidley (Newcastle Knights, NSW), Justin Hodges (Brisbane Broncos, QLD), Greg Inglis (Melbourne Storm, QLD), Brent Kite (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), Anthony Laffranchi (Gold Coast Titans, NSW), Darren Lockyer - captain (Brisbane Broncos, QLD), Joel Monaghan (Canberra Raiders, NSW), Josh Perry (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), Steve Price (New Zealand Warriors, QLD), Scott Prince (Gold Coast Titans, QLD), Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm, QLD), Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm, QLD), Brett Stewart (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), Glenn Stewart (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), Brent Tate (New Zealand Warriors, QLD), Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys, QLD), Anthony Tupou (Sydney Roosters, NSW), Anthony Watmough (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW), David Williams (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, NSW).
Losses: Michael Crocker (Melbourne Storm, QLD).
Coach: Ricky Stuart
Club Season Index: Australia [Season Matches Review]

Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sun Oct 26: Australia Kangaroos 30 d. New Zealand Kiwis 6 Date: Sunday October 26, 2008 Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 34,157 Table Position: 1 Tries (5): Israel Folau 2, Greg Inglis, Joel Monaghan, Billy Slater Goals (5): Johnathan Thurston (4 from 5), Cameron Smith (1 from 1) Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sun Nov 2: Australia Kangaroos 52 d. England 4 Date: Sunday November 2, 2008 Venue: Telstra Dome, Docklands, Melbourne (VIC) Crowd: 36,297 Table Position: 1 Tries (9): Greg Inglis 3, Billy Slater 3, Anthony Laffranchi 2, Joel Monaghan Goals (8): Scott Prince (8 from 10) Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sun Nov 9: Australia Kangaroos 46 d. Papua New Guinea 6 Date: Sunday November 9, 2008 Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Crowd: 16,239 Table Position: 1 Tries (8): David Williams 3, Joel Monaghan 2, Scott Prince 2, Anthony Tupou Goals (7): Johnathan Thurston (7 from 8) Semi Finals - Nov 15-16 Sun: Australia Kangaroos 52 d. Fiji 0 Date: Sunday November 16, 2008 Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 15,855 Tries (10): Billy Slater 3, Johnathan Thurston 3, Brent Tate 2, Paul Gallen, Greg Inglis Goals (6): Johnathan Thurston (6 from 10) Final - Nov 22 Sat: Australia 20 l. New Zealand 34 Date: Saturday November 22, 2008 Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Crowd: 50,599 Tries (4): Darren Lockyer 2, Greg Inglis, David Williams Goals (2): Johnathan Thurston (2 from 4)

Position: 1 Played: 2 (Home 2, Away 0) Won: 2, Drawn: 0, Lost: 0, Byes: 0 For: 82 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals) Against: 10 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals) Points: 4, Difference: 72 Pool A [26 Oct 08] W 30-6 v New Zealand Pool A [02 Nov 08] W 52-4 v England Pool A [09 Nov 08] W 46-6 v PNG Semi Finals [16 Nov 08] W 52-0 v Fiji Final [22 Nov 08] L 20-34 v New Zealand Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile Player P T G FG Pts Darius Boyd 1 0 0 0 0 Terry Campese 1 0 0 0 0 Petero Civoniceva 4 0 0 0 0 Craig Fitzgibbon 3 (2) 0 0 0 0 Israel Folau 5 (1) 2 0 0 8 Paul Gallen 5 (1) 1 0 0 4 Kurt Gidley 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 Justin Hodges 0 0 0 0 0 Karmichael Hunt 4 (3) 0 0 0 0 Greg Inglis 4 6 0 0 24 Brent Kite 5 (3) 0 0 0 0 Anthony Laffranchi 4 2 0 0 8 Darren Lockyer 4 2 0 0 8 Joel Monaghan 5 4 0 0 16 Josh Perry 3 (2) 0 0 0 0 Steve Price 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 Scott Prince 2 (1) 2 8/10 0 24 Billy Slater 4 7 0 0 28 Cameron Smith 5 0 1/1 0 2 Brett Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 Glenn Stewart 4 0 0 0 0 Brent Tate 4 2 0 0 8 Johnathan Thurston 4 3 19/27 0 50 Anthony Tupou 5 (4) 1 0 0 4 Anthony Watmough 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 David Williams 2 4 0 0 16 26 players used Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench Crowd Information: Total: Games 5 - 153147 (Average: 30,629) Home: Games 0 - 0 (Average: 0) Away: Games 0 - 0 (Average: 0) Leading Point Scorers: 50: Johnathan Thurston (4) 28: Billy Slater (4) 24: Greg Inglis (4), Scott Prince (2) 16: Joel Monaghan (5) Leading Try Scorers: 7: Billy Slater (4) 6: Greg Inglis (4) 4: Joel Monaghan (5), David Williams (2) 3: Johnathan Thurston (4) 2: Israel Folau (5), Anthony Laffranchi (4), Darren Lockyer (4), Scott Prince (2), Brent Tate (4) 1: Paul Gallen (5), Anthony Tupou (5) Leading Goal Scorers: 19: Johnathan Thurston. Attempts: 19/27. Accuracy: 70% (4) 8: Scott Prince. Attempts: 8/10. Accuracy: 80% (2) 1: Cameron Smith. Attempts: 1/1. Accuracy: 100% (5) Numbers in brackets denote appearances