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2014 Four Nations - Australia vs Samoa
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
'Roos wary of 'underestimated' Samoa
By James MacSmith
AAP
6:00am Sun 09th November, 2014
Four Nations surprise packets Samoa have been underestimated from the beginning of the tournament says coach Matt Parish as they attempt to topple world champions Australia and earn a spot in next week's final.
Samoa have shocked the rugby league world with their efforts in the tournament so far, a 32-26 loss to England followed up by a heartbreaking last-minute 14-12 defeat to New Zealand.
In the process, Samoa have emerged as an international force ahead of Sunday's final-round match against Australia in Wollongong.
"We have played well. I think the media underestimated the calibre of player we had in the squad but I always thought, if we got a bit of continuity together, we could play well," Parish said.
"Consistency is probably not a word you associate with a lot of Pacific Islanders and that is what we have tried to bring out in this group, particularly at training and carried on into the game.
"We just need to turn up and play well and, if we can do that, we will be very competitive against Australia."
Parish identified stopping Australian captain and hooker Cameron Smith and fullback Greg Inglis as crucial in any effort to get the better of the Kangaroos.
"They are a mighty team - it doesn't matter which way you look at it," Parish said.
"When we came into the competition, I must admit I wasn't sure what to expect but, after how we did in the World Cup, I thought we could improve on those performances and we have some good players in there.
"The preparation has been good for all three games and I'm hoping we can improve on what we did last week. We will be really competitive against Australia."
Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens paid tribute to Samoa's impressive efforts in the tournament so far, a 32-26 loss to England and a 14-12 defeat to the Kiwis.
"It is the best fourth nation, if you want to put it that way, that we have seen play since I have been involved since '09," he said.
Australia's captain Cameron Smith concurred.
"The Samoans have been very good throughout the whole tournament," he said.
"We have been really impressed with the way they have played.
"They were really unlucky to go down against England and unlucky not to beat the Kiwis over there last week.
"They are a team full of great players. If we don't play well [on Sunday], we will be looking down the barrel of a loss."
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By James MacSmith
AAP
6:00am Sun 09th November, 2014
Four Nations surprise packets Samoa have been underestimated from the beginning of the tournament says coach Matt Parish as they attempt to topple world champions Australia and earn a spot in next week's final.
Samoa have shocked the rugby league world with their efforts in the tournament so far, a 32-26 loss to England followed up by a heartbreaking last-minute 14-12 defeat to New Zealand.
In the process, Samoa have emerged as an international force ahead of Sunday's final-round match against Australia in Wollongong.
"We have played well. I think the media underestimated the calibre of player we had in the squad but I always thought, if we got a bit of continuity together, we could play well," Parish said.
"Consistency is probably not a word you associate with a lot of Pacific Islanders and that is what we have tried to bring out in this group, particularly at training and carried on into the game.
"We just need to turn up and play well and, if we can do that, we will be very competitive against Australia."
Parish identified stopping Australian captain and hooker Cameron Smith and fullback Greg Inglis as crucial in any effort to get the better of the Kangaroos.
"They are a mighty team - it doesn't matter which way you look at it," Parish said.
"When we came into the competition, I must admit I wasn't sure what to expect but, after how we did in the World Cup, I thought we could improve on those performances and we have some good players in there.
"The preparation has been good for all three games and I'm hoping we can improve on what we did last week. We will be really competitive against Australia."
Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens paid tribute to Samoa's impressive efforts in the tournament so far, a 32-26 loss to England and a 14-12 defeat to the Kiwis.
"It is the best fourth nation, if you want to put it that way, that we have seen play since I have been involved since '09," he said.
Australia's captain Cameron Smith concurred.
"The Samoans have been very good throughout the whole tournament," he said.
"We have been really impressed with the way they have played.
"They were really unlucky to go down against England and unlucky not to beat the Kiwis over there last week.
"They are a team full of great players. If we don't play well [on Sunday], we will be looking down the barrel of a loss."
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Australia
1. Greg Inglis
2. Josh Mansour
3. Michael Jennings
4. Dylan Walker
5. Sione Mata'utia
6. Daly Cherry-Evans
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Aaron Woods
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Josh Papalii
11. Sam Thaiday
12. Greg Bird
13. Corey Parker
14. Boyd Cordner
18. Ben Hunt
19. David Klemmer
21. Josh Jackson
Samoa
1. Tim Simona
2. Antonio Winterstein
3. Tim Lafai
4. Joseph Leilua
5. Daniel Vidot
6. Ben Roberts
7. Kyle Stanley
8. Isaac Liu
17. Mose Masoe
10. David Fa’alogo (c)
11. Frank Pritchard
12. Leeson Ah Mau
13. Josh McGuire
9. Pita Godinet
14. Dunamis Lui
15. Reni Maitua
16. Sauaso Sue
1. Greg Inglis
2. Josh Mansour
3. Michael Jennings
4. Dylan Walker
5. Sione Mata'utia
6. Daly Cherry-Evans
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Aaron Woods
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Josh Papalii
11. Sam Thaiday
12. Greg Bird
13. Corey Parker
14. Boyd Cordner
18. Ben Hunt
19. David Klemmer
21. Josh Jackson
Samoa
1. Tim Simona
2. Antonio Winterstein
3. Tim Lafai
4. Joseph Leilua
5. Daniel Vidot
6. Ben Roberts
7. Kyle Stanley
8. Isaac Liu
17. Mose Masoe
10. David Fa’alogo (c)
11. Frank Pritchard
12. Leeson Ah Mau
13. Josh McGuire
9. Pita Godinet
14. Dunamis Lui
15. Reni Maitua
16. Sauaso Sue
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
4 penalties he has given away so far isn't it ???
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Resurgent 'Roos book spot in final
By Chris Kennedy, National Correspondent
NRL.com
6:15pm Sun 09th November, 2014
The Kangaroos have done enough to overcome a determined Samoa 44-18 and book a rematch against New Zealand in the Four Nations final in Wellington next Saturday.
In front of a vocal crowd of 18,456 at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, featuring a very heavy Samoan contingent, the green-and-golds produced a three-try blitz late in the second half of the opening stanza to blow the game open.
Despite a determined effort from the outsiders the Aussies always looked in control from the time halfback Cooper Cronk opened the scoring in just the second minute.
The match featured first ever Test tries for David Klemmer, Josh Mansour and debutant Josh Jackson, while unlucky rookie Sione Mata'utia selflessly passed for Cronk's try then was denied himself due to a forward pass in the lead-up.
In Australia's first set, after some great work from Inglis to put Mata'utia in space just inside the Aussies' half, the 18-year-old showed maturity beyond his years to streak downfield and patiently hold up the pass as he ran Samoa fullback Tim Simona away from his supporting runner, then threw a perfectly-timed pass to Cronk.
Inglis was next to cross in the 11th minute after a series of passes on the last at the Samoa line, including a couple of offloads from Corey Parker – one early in the play and the last to put Inglis over.
Samoa had the better of the next 15 minutes but repeatedly let the Aussies off the hook when they got into attacking position, often piggy-backing the Kangaroos out of their own end.
Joseph Leilua, who was so dominant against New Zealand, was the chief culprit, conceding four first-half ruck penalties leading to a caution from the officials.
The Samoans did peg the margin back to four points on 20 minutes through fullback Tim Simona, who put a big fend on Aussie skipper Cameron Smith then ran around Aaron Woods to cross next to the posts.
But the floodgates opened in the 26th minute when Cronk put Inglis through a gap that opened up when Ben Roberts fell for Sam Thaiday's decoy run, with the fullback's second try enough to earn him man-of-the-match honours.
Four minutes later Daly Cherry-Evans streaked 60 metres from a scrum for a great solo try when he stood up Kyle Stanley and outpaced Simona to the corner.
It became three tries in eight minutes when David Klemmer bagged his first four-pointer in green and gold.
The rangy prop – who repeatedly dented the Samoa line with massive kick-off returns – smashed onto a short ball to burst over under the posts, sending the Aussies to the break up 28-6. With 85 metres from just seven first-half carries, Klemmer added plenty of grunt to the Kangaroos' running game.
Needing to win by at least nine to progress the Samoans were never realistically going to come back from a 22-point half-time deficit but refused to go away and were first to score after the break through Roberts who produced a big left foot step at the Aussie line.
It was to be as close as they got though, with Cronk getting his second in the 62nd minute to effectively end the contest.
Samoa skipper David Fa'alogo kept things interesting, charging over shortly after, before a late pair of tries to Josh Papalii and Josh Mansour blew the score out to 44-18.
Australia - 44 (Inglis 2, Cronk 2, Cherry-Evans, Papalii, Mansour tries; Smith 4, Cherry-Evans 2 goals)
Defeated
Samoa - 18 (Simona, Roberts, Fa'alogo tries; Lafai 3 goals)
Crowd 18,456
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By Chris Kennedy, National Correspondent
NRL.com
6:15pm Sun 09th November, 2014
The Kangaroos have done enough to overcome a determined Samoa 44-18 and book a rematch against New Zealand in the Four Nations final in Wellington next Saturday.
In front of a vocal crowd of 18,456 at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, featuring a very heavy Samoan contingent, the green-and-golds produced a three-try blitz late in the second half of the opening stanza to blow the game open.
Despite a determined effort from the outsiders the Aussies always looked in control from the time halfback Cooper Cronk opened the scoring in just the second minute.
The match featured first ever Test tries for David Klemmer, Josh Mansour and debutant Josh Jackson, while unlucky rookie Sione Mata'utia selflessly passed for Cronk's try then was denied himself due to a forward pass in the lead-up.
In Australia's first set, after some great work from Inglis to put Mata'utia in space just inside the Aussies' half, the 18-year-old showed maturity beyond his years to streak downfield and patiently hold up the pass as he ran Samoa fullback Tim Simona away from his supporting runner, then threw a perfectly-timed pass to Cronk.
Inglis was next to cross in the 11th minute after a series of passes on the last at the Samoa line, including a couple of offloads from Corey Parker – one early in the play and the last to put Inglis over.
Samoa had the better of the next 15 minutes but repeatedly let the Aussies off the hook when they got into attacking position, often piggy-backing the Kangaroos out of their own end.
Joseph Leilua, who was so dominant against New Zealand, was the chief culprit, conceding four first-half ruck penalties leading to a caution from the officials.
The Samoans did peg the margin back to four points on 20 minutes through fullback Tim Simona, who put a big fend on Aussie skipper Cameron Smith then ran around Aaron Woods to cross next to the posts.
But the floodgates opened in the 26th minute when Cronk put Inglis through a gap that opened up when Ben Roberts fell for Sam Thaiday's decoy run, with the fullback's second try enough to earn him man-of-the-match honours.
Four minutes later Daly Cherry-Evans streaked 60 metres from a scrum for a great solo try when he stood up Kyle Stanley and outpaced Simona to the corner.
It became three tries in eight minutes when David Klemmer bagged his first four-pointer in green and gold.
The rangy prop – who repeatedly dented the Samoa line with massive kick-off returns – smashed onto a short ball to burst over under the posts, sending the Aussies to the break up 28-6. With 85 metres from just seven first-half carries, Klemmer added plenty of grunt to the Kangaroos' running game.
Needing to win by at least nine to progress the Samoans were never realistically going to come back from a 22-point half-time deficit but refused to go away and were first to score after the break through Roberts who produced a big left foot step at the Aussie line.
It was to be as close as they got though, with Cronk getting his second in the 62nd minute to effectively end the contest.
Samoa skipper David Fa'alogo kept things interesting, charging over shortly after, before a late pair of tries to Josh Papalii and Josh Mansour blew the score out to 44-18.
Australia - 44 (Inglis 2, Cronk 2, Cherry-Evans, Papalii, Mansour tries; Smith 4, Cherry-Evans 2 goals)
Defeated
Samoa - 18 (Simona, Roberts, Fa'alogo tries; Lafai 3 goals)
Crowd 18,456
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