New Zealand squad: Adam Blair (Melbourne), Lewis Brown (Warriors), Greg Eastwood (Leeds), Nathan Fien (St George Illawarra), Bronson Harrison (Canberra), Lance Hohaia (Warriors), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Sydney Roosters), Thomas Leuluai (Wigan), Issac Luke (South Sydney), Simon Mannering (Warriors), Sika Manu (Melbourne), Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers), Ben Matulino (Warriors), Fuifui Moimoi (Parramatta), Jason Nightingale (St George Illawarra), Frank-Paul Nuuausala (Sydney Roosters), Sam Perrett (Sydney Roosters), Frank Pritchard (Penrith), Junior Sa'u (Newcastle), Jeremy Smith (St George Illawarra), Manu Vatuvei (Warriors), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney Roosters), Antonio Winterstein (Brisbane).

Unreal squad they've got there. Everyone else should be on high alert.

lets just hope benji stays fit and focused....or else they'll be running round like headless chickens like they normally do when benji goes missing

An unbelievable squad that.

Some real talent in there. Their forwards look really strong.

Second most likely or third.
Its Oz and daylight according to the bookies even with around 8 of their first choice players missing.

With a team which will most likely line up as follows, I think they look very strong indeed;

1. Lance Hohaia, 2. Manu Vatuvei, 3. Junior Sa'u 4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5. Sam Perrett, 6. Benji Marshall, 7. Thomas Leuluai, 8. Adam Blair, 9. Issac Luke, 10. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 11. Frank Pritchard 12. Jeremy Smith 13. Simon Mannering

Subs: 14. Frank-Paul Nuuausala, 15. Fuifui Moimoi, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Bronson Harrison

In the past they have gone for Fien at 7 with Tommy L at interchange hooker and i expect them to go that way this time too. I think this is as strong a NZ squad as i have seen for a while.

pmack17-Blair at 8 are you for real?

That pack will flatten ours (Morley, Burgess, Graham, Ellis are class, but not enough for that pack) then the backs will run riot.

I hope i'm wrong but that team could easily put 40 on England.

Don't talk daft. I reckon a NZ-Aus final, but I don't think we'll do too badly. NZ to win it.

My NZ Line-up:-
Lance Hohaia
James Nightingale
Junior Sa'u
Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Manu Vatuvei
Benji Marshall
Nathan Fien
Frank-Paul Nuuausala
Thomas Leuluai
Fuifui Moimoi
Frank Pritchard
Simon Mannering
Adam Blair
Subs:-
Issac Luke
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Greg Eastwood
Sika Manu

You wouldn't have Eastwood in?

I would be very surprised if they have Leuluai at scrum half.

Tommy L has been playing mostly as a Scrum Half this season and has been superb, as his MOTM award on Saturday shows.

Luke will start at hooker, he's the form hooker in world rl this season.

Thanks f'ck its not the five nations, at least will come fourth

Cannot see England getting much from the Kiwi side.

great pack but not many 60-80min forwards so they will be interchanging alot and as the game wears on they will go missing at times. I'd say centres and scrum half is their weakest spots.

Having said that it is one of the best Kiwi sides I've seen in a long time. If Kearney can bring them all together with a good game plan then no reason they can't win it.

I've already commented on the extent to which the bookies should be relied on when it comes to international rugby league.

Starting with the Kiwis at $6, they have already shortened to $5, showed a complete lack of understanding of recent international rugby league results.

IE. Their odds are worth a pinch of p o o p

Kiwis have the runs on the board.

2008 ring a bell?

This is a stronger squad than 2008.

How do the bookies stay in business if you are correct?

2008 was two years ago and they deserved to win and won the game that counted but did not do so well in the early games leading into the final.
Last year was more recent and they failed to make the final partly due to one of the worst Test matches by two of the better teams when they played England before the final.
It was like a reserve grade Club game played badly.
Get your money on mate this could be the making of your fortune.

1. Because there is a tournament on as often as Halleys Comet breezes past.
2. The Kiwis 2008 timed their run, something Australia has perfected for 30 years+ against GB.
3. Lastly, compare the squad this year to last at your leisure.

Harrison will be and should be one of the first forwards picked.