Australia defeated Samoa 44-12, setting up a World Cup Final clash against New Zealand after a dominant semi-final performance.
The Kangaroos have set up a World Cup Final showdown with the Kiwis after a dominant 44-12 win over Samoa in Sunday's semi-final in front of 41,259 fans at Allianz Stadium.
With Reece Walsh snaring a hat-trick and Tom Dearden and Cameron Munster steering the ship superbly, the world champions turned a 26-2 half-time lead into their sixth Test match win over Samoa from six meetings.
The Kangaroos now head to Brisbane to face their Trans-Tasman rivals in a rematch of their Round 1 blockbuster in Sydney and a repeat of the 2013, 2008 and 2000 World Cup Finals.
That decider at Suncorp Stadium in 2008 produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history when the Benji Marshall-inspired Kiwis got home 34-20.
The night started well enough for Samoa as they looked to qualify for a second...