Kick is good.
Australia are WORLD CHAMPS!
Last minute of play.
Two minutes to go.
Kelly brought down on the last and she'll turn it over.
Brigginshaw hits the upright.
Pelite now goes over to score.
It's two in three minutes for Kennedy!
Brown convertd.
Try confirmed.
VIDEO REF: Sharpe has a TRY.
Raecene McGregor is playing on.
Apii Nicholls has passed her HIA. BUT, the bad news for Roosters NRLW fans is Raecene McGregor is hurt.
Not enough on that kick.
NO ZERO ON THIS SCOREBOARD! Bartlett crosses for the Kiwi Ferns.
Can the Kiwi Ferns cross?
PENALTY NZ: Ruck interference.
NO TRY - Pelite loses it.
VIDEO REF: Sharpe has NO TRY
SIX AGAIN NZ: Flop...
Pelite is intercepted by the Golden Boot recipient in Raecene McGregor.
Jenna Brooks reporting that Apii Nicholls is undergoing a HIA.
Brown converts.
Aitken goes over! She deserves one in this contest and is rewarded there.
TIME OFF: We have a nose bleed for Apii Nicholls as she successfully tried to save the day.
Decision upheld. NO TRY - knock on.
VIDEO REF: Sharpe has a NO TRY confirming a knock on.
Brown's kick is good.
Sergis crosses for number two!
It's a successful kick.
Lovely inside/outside play sees Emma Tonegato crash onto the pass and cross the stripe for the Jillaroos.
McGregor's bomb was allowed to bounce by Sam Bremner and it goes dead. Seven tackle set coming up for the Jillaroos.
McGregor's kick is taken by Pelite who breaks the defensive line and runs up field.
PENALTY NZ - inside 10m
Caitlan Johnston fails to recover.
Kiwi Ferns struggling to establish any field position.
Good opening set from the Jillaroos and Bartlett is working it out from her own end.
OFF WE GO! Belinda Sharpe blows her whistle and we're back underway
Half-Time: Jillaroos 20 lead Kiwi Ferns 0.
NZ recover
Brown takes the kicking licence and it's 20-0.
Kelly goes in for number two and Australia are running riot here in Manchester.
PENALTY AUSTRALIA: Georgia Hale with a second effort.
SHOT! Mya Hill-Moana with a big hit
Good run from Mele Hufanga but is ragdolled by Isabelle Kelly
Rota loses it. Unforced errors ruing the Kiwi ferns.
PENALTY NZ: Offside (inside 10m)
No good!
Well how good is Ali Brigginshaw going in this one! That's try involvement number 3. Clever kick and it was picked up by Julia Robinson who out sprints the defence to score.
NZ fail to amount to points when Otesa Pule loses it
Cherrington drops the kick from Raecene.
Raecene McGregor pinched at the line. What defence!
Taufa loses it so consider it nullified.
SIX AGAIN AUSTRALIA: Ruck infringement.
McGregor chips it over the sideline. Much better result there for the Kiwi Ferns.
Aussies try too much there and Pelite drops it
Nicholls loses it on the last tackle. Shame for the Kiwi Ferns there as they were showing some good signs in attack. Good tackle from Taufa.
PENALTY NZ: Hairpull penalty
NZ hang on in defence.
No goal.
Number two for the Jillaroos. Brigginshaw sold the Kiwi Ferns a big dummy and ran up to the 20. Off the ensuing play, it was a great shift out to the left and it was Isabelle Kelly who crossed out wide.
The play breaks down as the long cut-out pass was forward.
Great run out of dummy half from Krystal Rota.
Sam Bremner loses the ball, was a great tackle from Georgia Hale to force it loose.
Opening thoughts, the Aussie girls just have too much go-forward and momentum off their forwards. The Kiwi Ferns need to arrest this quickly in order to stop the scoreboard ticking over.
Australia complete their set after points.
Ali Brigginshaw's kick goes in off the upright and it's a strong start for Australiia.
Sergis gets the first for the Jilaroos. They get rewarded for a strong defensive set and it was a great pass from Ali Brigginshaw who found Jessica Sergis and she had too much strength for Apii Nicholls.
Bit of confusion for the New Zealand girls there, as a result it's a rushed kick and Australia get great starting field position.
Good goal-line defence from the New Zealand girls and it's recovered by Page Mcgregor.
SIX MORE AUSTRALIA: Ruck infringement on tackle five.
New Zealand get through their first set. Jillaroos working it out of their own end.
HERE WE GO! Who will be the champions of the world? We'll find out in 80 minutes as Belinda Sharpe blows her whistle. The Kiwi Ferns will have the first use of it running from left to right.
The Kiwi Ferns will now perform the haka
Both sides are in the sheds ready to come out onto the ground here.
Belinda Sharpe is in charge of this final. Darian Furner and Wyatt Raymond are the touch-judges. Adam Gee (who officiated the women's final in 2017) is the video referee.
It's come down to this. It's the Women's Rugby League World Cup final and it's Australia against New Zealand in rugby league's biggest rivalry from the Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford in Manchester. It promises to be a cracking final, with Australia's World Cup defence on the line. New Zealand gave Australia an almighty scare in the group stage fixture a couple of weeks ago and tonight could be a repeat of that. All eyes will be on the half-back battle between Ali Brigginshaw and the recent Golden Boot winner Raecene McGregor. Kickoff is in 45 minutes! So you have enough time to grab some sugar boosts and join us for this unbelievable conclusion to the Women's World Cup!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Touch Judges: Wyatt Raymond, Darian Furner
Video Referee: Adam Gee
AUSTRALIA WOMEN (54)
Tries: Jessica Sergis (2), Isabelle Kelly (2), Julia Robinson, Emma Tonegato, Tarryn Aiken, Kennedy Cherrington (2), Evania Pelite
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Ali Brigginshaw (2/5), Lauren Brown (5/5)
Penalty Goals:
NEW ZEALAND WOMEN (4)
Tries: Madison Bartlett
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Raecene McGregor (0/1)
Penalty Goals: