Australia vs Cook Islands Rugby League World Cup Tips & Prediction - Kangaroos to produce big shut-out
Australia are tipped to cover the -70.5 handicap and keep Cook Islands scoreless in their first-ever Rugby League World Cup meeting in Townsville. The Kangaroos are expected to produce a stronger defensive effort after a less convincing win over Fiji, while Cook Islands' recent tries came from intercepts and a bomb against New Zealand, making it unlikely they will score against Australia. Tom Dearden and Cam Murray are also mentioned as anytime tryscorer options. Team news includes several key players returning for Australia and one change for the Cook Islands.
- Australia vs Cook Islands predictions for Saturday's World Cup game
- Kangaroos backed to cover a -70.5 line & keep CI scoreless
- Dearden & Murray offer some value in the Anytime Tryscorer market
- The game is scheduled for kick off at 8.05pm AEDT on Saturday October 31
Australia vs Cook Islands Rugby League World Cup Tips & Prediction
Australia vs Cook Islands Predictions & Best Bets
| Bet | Odds | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| Australia -70.5 | $1.90 @ Dabble | New Zealand scored 82 points vs Cook Islands last week & I'd expect Australia to match that, while also producing a stronger effort defensively |
| Cook Islands - Under 0.5 Tries | $1.80 @ Dabble | Cook Islands scored their three tries vs NZ from intercepts & from a bomb to the wing - almost certainly won't get the intercepts this time and they'll just rarely have the ball in the Kangaroos' 20m zone. Backing the Aussies to shut up shop after a sloppy win over Fiji |
| Tom Dearden Anytime Tryscorer | $1.88 @ Dabble | Dearden represents decent value for 1+ try in a tough market. The halfback is a great support player and will surely be sniffing around the many breaks Australia will make |
| Cam Murray Anytime Tryscorer | $3.30 @ Dabble | Like Murray at this price - the Rabbitohs star has scored seven tries in 12 games for Australia & will hopefully get decent minutes off the bench to get involved close to the line |
Australia vs Cook Islands Head To Head
Australia Form Analysis
Cook Islands Form Analysis
Australia vs Cook Islands Team News
| Australia | Position | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Reece Walsh | 1. Fullback | Valentine Holmes |
| Jack Bostock | 2. Winger | Paul Ulberg |
| Kotoni Staggs | 3. Centre | KL Iro (C) |
| Bradman Best | 4. Centre | Reubenn Rennie |
| Tom Trbojevic | 5. Winger | Cameron Brown |
| Cameron Munster | 6. Five-Eighth | Maui Winitana-Patelesio |
| Tom Dearden | 7. Halfback | Brad Takairangi |
| Patrick Carrigan | 8. Prop | Davvy Moale |
| Harry Grant | 9. Hooker | Rua Ngatikaura |
| Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | 10. Prop | Rhys Dakin |
| Jacob Preston | 11. Second Row | Amare Milford |
| Liam Martin | 12. Second Row | Delahia Wigmore |
| Isaah Yeo (C) | 13. Lock | Mason Teague |
| Ethan Strange | 14. Interchange | Esan Marsters |
| Keaon Koloamatangi | 15. Interchange | K-CI Newton-Whare |
| Cameron Murray | 16. Interchange | Makahesi Makatoa |
| Reuben Cotter | 17. Interchange | David Tuariki |
| Lindsay Smith | 18. Interchange | Chaev Kolone |
| James Tedesco | 19. Interchange | Glassie Glassie |
| Sam Walker | 20. Reserve | Brody Tamarua |
| Latrell Mitchell | 21. Reserve | Pride Petterson-Robati |
| David Fifita | 22. Reserve | Reuben Porter |
Verdict
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