Australia coach Robbie Deans believes that New Zealand are favourites for next week’s World Cup final.
Deans saw his side dismantled by their neighbours and great foes on Sunday, as a powerful All Blacks effort shut out Australia in a 20-6 victory at Auckland’s Eden Park.
Australia only had a James O’Connor penalty and a Quade Cooper drop goal to shout about in a game dominated by Graham Henry’s All Blacks, who will now go on to face France in the decider next Sunday.
"The All Blacks showed tonight they're more than capable of winning the Cup,” a disappointed Deans admitted after Ma’a Nonu’s early try set the tone for the game.
“They're intense, well versed, hungry and they'll take some stopping."
Ex-Kiwi star Deans added in the Telegraph: "They made it difficult all night for us to create any momentum.
"We felt that the game wasn't out of reach at half-time, clearly we hadn't had enough possession to be able to build pressure and play and in the second half we didn't get much as well.
"The aerial work of the All Blacks was very good, we changed our approach after half-time but we just weren't able to generate enough momentum and they inhibited our attack.
"As they became more successful our blokes became more apprehensive so we lost some fluency as well."
Australia will face Wales in Friday’s third place playoff before returning home.