FULL-TIME: AUSTRALIA 37-39 NEW ZEALAND. What a game and what a comeback by Australia only to lose it in the end. We will hear of that ridiculous refereeing decision in the days to come. Thank you for joining us.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, JORDIE BARRETT! 37-39: After initially being held back by Australia, the All Blacks go wide to Jordie Barrett via Will Jordan and he SCORES! The conversion is wide!
Australia now concedes a breakdown penalty and the All Blacks go for the corner and secure the set-piece. Fantastic by Australia, as they turn the ball over. WAIT! the referee has changed his mind! What is going on here? He now hands the All Blacks a scrum. Really for time-wasting?
PENALTY, AUSTRALIA, WHITE! 37-34: Great work by Valetini to secure the penalty for Australia at the breakdown. Fantastic. Nic White steps upo from 49 metres and sends it DOWN THE MIDDLE!
CONVERSION, AUSTRALIA, FOLEY! 34-34: What a kick from Foley to make it level yet again!
TRY, AUSTRALIA, SAMU! 32-34: A brilliant one-two down the line between Koroibete and Samu ends with Samu SCORING in the corner. Will Jordan could not stop him. WOW!
PENALTY, NEW ZEALAND, MOUNGA! 27-34: The All Blacks secure an offside penalty near halfway and Richie Mo'unga slots the straight kick! We can feel the energy now!
CONVERSION, AUSTRALIA, FOLEY! 27-31: Foley slots another critical conversion.
TRY, AUSTRALIA, KELLAWAY! 25-31: Australia clear the set-piece and after struggling initially they go wide where Kellaway was waiting. He speeds into a gap and at an angle to beat a flying Richie Mo'unga. GAME ON!
Australia secure a scrum-penalty on the halfway line and Foley sends it into touch on the 22. Samu secures the line-out and they go wide to Koroibete before the All Blacks drive them back. The referee comes back for a penalty at the breakdown on the 22 and again Foley finds touch.
CONVERSION, AUSTRALIA, FOLEY! 20-31: Foley slots the conversion.
TRY, AUSTRALIA, KELLAWAY! 18-31: Australia clear a scrum and Foley sends Kellaway into a gap with a flat ball. Great work, great TRY!
Jordie Barrett goes for a cross-kick into the hands of Clarke but Kellaway does well to get the tackle in on Clarke. Australia then secure a penalty at the breakdown and Foley finds touch.
Tyrel Lomax should have been sin-binned for a dangerous clean-out at the breakdown. All he concedes is a penalty. No consistency by the referee and TMO.
CONVERSION, NEW ZEALAND, MOUNGA! 13-31: Richie Mo'unga adds the extras.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, JORDAN! 13-29: That's Beauden Barrett at his BEST. His chip-kick lands nicely into the gands of Will Jordan. He beats the first defender and then runs HOME to SCORE!
CONVERSION, NEW ZEALAND, MOUNGA! 13-24: Richie Mo'unga adds the extras with another good kick.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, MOUNGA! 13-22: The All Blacks clear their line-out and Aaron Smith feeds Barrett quickly. He offloads to Mo'unga at an angle and Mo'unga runs at pace to SCORE!
YELLOW CARD, AUSTRALIA, GORDON! 13-17: Koroibete gets isolated via a Will Jordan tackle after a good run and the All Blacks earn a turn-over penalty. They find touch and the driving maul gets going after the line-out. Jake Gordon is now off after dragging the maul down illegally.
Jordan fails to clear a high-ball and Australia have a scrum on halfway.
PENALTY, AUSTRALIA, FOLEY! 13-17: Great work by the Wallabies at the breakdown to secure a penalty near halfway and Foley slots a decent kick. They are back to 15 men.
Rieko Ioane is into a gap before kicking forward and somehow Australia get away with it after a high-tackle by Ioane.
CONVERSION, NEW ZEALAND, MOUNGA! 10-17: Richie Mo'unga adds the extras with a good kick.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, TAUKEIAHO! 10-15: WHAT A START! A counter-ruck after a kick forward secures the ball via Retallick and he offloads to Samisoni Taukei’aho, who STORMS OVER! The Wallabies could have defended better!
Kick-off! We are back underway in the second half. Australia continue with just 13 men for the next six minutes.
HALF-TIME: AUSTRALIA 10-10 NEW ZEALAND. We are all square, as we head into the break. The visitors started like a house on fire securing a 10 point lead but Australia did well to get back to level terms. We look forward to a fantastic second half.
New Zealand go wide after a pressure scrum and somehow Barrett loses the ball forward with an overlap looming inside the Wallabies 22! WOW!
The All Blacks secure their line-out and drive forward before Samisoni Taukei’aho is OVER in the corner. However the TMO rules that he lost it forward before scoring. Lucky Australia!
YELLOW CARD, AUSTRALIA, SWAIN! 10-10: The TMO is involved again and rules that Darcy Swain was guilty of a DANGEROUS CLEAN-OUT at the breakdown after the first tackle.
YELLOW CARD, AUSTRALIA, WRIGHT! 10-10: Tom Wright is sin-binned after a DANGEROUS tackle on Caleb Clarke following a fantastic run down the middle.
GREAT WORK by the All Blacks and great defence to turn it over three metres out.
Ikitau and Samu are stopped short after 10 Wallabies phases.
Aaron Smith feeds an All Black scrum on their own 22 and the Wallabies turn it to earn a penalty. Has the tide turned? They go for touch.
Pete Samu is away into a gap to make good ground but the All Blacks do well to TURN IT OVER. Dalton Papali'i was YELLOW CARDED after the Australia try.
CONVERSION, AUSTRALIA, FOLEY! 10-10: Bernard Foley levels the scores!
TRY, AUSTRALIA, VALETINI! 8-10: This time it will count after a second line-out is secured. Gordon finds Valetini and the BIG NUMBER 8 is OVER! A great run by him!
After a few resets at the scrum the Wallabies secure the penalty and De Groot is penalised. They go for touch. David Havilli has failed his HIA and Dalton Papali'i is his replacement.
NO TRY! 3-10: The TMO cannot see the clear grounding of the ball after a TRY-SAVING tackle from Rieko Ioane! A massive tackle and a massive MOMENT!
TRY, AUSTRALIA, KELLAWAY! 8-10: The Wallabies secure their line-out on the All Blacks 22 via a free-kick and they take a quick tap. They progress slowly to within five metres before going wide and Andrew Kellaway is OVER in the corner! The TMO will have a look!
PENALTY, AUSTRALIA, FOLEY! 3-10: Samu clears another Wallabies line-out and they make good ground before securing a crucial penalty inside the All Blacks 22. They go for goal and Bernard Foley scores!
Barrett is caught in possession five metres from his own line but somehow the All Blacks get away with it and clears it into touch. The All Blacks are all over the Wallabies at the moment.
Samu clears a line-out for the Wallabies and they go wide and to the left before messing it all up with a penalty at the breakdown against Ikitau. David Havilli is also off for a HIA.
PENALTY, NEW ZEALAND, MOUNGA! 0-10: Poor defending from the Wallabies, as the All Blacks make their way over halfway before Slipper takes out Aaron Smith off the ball and it's another penalty. This time Richie Mo'unga makes NO MISTAKE!
James Slipper is penalised and the All Blacks secure the first scrum penalty. Jordie Barrett decides to go for goal but fails to slot the long kick.
That try came as a direct result of the Wallabies failing to clear the kick-off!
CONVERSION, NEW ZEALAND, MOUNGA! 0-7: Richie Mo'unga adds the extras.
TRY, NEW ZEALAND, TAUKEIAHO! 0-5: They secure the set-piece and it's another off-side penalty as the Kiwi's apply the pressure. Again they set-up the line-out and the drive gets going. What a clinical drive and Samisoni Taukei’aho is OVER!
Holloway fails to clear the kick-off and the ball is into touch for the first line-out in favour of the All Blacks. The line-out is secured and the Kiwi's have an offside penalty. They go for the corner.
Kick-off! We are eventually underway here in Melbourne after the "Welcome to Country" ceremony, a moment of silence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, the National Anthems and a stirring rendition of the haka.
Our referee is Matthieu Raynal. He will be assisted by Andrew Brace and Pierre Brousset. The TMO is Ben Whitehouse.
When these teams last met during last year New Zealand won 38-21 in Perth.
New Zealand: 15 Jordie Barrett, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 David Havili, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Hoskins Sotutu, 7 Sam Cane (captain), 6 Scott Barrett, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Samisoni Taukei’aho, 1 Ethan de Groot.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 George Bower, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Akira Ioane, 20 Dalton Papali’i, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Beauden Barrett, 23 Quinn Tupaea.
Australia: 15 Andrew Kellaway, 14 Tom Wright, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Lalakai Foketi, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Jake Gordon, 8 Rob Valetini, 7 Pete Samu, 6 Rob Leota, 5 Matt Philip, 4 Jed Holloway, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 David Porecki, 1 James Slipper (captain).
Replacements: 16 Folau Fainga’a, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Pone Fa’amausili, 19 Darcy Swain, 20 Fraser McReight, 21 Nic White, 22 Reece Hodge, 23 Jordan Petaia.
In their last game the Wallabies went down 24-8 against the Springboks, while the All Blacks thrashed the Pumas 53-3.
The All Blacks top a tightly contested Rugby Championship where one point separates them from the pack.
G'Day and welcome to the Marvel Stadium for our coverage of this Rugby Championship encounter between Australia and New Zealand.