Australia marched on to the quarterfinals with a 66-6 defeat of Italy on Sunday morning (AEDT), with both Daly Cherry-Evans and Nathan Cleary impressing in their first Test together.
It was another easy night at the office for Australia - but one that, again, leaves Mal Meninga no further along the journey of picking a team to face Michael Cheika's Lebanon in the first quarter final next week.
Australia wrapped up their pool matches at the Rugby League World Cup with a 66-6 win over Italy but it will not fill coach Mal Meninga with confidence
Former Hull KR prop Will Maher is reportedly attracting interest from a Championship club for 2023, whilst Richard Agar is excited to start his new job.