The All Blacks have named an unchanged 23-man squad for the Rugby World Cup final against the Wallabies at Twickenham on Sunday morning (NZT).
Coach Steve Hansen resisted the urge to chop and change his squad after their 20-18 semi-final win over South Africa last weekend, saying the team is feeling fresh and energised.
"We've had the luxury of building game by game throughout the whole tournament, whilst Australia have had to be at their very best right from day one. Mental fortitude and physical endurance, together with skill execution and sheer desire, will be the key ingredients come Saturday," Hansen said.
"We've had a great preparation so far this week at Pennyhill; the boys are feeling really fresh and energised. We're building towards Saturday's match with a growing sense of determination and real excitement and I couldn't be happier with where we are at.
"We came here as contenders for the Cup, just like everyone else. In our minds, we have never been defenders.
"But the ultimate goal has always been to win it, so we are exactly where we need to be to try and achieve that."
All Blacks: 1. Joe Moody, 2. Dane Coles, 3. Owen Franks, 4. Brodie Retallick, 5. Samuel Whitelock, 6. Jerome Kaino, 7. Richie McCaw, 8. Kieran Read, 9. Aaron Smith, 10. Dan Carter, 11. Julian Savea, 12. Ma'a Nonu, 13. Conrad Smith, 14. Nehe Milner-Skudder, 15. Ben Smith
Reserves: 16. Keven Mealamu, 17. Ben Franks, 18. Charlie Faumuina, 19. Victor Vito, 20. Sam Cane, 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22. Beauden Barrett, 23. Sonny Bill Williams
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