A first-half domination has set up the Junior Kangaroos' 46-22 thrashing of the Junior Kiwis in Canberra.
Friday afternoon's curtain-raiser to the Anzac Test was all but over at halftime after the Junior Kangaroos piled on six unanswered tries.
First-half doubles for Gold Coast winger Tyronne Roberts-Davis and St George Illawarra's Reece Roberts helped the Australians to a 30-0 lead at the break.
They showed no signs of letting up in the second half, as five-eighth Jai Field skipped through a hapless New Zealand defence to cross and then covert his own try before Jayden Su'A joined the party minutes later to extend the margin to 40.
Melbourne halfback Brodie Croft, who is a potential replacement for the departing Cooper Cronk, was a stand-out performer for the Kangaroos and picked up the man of the match award.
With the game threatening to get embarrassing for the visitors, Kiwis fullback Steven Marsters finally got his side on the scoresheet, scoring their first try after 52 minutes.
Roberts-Davis was sent to the sin bin with a little more than 20 minutes to play and from the ensuing penalty Dane Akafolau crossed to reduce the deficit to 30.
Tries to skipper Jarome Luai and Briton Nikora restored some pride for the Kiwis as they mounted a mini-fightback, but the first-half damage proved to be irreparable.
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