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King Henry: All Blacks coach Graham Henry is hailed by his players after the victory that takes them into the final

Plucky 13: All Blacks coach Graham Henry hugs centre Conrad Smith for his performance in the win over Australia

Final word: James O'Connor consoles Wallaby teammate Quade Cooper at the end of the defeat from the All Blacks

Lost in space: The Wallabies team troop dejectedly off the Eden Park pitch after their defeat from the All Blacks

Kick and rush: All Black Israel Dagg boots the ball up the line as Wallaby Digby Ioane races in to try to tackle

Middle man: Cory Jane of the All Blacks tries to find a way through the Australian defence

Neck and neck: Wallaby Quade Cooper and All Black Brad Thorn throw out their arms neck-high at each other

Arm's length away: Wing Digby Ioane of the Wallabies goes past the despairing tackle from Sam Whitelock of the All Blacks

Gory Jane: Blood pours from All Black Cory Jane's face after he was hurt in a pulsating encouter with the Wallabies

Swing thigh: Piri Weepu puts all of his power into firing over a penalty for the All Blacks

Missed by a foot: Quade Cooper fails to stop Israel Dagg as the All Blacks breaks forward

Palm before the storm: Richie McCaw pushes away Wallaby David Pocock as he makes a surge upfield

Every Dagg has his day: Israel Dagg brushes off a challenger from Ben Alexander as he strides through to set up a try for Ma'a Nonu

Getting a grip: Wallaby Anthony Faingaa collects the ball and goes to ground as All Blacks players close in

Fall Black: Kieran Read is heading for the turf after he is caught in a double tackle from  Anthony Fainga'a, left, and James Horwill

Richie pickings: Richie McCaw collects the ball and tries to burst through the challenge from Radike Samo of the Wallabies

Ma'agic: Ma'a Nonu of the All Blacks slides over to score the opening try despite the tackle from Anthony Fainga'a

All black and white: The All Blacks perform the haka before their semi-final showdown against Australia

Colour in his cheeks: A Wallaby fan with his face intricately painted watches the build-up to the semi-final

Gold Diggers: Wallabies fans dress in their country's colours for the semi-final showdown against the All Blacks at Eden Park

Toss-up: All Blacks captain Richie McCaw and Australia counterpart James Horwill perform the coin toss watched by referee Craig Joubert

On a roll: Adam Ashley-Cooper rolls his back on the ball during training for the showdown with New Zealand on Sunday

Blowing hot: Aaron Cruden puffs out his cheeks at training during the All Blacks' captain's run and now he hopes to blow away Australia

Tatafu now: Tatafu Polota-Nau smiles as he leaves the Wallabies' captain's run at North Harbour Stadium

Magnificent Seven: Kurtley Beale joins Australia teammates in training but his hamstring injury counts him out of the All Blacks match

Wee Weepu: All Black Piri Weepu plays with his daughter Keira after the New Zealand team's captain's run

Father knows best: Neville Carter talks to son Dan, right, and Mils Muliaina, the injured All Blacks who will miss the semi against Australia

All Black fixes all slacks: New Zealand assistant coach Steve Hansen helps sort the scrum during a training session at Trusts Stadium

Grandstanding: Wallabies coach Robbie Deans gets a fans' eye view of the Eden Park as his players go through a training session

Dig it? Digby Ioane has not done any of his usual dances on the pitch but he showed the media what he has been teaching teammates