November 19, 2008 12:00am

COACH Ricky Stuart has named injury concerns Brent Tate and Paul Gallen in an unchanged Australian team for Saturday's Rugby League World Cup final against New Zealand in Brisbane.

Tate suffered a hip flexor injury and Gallen a corked thigh in last Sunday's 52-0 semi-final demolition of Fiji at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Neither player trained yesterday, although Gallen is considered less of a concern than Tate.

Manly's David Williams is the most likely replacement for Tate if needed while Anthony Watmough and Josh Perry would come into calculations should Gallen not recover in time.

Meanwhile Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney has named an unchanged line-up.

Kearney has also retained the same starting 13 who began the 32-22 defeat of England last weekend.

It means second rower Bronson Harrison, a late addition to the run-on side against England after having initially been named as a substitute, has kept his spot, with Sika Manu on the bench.

Halfback Nathan Fien, man of the match in both of the Kiwis' matches since his switch from hooker, retains the No.7 jersey.

Thomas Leuluai, who began the tournament at halfback, will again be the starting hooker, after producing his best perform ance of the World Cup in the semi-final.

Australia: Billy Slater, Joel Monaghan, Greg Inglis, Israel Folau, Brent Tate, Darren Lockyer (capt), Johnathan Thurston, Petero Civoniceva, Cameron Smith, Steve Price, Glenn Stewart, Anthony Laffranchi, Paul Gallen. Interchange: Karmichael Hunt, Craig Fitzgibbon, Anthony Tupou, Brent Kite.

New Zealand: Lance Hohaia, Sam Perrett, Simon Mannering, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei, Benji Marshall, Nathan Fien, Nathan Cayless (captain), Thomas Leuluai, Adam Blair, Bronson Harrison, David Fa'alogo, Jeremy Smith. Interchange - Issac Luke, Greg Eastwood, Sam Rapira, Sika Manu.