Former Kangaroo Justin Hodges says he expects Australian will meet New Zealand in the Four Nations tournament final.

The Australian side have defeated the Kiwis in their last two meetings and will book another showdown in the final if they can beat England and New Zealand as expected, beat Scotland this weekend.

Hodges (pictured) says he’s wary of a Kiwi side that invariably plays its best football at the back end of tournaments and have surprised the Aussies in the past.