League: Finals bound Kangaroos won't take Wales lightly

Australia coach Tim Sheens insists his side will not take Wales lightly in Sunday's final group match of the Four Nations Series.

The game in Wrexham will signal the end of Wales' campaign after they predictably suffered comprehensive defeats by England and New Zealand but Iestyn Harris' men will be aiming to bow out with their pride intact.

Sheens, whose side have already qualified for next Saturday's Elland Road final, has taken the precaution of doing his homework on the opposition and, not surprisingly, has identified Wales captain Lee Briers to pose the biggest threat in his final international appearance.

"I've watched their games," Sheens said. "I watched the England game live.

"They've got a good kicking game with Briers and their forwards are willing. They've a little bit of speed in the backs."

Wales are without Cronulla second-rower Tyson Frizell, who has failed to recover from an arm injury sustained in last Saturday's 36-0 defeat by England, but another Australian-based player with Welsh ancestry, Matt Seamark, is hoping for a recall after being in the side that lost 42-4 to England.

Seamark, a 24-year-old half-back from Queensland Cup team Wynnum Manly, has been pinpointed as a potential threat by Brisbane winger Jharal Yow Yeh, who is set to win his second cap for the Kangaroos.

"I know there's Matty Seamark, who plays for Wynnum back home and, if he gets a game, he'll be a player to watch," said Yow Yeh.

"I think he goes very good but I haven't really seen much of the Welsh players.

"I saw a bit of their game against New Zealand before the boys played England and I thought they went pretty good so we're going to have to bring our A game and build for the final."

- AAP