Cook was unquestionably one of the form players of 2018 and a huge reason for the Rabbitohs' resurgence. He had some good moments on debut against NZ but by his own admission, it wasn't his best game of the year. Nevertheless, he remains a supremely dangerous player in attack and a reliable defender who can readily make 50-plus tackles in a game (although he did miss eight to go with 55 made last week).
Havili won't provide the same weight of numbers but as we saw at Canberra while Josh Hodgson was out, Havili is a top-drawer No.9 in his own right who is also capable of playing lock. Havili will job share with Sione Katoa, and while Ben Hunt is available to spell Cook if required Cook could end up playing 80 again.
Verdict: advantage Australia but not necessarily by a huge margin.
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