Paki looks to add another World Cup title after successful switch

“It’s been a long journey, but I've loved every step of it, and hopefully to win a World Cup would definitely top my year,” Paki said.

“(Why I made the switch was) I wanted to try something new, I had a potential chance to play with my sister coming over to the Roosters, so as soon as I heard that she was playing, I wanted to make that step, no regrets, it was really good.”

Paki is one of seven premiership-winning Roosters in the side taking on the Kiwi Ferns in the decider, alongside milestone women halfback Tarryn Aiken (15 Tests) and skipper Isabelle Kelly (25 Tests).

The Jillaroos donned special shirts during captain’s run to mark the milestone, with Kelly becoming the second player to notch 25 Tests in this campaign behind Kezie Apps.

Taking over the Australian captaincy this year, Paki was full of praise for the Kelly who was looking to complete an undefeated season.

“She's been a great captain, she was my captain in Roosters, and, honestly, she makes you feel welcome at home and she made me feel (able) to play freely,

“Definitely ups to my captain Izzy.

“I'm so excited to have her as captain here as well … she definitely gets the job done as a captain, she leads well on and off the field.

“She's an amazing person, Izzy.

“She hates things being about her, so she's a very selfless person, but we definitely love to show our appreciation of each team player making their milestones.”

For Kelly, there was still a job to do, with Australia’s hard-fought semi final win over Fiji proving the perfect hit-out for the encounter with traditional rivals New Zealand, who had also completed an undefeated campaign to reach the final.

“It's going to be a great matchup, we love going head-to-head with the Kiwis, we've done it for a number of years now and there's a lot of rich history within that,” Kelly said.

“It's exciting …

“They've got a lot of strike across the park and their outside backs and then their middles that lead them really well down the field, so, it's going to be tough.

“I think that's exactly what you want for some finals footy.”

• Tune into Channel 7 this Sunday to see the Jillaroos take on the Kiwi Ferns before the Kangaroos and Kiwis battle for World Cup supremacy.