If numbers are anything to go by, Canberra Raiders star Joel Monaghan is a certainty to live out a dream this week.

Monaghan has played in all four of the Kangaroos' World Cup matches, and statistics released yesterday show he should be one of the first picked for Saturday's final.

Monaghan has made the second most linebreaks behind Fiji's Akuila Uate (10) with six, his four tries have him fifth on the try scoring list and he only trails teammate Paul Gallen (9) in offloads with eight.

The Kangaroos defeated Fiji 52-0 on Sunday night, and while Monaghan is the first to admit it was his quietest game of the tournament, he is still confident of playing in the final against New Zealand on Saturday at Suncorp Stadium.

"When you go into the competition thinking you're not going to play a game, now [playing in the final] is definitely something I want to do," Monaghan told The Canberra Times.

"I think after the first three games I gave myself the opportunity to play in the rest.

"I'm a chance to hold my spot but I think we might be short a winger anyway. Brent Tate looks gone which is unlucky, but it hopefullymeans I get the start."

Tate is in doubt for the final after he injured his hip against Fiji.

Monaghan spoke to Australian coach Ricky Stuart prior to the Fiji match, and was pleased with the feedback he received.

"We talked about the first few games of the World Cup, and he thought I had gone well, so fingers crossed I should be sweet."Fellow Raider Terry Campese flew to Brisbane with the Australian squad yesterday after staying indoors last week with an eye injury. Campese sustained a bruised retina and blood clot in his right eye against Papua New Guinea.

He will resume light training this week, but is no chance of playing on Saturday.