Well that was easy.
The Bledisloe Cup is locked away at NZ Rugby headquarters for another year, after the 13 before. Do they even bother pulling it out?
Here's a stat for you: the All Blacks opened at $1.07 favourites to win last night's test – that's the lowest odds offered by the TAB for a Test against Australia since sports betting began here in 1996. The bookies weren't wrong. This is all becoming a bit predictable, if not boring.
New Zealand Rugby fans haven't always had it our way, so this unprecedented period of All Blacks dominance should be celebrated. We should be revelling in it. Mercilessly rubbing the noses of our Aussie mates in it for as long and as hard as we can.
But I can't do it. It just doesn't feel right.
Instead, I want a return to the good old days of trans-Tasman rugby that produced Bledisloe Cup thrillers – and not just the ones we won. Jonah Lomu's tip-toe down the touchline in Sydney, John Eales' last-gasp match-winner in Wellington, Toutai Kefu crashing over to win in Sydney.
I'm weirdly yearning for another generation of Eales, Gregans, Larkhams and Horans. Where the bloody hell are you?
Even the staunchest Wallabies fan must be asking the same question. But that next generation of player's nowhere to be seen in Australia. They're not coming, and that should be a worry for everyone, including rugby fans in New Zealand.
At the risk of sounding condescending, our once-great rivals are really struggling. A bit like when Michael Brial unloaded on Frank Bunce, it's not a fair fight anymore.
New Zealand's conveyor belt of rugby talent continues to produce world-class talent, ensuring the All Blacks continue to improve.
Mind you, it's hard to know whether Steve Hansen's team is getting better, or their opponents – across the Tasman and perhaps across the board - are simply getting worse. Either way, the gap is widening.
Will it ever close? There are no clear signs that it will. Super Rugby form doesn't always translate to Test form, but it does at the moment. New Zealand teams are dominating, Australian teams are in trouble. South Africa has its problems too.
Israel Dagg celebrates scoring one of his two tries in a 29-9 win over the Wallabies (Photosport)
If it continues like this, what are we left with? A dominant team in what threatens to become a stale annual competition. Given the problems and subsequent threats that have emerged over the battle to establish a global season, the strength of our closest traditional rival is perhaps more important than ever.
It's easy to say this is the Australian Rugby Union's problem to sort out, and certainly the bulk of the responsibility lies with them.
But how will we feel about trans-Tasman rugby if the All Blacks' era of Bledisloe Cup dominance extends to 15 or 20 years? Will the games still have the same edge? We'll probably still watch but, like a punt on the All Blacks, it may not be worth it.
Andrew Gourdie / Newshub.
