THE Top End’s go-to psychic crocodile Burt might have a few people hoping he has lost his edge, after the five-metre saltie on Wednesday picked Samoa to win tomorrow’s World Cup quarter-final against Australia.

With the bookies very much in favour of an Australian win, it might be time to take Burt’s predictions with a grain of salt – he did pick the Country Liberal Party to win last year’s NT election after all.

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Assistant coach for Samoa Sean Long said he was very happy with the result.

“It’s good to get out to see the crocs and I’m glad the croc picked Samoa,” he said.

“Hopefully we’ll get the job done.”

Mr Long, an Englishman who was first appointed assistant coach in Samoa’s 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign, said it was the closest he had ever been to a crocodile.

“I’m used to snails and stuff, back in England,” he said.

Australia’s assistant coach Trevor Gillmeister said he was sceptical that Burt had made the right call.

“Disappointed in the croc,” he said.

“I’d seen Long having a word with him earlier so maybe he persuaded him that way.”