Uniformed and mounted police along with public order and riot squad officers will patrol the sold-out match at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting on Sunday.
It comes three weeks after two gunmen killed 15 people and injured many more at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.
The increased visibility of long-arm rifles is intended to reassure the public and there is no threat to the community heading to the SCG, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said.
"Many people may not be used to seeing police carrying rifles at sporting events, but our objective here is to help the public feel safe and police will be out in force," he said.
"The difference will be in the visibility of long-arms and a stronger presence. Police will otherwise be targeting antisocial and unsafe behaviour as usual."
The measures mirror those for the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground where specialist police officers were armed with semi-automatic rifles and patrolled around the busy stadium, a nearby park and railway station.
Seven people remain hospitalised across Sydney following the December 14 attack at Bondi. Six remain in stable condition, while one is in a critical but stable condition.
Accused murderer Naveed Akram, 24, is facing 59 charges over the attack that includes 15 counts of murder. Akram was shot by police at the scene and spent days in a coma before being charged.
His father Sajid Akram, 50, was killed by police at the scene.
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