Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is counting on growing confidence in Australian players against Kiwi opposition to help snap a 19-year Bledisloe Cup drought.
The Wallabies will play their first mid-week Test in 28 years as they begin their attempt to wrest back the Bledisloe Cup from the All Blacks on a Thursday night in Melbourne.
The trans-Tasman rivals will meet on September 15 at Marvel Stadium as rugby union avoids a weekend clash with AFL and NRL finals.