Why this year is different for Wallabies: Slack

Former captain Andrew Slack believes the Wallabies are primed to break their 40-year Eden Park drought against New Zealand. Slack, who led the last Australian side to defeat the All Blacks at the venue in 1986, highlighted genuine belief and strong positional depth developed under coaches Joe Schmidt and Les Kiss. Australia enters the match on a six-Test unbeaten run.

Slack dismissed suggestions that coach Les Kiss should rotate players for the subsequent Sydney rematch, citing Australia's increased depth despite several injury concerns. The Wallabies face a tough challenge at Eden Park, where New Zealand remains unbeaten in 53 Tests dating back to 1994 and has held the Bledisloe Cup since 2003.