Nic White says the Wallabies will enter Eden Park unbridled by fear of history or an All Blacks retaliation as they look to scale their Mount Everest for the first time in 34 years.
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The Wallabies' continue their quest for a drought-breaking win on New Zealand soil on Sunday at the famed Auckland venue, where they haven't won since 1986.
White is adamant the frustration caused by a missed opportunity in the 16-all draw with New Zealand in the series-opener will fuel the Wallabies as they look to strike a massive blow in game two of the Bledisloe Cup series.
"The All Blacks will lift to another level," White said. "I'm not sure how much it is to do with the field and how much it is to do with the result.
"I don't think it's going to matter where we play them this week, there is going to be a reaction from them. The All Blacks have always lifted after a draw, a loss, or performance they don't think [went] very well.
"We know a lot of the comms will be around what they're going to bring, but we're going to make it about us and what we can bring."
Wallabies legend David Campese has declared the All Blacks' aura is gone, so impressive were the tourists as they climbed up to fifth in the world rankings.
But White has brushed aside that notion, adamant New Zealand are still the side which has given Australia nightmares throughout their 18-year domination of the Bledisloe Cup.
The difference is the Wallabies are not content with getting close enough to upsetting the red hot favourites.
"I don't believe [they've lost their aura]. Do I have belief in us and that we can take it to them? Yeah, but that's not a reflection of them at all. It's a reflection of us and where we're going," White said.
"For one, we're pretty disappointed with what happened in Wellington. That's a different reaction right there. We've got a lot of areas where we've already seen we can fix the detail within the way we want to play the game.
"This group is pretty fresh, we spent three weeks together, there's a lot of belief in the things we're doing and that they'll work."
Rennie's arrival has seen the Wallabies adopt a new game plan with White saying he now feels a little more comfortable taking on the line in attack. His kicking game has also emerged as a vital weapon in the Australian side's arsenal.
The 30-year-old ACT Brumbies star is well-versed enough to steer away from overplaying his hand.
It is after all another area in which Rennie has cried out for improvement as the Wallabies look to storm the All Blacks' fortress.
"Urgency to the breakdown will be key this week. That alone will probably solve a lot of problems," White said.
"We're leaving them a fair bit of time with the ball carrier by himself before we're getting there. They've got threats all across the park that can get on the ball. There's a lot of areas in our game we can clear up.
"The room for growth is huge, that was an area we didn't do well. If we can fix that up, we're starting to see what we're doing, we're attacking pretty well."
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