Their sparkling backlines may grab the headlines but it's in the forwards that the crucial Australian conference clash between the Rebels and Reds is most likely to be won.
The return of Billy Meakes to a Rebels backline due to his understanding with former Red Quade Cooper and the Rebels' ability to quieten Queensland talisman Samu Kerevi will play a significant part in the game.
But the main battle is likely to be waged up front between the competition's dominant lineout and a Reds scrum that has not yet been able to deliver the knockout punches it thought it would to opponents this season.
Reds attack coach Jim Mackay said his side had learnt plenty from their round seven loss to the Rebels at Suncorp Stadium.
"The Rebels did a very good job - one of their strengths was the lineouts and that's continued to be so," Mackay said.
"And then also the breakdown presence as well.
"At the moment, they're the best-operating lineout in the competition, defensively as well.
"And they also concede the most penalties around breakdown as well.
"So we need to be creative and efficient in how we win the ball … and you've got to be able to go forward with some momentum.
"They're good at disrupting - we need to be better - so it challenges our attack to be more efficient."
Second-rower Angus Blyth faces a huge challenge in the lineout in his first run-on start for the Reds, with the Rebels looking to make the most of an area they know is dominant.
"I think we're the no.1 lineout in the comp at the moment," coach Dave Wessels said.
"Matt Philip and Luke (Jones) and Adam (Coleman) and those guys put in a huge amount of work into it, it doesn't just happen.
"It's something we're proud of and we want to do that irrespective of who we play.
"If it can give us an advantage in the game, all the better."
The Reds will do everything that can to spoil quick ball from that and other set pieces though, having been torn apart by Cooper and Will Genia earlier this season.
Instead, they will take the lead from their upset of the Brumbies earlier this season when they halted the set pieces that had been working so well for the visitors ahead of their Suncorp Stadium horror.
"At that particular time, they had their lineout and their maul (going well) and we had a focus on stopping that," Mackay said.
"And there's certain things that we need to do against the Rebels as well to make our game work.
"They're a team, collectively, that likes to play off momentum in attack. So if they've got time and momentum, they've got some very good players.
"What they did to us in the first game, we didn't have a lot of go-forward or speed of ball and it's very difficult to attack off that.
"The teams that have done well against them have denied them momentum so they're playing off slower ball.
"That's when they don't have as many options.
"But they're very good at organising off front-foot ball and they've got some good players."
Just as important for the Rebels will be halting Queensland's scrum dominance.
"Everyone was talking at the start of the season about how our scrum might struggle but it was a real point of difference in last week's game against the Hurricanes," Wessels said.
"We're proud of that but obviously it's a huge test this weekend.
"The Reds have got a scrum that they pride themselves on and we've worked very hard this week to make sure that we can compete with that."
Wessels though won't concentrate too much on the Reds, or his team's ability to regain breathing room at the top of the conference ladder, as his team attempts to snap a three-match losing streak.
"I've enjoyed this season probably much more than other seasons because I think we're trying to just focus on being the best version of ourselves," Wessels said.
"I think that's probably why we've been a bit flat the last couple of weeks, because we're not playing well, irrespective of the score.
"I can't control what other teams are going to do and how they're going to come and play and I think it's taken me probably eight or nine years of Super Rugby to realise that I can't do that.
"So the things I put my energy into now are our own performances and the things we're going to do."
The Rebels take on the Reds at AAMI stadium on Friday, May 9, kicking off at 7:30pm, LIVE on Fox Sports, Kayo Sports and via RUGBY.com.au radio.
