Teamwork will be the key to replacing the scoring potency of Israel Folau, with the Wallabies refusing to lump their no.15 with the responsibility of becoming a try-scoring whiz.
Folau scored 37 tries in his 73 matches for Australia, with only 117-Test veteran Adam Ashley-Cooper (also 37) in the same ballpark.
Of Australia's current players, none apart from Ashley-Cooper has scored more than 20 Test tries, with Tevita Kuridrani (20), Will Genia (18) and Kurtley Beale (18) the most successful.
The battle to replace Folau will begin in earnest in South Africa, with form Brumbies no.15 Tom Banks, Beale and incumbent Dane Haylett-Petty all named in a squad of 34 players for the opening Rugby Championship match in Johannesburg on July 20.
"There's hands up everywhere," coach Michael Cheika said of the fullback candidates.
"There's a lot of players in that squad who can play fullback.
"We've tried a few already this week, we let them mix and match themselves and we'll look at a few different options once Tom (Banks) has come in because we haven't seen any of the Canberra players yet."
Selectors have opted against rushing James O'Connor into a new-look back three despite the comeback king having been invited to train with the Wallabies in Brisbane this week.
Regardless, they have plenty of attacking options in their squad.
While Cheika would not divulge whether the new style of play he has previously discussed will be on show in South Africa, the Wallabies are unlikely to be as one-dimensional as in recent years when Folau was often the go-to play.
"To address the try scoring, we need to play with more teamwork," Cheika said.
"We play with more teamwork, work more together to get more tries. I think that's a pretty logical conclusion."
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Fitness will be key to that style of play, with the Wallabies completing plenty of running in camp this week, while the workload management policy during the Super Rugby season was also designed to give players time to top up on their fitness work without the wear and tear of a game.
"Part of how we want to prepare this year is more support play, better alignment, better hands catching, doing the basics better, but always being there to be an option - that's more teamwork," Cheika said.
"So that even comes back to fitness. They've been doing plenty of running, they've still got plenty to do."
O'Connor has yet to put pen to paper on a contract with Rugby Australia and the Reds, with details still to be finalised.
And while there has been plenty of talk about due diligence and behavioural clauses in contracts, Cheika is keen to look forward.
"I don't know a lot about the past stuff and I suppose, I'm looking at the now," Cheika said.
"Every time I've dealt with him, he's been A1, professional and hungry more than anything.
"Hungry to be back, hungry to be a part of it and improve himself and that's important.
"I can't hypothesise about what could happen there. I'm interested in how the guy comes to training now.
"It's a bit hard for me to make a comparison because I've never really been involved with him.
"Literally, off the back of watching the footy overseas last year, I gave him a call.
"I think that set a light bulb off in his head.
"I said: 'Don't worry about it too much, just keep playing how you're playing and we'll see what happens'. There were a lot of things to happen for him to come back and play rugby here.
"But from what I've seen so far, he's pretty good."
O'Connor is likely to be considered in the midfield rather than the back three despite having experience at fullback and wing during his 44-Test career.
"He can play everywhere," Cheika said.
"I'd say in the middle, in the centres somewhere but he can play in the back three, anywhere really."
The Wallabies take on South Africa on Saturday July 20 at Ellis Park Johannesburg, kicking off on Sunday July 21 at 1:05am AEST, LIVE on FOX SPORTS and Kayo Sports.
