To make changes or stick with the men that came within an inch of defeating the All Blacks in New Zealand for the first time since 2001. That is the question Dave Rennie and Scott Johnson will be asking on the eve of the Wallabies' second Test of the year?
Rennie revealed last week on announcing his first Wallabies side that fullback Dane Haylett-Petty and utility back Jordan Petaia would be fit for selection for the second Test.
But is it a matter of the duo walking straight back into the side?
Absolutely not.
One of the most pleasing aspects of Sunday's 16-16 draw in Wellington was that every Wallaby - even Folau Fainga'a - performed to a standard that warrants reselection, according to former Wallaby Morgan Turinui.
"Every single player from one to 15 did enough to earn another shot," he said on The Rugby Ruckus.
Either way, it's a healthy selection headache for Rennie to have.
Regardless, here are the selections that will cause the most debate around the selection debate.
Outside centre
Hunter Paisami is the incumbent and on the evidence of his first Test, he's
No.
I'd give him another week. He's going to be fit, but I still think he's not going to be 100. He's going to be 95, another week's prep, we think we have Test matches coming, we know his injury profile Jordan Petaia and I think there is no pressure to bring him back, Paisami earned the right to have another crack. To'omua added things with O'Connor. Folau Fainga'a, give him another chance, and Tom Banks I thought was excellent, rock solid at the back, he did what we needed from him. Look at the pressure that we've talked about the All Blacks putting teams under with their kicking, I thought he did really well there. Every single player from one to 15 did enough to earn another shot. Folau Fainga'a missed a few. How much is that pure throwing, how much of that is a late lift, an early lift, timing of movement, we don't know. So give him another week.
Samu?
He solved some issues with us a bit, he played a different role yes. Look, he's not going to be in there running into high density situations with carries, and that's why we've preivously talked about (Matt) Philip, (Lukhan) Salakaia-Loto, Taniela Tupou, (James) Slipper's got to carry a bit, Folau Fainga'a's got to carry a bit and (Harry) Wilson's doing it excellently well, (Michael) Hooper ranges around and does what needs to be done, he can solve situations with footwork in tight and he can create and be an energiser bunny as well elsewhere with the ball, which means that situations need to be created as we are move efficient with what we're trying to do in attack to have Pete Samu in the game. I think he did enough chipping away at the edges of the game and solving some issues with us where he needed to be that that warrants reselection and I think as the Wallabies evolve their attack, as they get to know each other better, as some of the work that guys like Wilson and Salakaia-Loto do in tight creates fast ball and ball in behind, I think a lot of the times where we had seven or eight turnovers at breakdown, where those are negated, the multiphase that contineus after that will be where Pete Samu comes into his own, he an create things that are different and I think the Wallabies want to get to a stage where that's the game that they are imposing on the opposition, so I think it would almost be like waving a white flag like we can't get to the type of game that we want to play, let's just try and bash everyone and pick the biggest ones. I think we need to get to a kind of game where Pete Samu can be influential with the way he plays.
