Wallabies captain Harry Wilson has admitted that while this week has been one of the toughest of his captaincy tenure, the group has parked any feelings from last week's heartbreaking defeat.
Wilson and the squad are eager to avoid a clean sweep as they face the British & Irish Lions on Saturday in Sydney.
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It comes after two tough defeats, with the last-minute loss in Melbourne particularly taking the energy out of the side.
Wilson told reporters the team needed to take the time to process last week’s events before turning their focus to the final Lions Test.
“It probably has been one of the tougher weeks, but I think as a coaching staff and leadership group, everyone let us on Monday have a bit of a quiet day just to – because it does take a little bit to get over a tough loss like that and for us it was just about going back to our preparation,” he explained.
“On Tuesday I was really proud of the group about what session we had. We went there, everyone was a bit quiet, but once we went across that white line, the energy was back. We quickly put it on the back burner and just want to focus on getting their preparation right as the week goes on.
“We’ve really tried to build it internally because this is still such a massive match.”
The Wallabies have a plethora of motivating factors heading into Saturday, looking to avoid the first clean sweep against the Lions in the modern era.
“I do feel like it has been a tight series and we want to go out there, we want to get the win [but] obviously sitting here at 2-0, it's not the best situation,” Wilson concedes.
“I feel as if a lot of Australians are believing in us and the support we've been given this week has been pretty unbelievable, and we really feel like we need to go out there and put a performance in for Australia to be proud.
“We want them to be truly believing in us and that's for us to go back-to-back with performances and we need to go out there and get that win.”
On top of this, scrum half Nic White will play his final game, with the Wallabies rocking fake moustaches throughout the training session in honour of the veteran half.
“He's the ultimate competitor, ultimate team man,” Wilson said of White.
“Especially over the last two years, he's been really running the non-23 and every training session he gets the boys up.
“He does whatever it takes for the team, every session, every match…once he goes across that white line, he's a different man, he's a competitor and the group loves him.
“He will be missed in this gold jersey because he really does represent what it is to be a Wallaby."
