All Blacks v Australia: Scott Robertson’s side need to deliver dominant performance against Wallabies

By Liam Napier in Sydney Legacy, history, expectations and the need to deliver a decisive, dominant response weighs heavily on the All Blacks in Sydney . As the Bledisloe Cup assumes pride of place, though, the quest to break the shackles, restore confidence and embrace freedom is front of mind. Successive defeats in South Africa have again provoked Scott Robertson , in his most important week at the helm of the All Blacks , to maintain his largely conservative selection approach.

Among the four starting changes, the most notable is the reshaped back three where, after one test at fullback, Will Jordan immediately shifts back to the right wing to make way for Beauden Barrett, with Caleb Clarke returning from injury on the left edge..