Key Battle: Matt Giteau vs. Martyn Williams
Wales butchered it against the Boks and were nuked by a second half New Zealand storm, so can the Dragons catch the perfect Australian wave and stop the southern tide this weekend?
Taking over from France as Europe's rugby equivalent of Jeykll & Hyde, Wales have fluctuated between their tongue-wagging best and rotten uninspiring world cup form this autumn.
For all their talents, and there is a lorry-load, climbing the consistent heights of this year's Six Nations Grand Slam has proved a major obstacle.
Shane Williams has forgotten what space is and missing Gavin Henson's midfield imagination have been noticeable negatives of the international break.
Australia are aiming for their first unbeaten tour since 1996, but Wales, carrying the hopes of the northern hemisphere, are dead-set on a southern scalp to cap a fantastic 2008.
Williams might've bagged the IRB's World Player of the Year last week, but if there is currently a more influential operator on a rugby field than Matt Giteau then we're all ears.
Martyn Williams must step up and nullify the maverick's full compliment of skills, especially off-loading out of the tackle and kicking for territory. Stop Giteau and you stop the Wallabies.
Stirling Mortlock has been a revelation as the battering ram in midfield with his short sharp bursts allowing for clean-quck ball. Jamie Roberts has passed mock exams against Jean de Villiers and Ma'a Nonu but the Wallaby skipper is the yardstick.
A slender two point victory over the Wallabies in 2005 was only their second win in 33 games over the SANZAR nations since the turn of professionalism and chances like this weekend don't come gift-wrapped too often.
Wales: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Mark Jones, 13 Tom Shanklin, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Gareth Cooper, 8 Andy Powell, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Ryan Jones (c), 5 Alun-Wyn Jones, 4 Ian Gough, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 John Yapp, 18 Luke Charteris, 19 Dafydd Jones, 20 Martin Roberts, 21 James Hook, 22 Andrew Bishop.
Australia: 15 Drew Mitchell, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Stirling Mortlock (c), 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 Phil Waugh, 6 Hugh McMeniman, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Mark Chisholm, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Adam Freier, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 George Smith, 20 Sam Cordingley, 21 Quade Cooper, 22 Lote Tuqiri/Adam Ashley-Cooper