The Wallabies are daring to dream of creating one of the biggest boilovers in Test match history, in a game All Blacks captain Kieran Read admits will not be like normal given what is at stake.
New Zealand is in the box seat to secure its 18th consecutive Test victory, which, on paper, would make them the most successful team of all‑time.
But they do not have to look far back to see how close they have come before.
In 2012, with 16 wins in a row, they stumbled against the Wallabies, drawing 18‑18 in Brisbane.
Two years later, sitting on 17 Test victories, again they could not get across the line against a Wallabies outfit led by Michael Hooper in Sydney.
Read says they have learnt that it is not just another game.
He says when you have got something on the line, opposition raise their game and they certainly got to raise theirs.
It has been 30 years since a Wallaby team has come away from Eden Park ahead on the scoresheet, but coach Michael Cheika says being in the "lion's den" is what is motivating his players on.
The All Blacks will face the Wallabies at 6.35 tonight.
