Overview

• Rugby Australia confirmed Rob Valetini will not travel to Auckland due to calf tightness, with Pete Samu called into the squad.
• Team medics say this calf issue differs from his earlier problems and will monitor him for potential involvement in the Perth Test on October 4.
• Australia are already without other power forwards, including Will Skelton and Langi Gleeson, reducing their ball-carrying punch.
• The Wallabies must get a result in Auckland to keep the two-match Bledisloe Cup contest alive, with the All Blacks owning a 51-game unbeaten run at Eden Park.
• Analysis highlights New Zealand’s vulnerability under the high ball, with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii cited as a potential aerial focal point for Australia.