Rugby-Respect but no fear, Wallabies focus on performance at Eden Park

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - 2018 Bledisloe Cup Rugby Championship - Australia v New Zealand - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - August 25, 2018 - Australia's captain Michael Hooper talks to his team mates after New Zealand scored a try. REUTERS/Ross Setford

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia skipper Michael Hooper is not buying into the debate over the relative merits of this year's All Blacks team compared to those of the past and says the Wallabies need to focus purely on their own game in Saturday's Rugby Championship opener.

Despite New Zealand's 33-25 victory over the Wallabies last Saturday, the pre-match narrative this week has been driven by a comment from three-test Australia winger Andrew Kellaway that the aura of the All Blacks might have faded a little bit.