With Joe Schmidt's first team list, the coach has earmarked the key pillars of the Wallabies style that will drive them into the future.
Schmidt broke down his squad to the media and with each response, his vision around each position group came to life.
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There are seven debutants but most will enter the field with a familiar or experienced mentor to guide them through the pressures of international football.
Josh Flook and Hunter Paisami have been centre partners for two years for the Reds and complement each other perfectly. Likewise, debutant Tom Lynagh could be asked to come on and decide a game in the balance but will have regular halves partner Tate McDermott and his Reds centres outside him to control the contest.
Charlie Cale will likely be greeted by back-row partner Rob Valetini, with Angus Blyth coming off with club co-captain Liam Wright and/or former lock partner Lukhan Salakaia-Loto on the field.
Isaac Kailea and Billy Pollard have a single cap between them but the wisdom of Allan Alaalatoa, a club teammate of Pollard, will settle the nerves in the crucial moments.
Even Dylan Pietsch has had time to form his connection with Filipo Daugunu, Tom Wright and Josh Flook on October's Australia A/Barbarians tour, with Daugunu's experience across the midfield vital in dealing with multiple different shapes Wales will present to try to break down the Wallabies defence.
"We were trying to get balance in a whole lot of ways," Schmidt said.
"... What we're hoping to get out of the bench is that individuals who come on, they come into some experience around them.
"Experience is never going to be a solution in itself but it can contribute to a little bit of confidence and certainty around doing your role and then making sure that the player slots in as seamlessly as possible."
Liam Wright will hold the rare distinction of captaining on his starting debut, but the side is filled with further leadership around him.
Schmidt has made it clear the leadership group is what mattered to him, not the man with the (c) and the selection of every fit Australian Super Rugby captain (three stand-alone, two co-captains) in the 23 and several further with captaincy experience shows just how valued that trait is.
Wright will take the lineout calling responsibilities and has regular thrower Matt Faessler ready to hit his targets.
There's also an element of picking specialist players to do their role, with Schmidt's reasoning for picking Jake Gordon revolving around the nine being the sharpest passing game of the nine coupled with the big boot.
Noah Lolesio is the best statistical goal kicker in Super Rugby, with the two halves starting several games together in 2021 and 2022 in the gold jersey.
The Wright and McReight combo are two of the best in terms of attacking and defensive break-down effectiveness, with Rob Valetini and Taniela Tupou there to bend the line with their carries.
Salakaia-Loto and Williams are tasked with solidifying all three aspects of the set piece - lineout, maul and restart - with Slipper looking to get the upper hand on one-Test tighthead Archie Griffin early to unsettle the Sydney-born Bath prop yet to make a Premiership start.
At the back, Tom Wright is the creative wizard with the licence to play unstructured footy with a pair of great finishers in Daugunu and Andrew Kellaway ready to capitalise on any half break.
Ultimately, it's a 23 picked to defy the short turnaround and get Schmidt's tenure off to the perfect start.
