Whilst the results haven't transpired as he would have hoped, Wallabies coach Eddie Jones is sticking by his processes as they wish for a Portugal upset of Fiji.
Jones and the side are continuing to train in the hopes Portugal can beat Fiji and deny them a bonus point.
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Their destiny was taken out of their own hands thanks to back-to-back defeats to Fiji and Wales, with Jones reflecting on his 'smash and grab' mission, which he called the World Cup campaign nine months ago when he took over.
"There's a couple of schedule issues but nothing apart from that (I would change). I don't sit there thinking 's***, I wish I would have done that'. I am not comfortable with the results, but I am comfortable with the way we've gone about this campaign, if that makes sense," he told reporters.
"We came in with the understanding it's a nine-month job, see what we could do and then everyone will sit down and have a look at what we've done, where we want to go and make a decision then what we need going forward.
"There will be some sort of Rugby Australia review in November, I believe, so at the end of that will be the opportunity to start moving forward."
Jones recognised his strategy was 'high risk', particularly around squad selection and the omission of veteran players for a youthful approach.
However, he stands by that this will set up the Wallabies for the future, with a British and Irish Lions tour in 2025 and a home World Cup in 2027 the targets.
"When I came in, I assessed the playing pool and said we needed to make a change and it was high risk," Jones concedes. "You know, we catch one kick against Fiji and maybe we're sitting here already qualified for the quarter-finals. They're the small things that happen that sometimes can affect you, your obvious progress.
"But this team is going to be a good team. We need one or two quality players to add to it. We're not the finished product yet… when you add in (Angus) Bell, (Taniela) Tupou, Fraser McReight, (Rob) Valetini is 25, (Tate) McDermott is 25. Donaldson, Mark (Nawaqanitawase), (Max) Jorgensen. Now you are talking about eight or 10 players that have the potential to be really good test players.
"Then you add in a few experienced players like Will (Skelton), Richie Arnold, a couple of hard guys like (Samu) Kerevi and you get those guys back to their best. With that group of people, that's a team that can do really well."
Despite speculation about his future, Jones is eager to stay at the helm and try and guide the team forward.
"I've signed a contract and I will do the (Rugby Australia) review and then it's up to others to decide. I just stand by the fact that I take full responsibility, I feel like I've given the team the opportunity to get better and, as I've repeatedly said, the results don't show that but I think we are," he added.
