Wallabies lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto insists South Africa's mass changes aren't a slap in the face for Australia ahead of Saturday night's Rugby Championship re-match in Perth.
The Springboks have freshened up their side with up to ten changes to their starting side that defeat the Wallabies in Brisbane.
Coach Rassie Erasmus insists there's no disrespect meant by the move, with lock Salakaia-Loto saying he and his Wallabies teammates don't have any issues with the selection overhaul.
"Look, it's no disrespect at all," he said. "They've still got 14 World Cup winners in their squad.
"Their depth is a big reason why they're back-to-back champs.
"The challenge for us is to come in and put in a much better performance than last week.
"Their game plan hasn't changed over the past eight years. The challenge is how do you stop that, and can you stop that?"
The Wallabies have lost Nick Frost and Jeremy Williams to concussion, while winger Filipo Daugunu is out indefinitely with a broken leg.
Taniela Tupou flew to Tonga for his father's funeral and is unlikely to face the Springboks.
The Wallabies posted two wins over Wales and a victory over Georgia to start Joe Schmidt's reign as coach.
But the disappointing result against South Africa in Brisbane brought the squad back to earth, with the players keen to make amends.
"As players, we weren't good enough," Salakaia-Loto said.
"There were definitely some lessons learned. It's been a tough week for us.
"We're looking to do more of our game plan this week and put in a performance our fans can be proud of. We've just got to do our jobs better, individually and collectively.
"The responsibility is on us as players. We've got the right framework and game plan to take it to these guys."
