Wallabies lock Rory Arnold believes New Zealand have enough depth to cope without suspended second-rower Scott Barrett.
With the Aussies looking to win a first Bledisloe Cup since 2002, the All Blacks will also miss injured lock Brodie Retallick.
But Arnold says: “They’ve got a lot of good depth there in New Zealand.
“I’m sure the next bloke that comes in for those fellows will be just as good as they are.”
The All Blacks have offered no clues as to who the ‘next bloke’ will be, but Patrick Tuipulotu is the only lock with considerable Test experience left in the squad after stalwart Sam Whitelock.
Four-cap Jackson Hemopo and Vaea Fifita are also backups, though the latter has played all but one of his 11 Tests as a loose forward.
The Wallabies, meanwhile, fielded five locks in their match-day squad in Perth, with Adam Coleman and Luke Jones on the bench and utility forward Lukhan Salakaia-Loto starting at blindside flanker.