Under-pressure Australia coach Michael Cheika has dismissed calls for major changes to the Wallabies setup after back-to-back thrashings by the All Blacks.
But he says he needs to build more squad depth through the rest of the Rugby Championship.
Belted 38-13 in the opener in Sydney and 40-12 in Auckland last weekend, the Wallabies have come under fire after conceding the Bledisloe Cup with a match to spare.
And brave Cheika says: “A few little tweaks but perseverance definitely [is what we need].
“It’s not always instant gratification. In the modern world, I know that’s what everybody wants.
“Sometimes you’ve got to use these ones, the harder times, as watershed moments to make some changes in a certain direction because they were hard games to lose but we’ve been here before and we’ve bounced back and will again.”
Australia will hope to have attacking weapon Israel Folau fit again for their next clash against South Africa after he rolled his ankle in the Sydney opener.
Injured tighthead prop Taniela Tupou may also be available to reinforce the front row.
Cheika has blooded over 30 Test debutants since the Wallabies’ run to the final of the 2015 World Cup and suggested he would need to do more tinkering in the lead-up to next year’s global showpiece in Japan.
He adds: “We’ve done a lot of work in building the team, building the depth of the team. We’re going to continue to build that...”