Many of the Wallabies old demons surfaced today as their World Cup welfare rested on a controversial decision and Bernard Foley's boot.
The five eighths aced the penalty for a 35-34 win against Scotland which will send another tale of injustice into rugby folklore for the losers and open up old wounds about the Wallabies scrum flaws.
Those repeat defects need another overhaul from their scrum guru and former Pumas hooker Mario Ledesma before their semifinal square off against the all-round might of Argentina.
Foley aced the pressure penalty from 29m to clinch this test but his inability to convert three tries left the Wallabies scrabbling to stay ahead of the tenacious Scots.
They had a single point 16-15 lead at the break on the back of a try and flawless goal-kicking from captain Greig Laidlaw and when replacement James Slipper's pass was intercepted by Mark Bennett and converted by Laidlaw, Scotland led with five minutes to play.