The Wallabies are going into the Rugby World Cup on the back of their finest performance in more than a decade, says Australian great Nick Farr-Jones.
Australia's first World Cup winning skipper, Farr-Jones could hardly have been more impressed by the way James Horwill's men went about beating the All Blacks 25-20 in Saturday's Tri Nations decider.
The former champion halfback is also tipping Wallabies No.9 Will Genia to ultimately rank alongside the legendary Ken Catchpole as Australia's greatest-ever No.9.
"I thought the game that I witnessed at Suncorp Stadium was probably the best Wallaby performance I've seen for at least a decade,'' said Farr-Jones as the World Cup trophy was displayed in Sydney on Wednesday.
"The way the guys played with intensity and great determination, it was one of those games the Wallabies were going to take an attitude of 'whatever it takes' and I thought it was a fantastic game and really puts us up there.''