澳洲橄榄球队主教练莱斯·基斯为即将在汤斯维尔进行的对日本队比赛做出大幅人员调整。[1]前锋线几乎完全更新，仅有乔什·纳瑟和哈里·威尔逊两名球员从大阪首发阵容保留。[1]卡特·戈登因伤复出，自爱尔兰队比赛中腿部拉伤后首次回归，将担任10号位置。[1]
新秀艾萨克·亨利替换因伤缺阵的约瑟夫·奥库索-苏阿利，出任中锋位置。[1]23岁的马西莫·德卢迪斯被列入替补名单，如若出场获得国家队出场纪录，将成为澳洲橄榄球历史上第1000位瓦拉比球员。[1]基斯表示："教练组希望在从日本炎热天气中身体疲劳的国家队赛周后找到平衡。"[1]
Coach Les Kiss has made sweeping changes to the Wallabies lineup for the upcoming clash against Japan's Brave Blossoms, with the forward pack almost entirely refreshed for the match in Townsville [1]. Only Josh Nasser and Harry Wilson retain their starting positions from the previous Test in Osaka, while Carter Gordon returns from a leg injury sustained in the Ireland fixture to reclaim the number 10 jersey [1]. Isaac Henry has been called into the outside centre position as a replacement for the injured Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii [1].
Among the squad adjustments, rookie Massimo de Lutiis has been included on the bench and will become the 1,000th Wallaby player should he earn a Test cap [1]. The significance of this milestone comes more than a century after Paddy Carew became the inaugural Wallaby, donning the number 1 jersey in the team's first official Test match in 1899 [1]. Kiss explained that his coaching group aimed to strike a balance in the squad selection, stating: "We wanted to find balance after a physically demanding Test week in the heat of Japan" [1].