The Kookaburras are eyeing Olympic revenge after a second-straight dogged Paris victory steeled them for a rematch with their Tokyo gold medal conquerors Belgium.
Australia's men's hockey team logged an unconvincing 2-1 defeat of Ireland on Monday, having scrapped to a 1-0 win over Argentina in their tournament opener at the historic Yves du Manoire Stadium.
Corey Weyer - dropped one year, Olympic goal-scorer the next - gave Australia the desired start when his fast flick in traffic rocketed over the shoulder of hulking Irish goalkeeper David Harte in the seventh minute.