Winger Hayley Raso insists the Matildas are embracing the pressure of high expectations at a home Asian Cup and have had enough time together in coach Joe Montemurro's short tenure to deliver.
Australia haven't won the Asian Cup since 2010, with Sam Kerr the only member of that squad in this year's 26-strong group, but are among the favourites for the continental title.
Raso, 31, is leaning into the similarities to the home 2023 Women's World Cup and wants the Matildas to put on a show.
"The expectations are high, and a lot of people want us to do well. We're probably our harshest critics, we want ourselves to do well," she said.
"I wouldn't say that we feel pressured to perform, but we love the pressure."
Montemurro, appointed last June after a drawn-out recruitment process, has only been able to oversee three international windows.
Australia didn't have any lead-in friendlies, meaning players will have to hit the ground running, despite many arriving late into camp due to club duties.
FC Eintracht winger Raso, one of the first into camp, backed her teammates to perform.
"We're a team that's been together for a really long time, so we know how each other works, and we know that whatever coach is in charge of us that we'll be playing their way, and we want to play," Raso told reporters in Perth on Tuesday.
"So he's come in, he's had plenty enough time to implement his style for us.
"He wants us to control the ball. He wants us to possess the ball, and that's something we like doing.
"So of course I think it's enough time, and we're looking forward to getting out there."
Superstar skipper Sam Kerr arrived in Perth on Tuesday, fresh off scoring for Chelsea while Raso is in goal-scoring form in Germany and Mary Fowler notched her first Manchester City start since returning from an ACL tear.
"That's really important," Raso said.
"You gain your confidence before you come into camp. So it's pretty exciting for us to have been able to have done that right before we've come into here.
"It'll give us a little bit of an extra confidence boost, I think, to know that everybody's fit working hard at their clubs, so when we come in here we're all at the top of our game and ready to go."
After difficult stints at Real Madrid and Tottenham, Raso has settled into life in Germany and is relishing the professional conditions and tough games.
"The football is great, my club's great. I'm really enjoying the German league, and I feel like it's a place I can grow," Raso said.
