Tadhg Beirne reckons Australia put a ring around November 19 in the calendar and made it their aim to 'go after Ireland' in the final Autumn series clash.
Beirne is in line to make his third start of this series and, as much as he says Ireland want to end it on a high with the Six Nations only around the corner, he knows that the Wallabies are gunning for a big scalp - which Ireland certainly are now as the world's top ranked side.
The Munster star said: “I can imagine that when they looked at this fixture list they probably looked at us and were like, ‘we’re going to go after Ireland’.