Victorious Australian coach Ricky Stuart has revealed how a media blackout during Test week primed his side for a clinical disposal of New Zealand in the Centenary Test at the SCG on Friday night.
The Kangaroos took out the match 28-12 after jumping from the blocks early and racking up a 22-0 lead after as many minutes.
The Kiwis were playing catch-up for the rest of the match and never threatened to rope in the home side before a healthy crowd of just under 35,000.
Stuart and his players made a pact not to read about the match or watch any pre-Test coverage in a bid to ward off complacency.
"We didn't read anything about our team, we didn't read anything about the Test. We just knuckled down and did a job in regards to preparing for a tough game," he said.
"We came to get a job done. We were the only people that knew we weren't just going to take the field tonight and win by how many."
"We knew they were going to come in and save some face and build a new culture and spirit."
"We knew they were going to be here to play a game of footy."
"It was very tough for the players all week. We banned reading the papers or watching any press in regards to this game because we had to get our heads right."
"It's very hard for the players to get prepared and nullify complacency. It's a big job for them."
Stuart said the key to Australia's win was its brilliant start.
"We got the jump on them. We wanted to ambush their enthusiasm, we wanted to ambush their energy early and they did that," Stuart said
"I was really happy with our opening period of the game."
"They are really tough in the head - they are mentally strong."
The Kiwis were left lamenting their poor start.
"One thing we've spoken about all week is playing for 80 minutes. It's something that we need to learn," captain Nathan Cayless said.
"That aspect of it was pretty disappointing but the way we finished the game was a real positive."