Newly arrived coach Robbie Deans may have renewed the Wallabies' licence to attack but key playmaker Matt Giteau concedes his team's impatience is letting them down badly.
The Wallabies dominated territory and possession in the opening stanza of the first Test against France, yet only had one try and a slim lead to show for their efforts at the break after a string off basic errors.
"I think from a team point of view obviously we're pushing the passes," Giteau said in Brisbane on Thursday.
"We looked a bit rushed (in Sydney), we were seeing holes and we were seeing opportunities and were trying to put the French to bed in one phase rather than (showing) patience and building pressure and putting phases together."
Giteau said his side's lack of cohesion against the French in the opening Test was not a result of their opponents' willingness to rush up in defence.
"I just think we could see the opportunities and were just trying to rush the ball there," he explained.
"We've got to build pressure and be patient."
"It's something Robbie's always talking about, building pressure, stressing teams and just being patient with the ball."
"And if we do that, we showed in the second half that we can put points together really quickly."
Meanwhile, Giteau, a veteran of two World Cup campaigns at the tender age of 25, endorsed the injection of new blood into the Wallabies set-up under Deans.
With lock Nathan Sharpe out of Saturday's match with a groin injury and winger Lote Tuqiri already ruled out with a knee injury, the Wallabies starting line-up for Saturday's match will feature just four players over the age of 25.
Stirling Mortlock (31), Al Baxter (31), Phil Waugh (28) and Stephen Hoiles (26) are the elder statesmen of the group.
"I think that was always going to be the case when you looked at the (30-man) squad when it was first picked, there's a lot of youth, a lot of new guys and it needed to happen," Giteau said.
"We lost so many senior guys with George Gregan, Stephen Larkham and Chris Latham moving on (and) new guys were going to come through."
"So I think this was always going to happen and I think it's a great big step forward for Australian rugby."
France coach Marc Lievremont has taken his own youth policy to a new level for Saturday's showdown, opting for a backline that has a mere combined total of 13 Test caps - a whopping 105 less than the number Mortlock and Giteau have amassed between them.
Giteau said of the new-look Les Bleus line-up: "Again you're not too sure what to expect, obviously there was a couple of players that came off the bench (last week) that are now starting."
"They've moved their 13 (outside-centre) who was originally a 10 (flyhalf) to 10 so I think they're going to be a more settled side."