Stripped of the likes of Inglis, Folau, Hayne, Hodges, Jennings and Lyon, their three-quarter line doesn't quite possess the mystic monsters of recent years.
Skipper Darren Lockyer released Israel Folau, taking a heavy hit to the ribs in the process, before the centre then fired out a pass to Tate, who put on the afterburners to run in from inside his own half.