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All Blacks 'demands': demolish the Wallabies again

New Zealand have secured the Bledisloe Cup but want to inflict more pain on the Wallabies. (Andrew Cornaga/AAP PHOTOS)

The All Blacks are promising the Wallabies no let up after touching down in Australia intent on yet another Bledisloe series whitewash.

A 50-19 massacre of the Wallabies secured trans-Tasman bragging rights for a 23rd successive year at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday night.

Despite the Bledisloe Cup being secured, again, the rugby-mad New Zealand would expect the All Blacks to inflict more pain on Australia in Sydney this weekend.

Jordie Barrett and Tana Umaga remain highly motivated to hammer Australia. (Morgan Reinwald/AAP VIDEO)

“Internally there's some habits and standards and a legacy that demands the All Blacks to back up and represent the country,” Jordie Barrett said on Tuesday during a training session.

“There's no trophy to play for, but our ambition and our goals haven't really changed,” he told the media in Sydney.

The Wallabies' woes at Eden park stretch 40 years, but the All Blacks aren’t underestimating the hosts who have a home field advantage with coach Les Kiss at the helm.

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The All Blacks ran riot over Australia down the stretch in Auckland. (Andrew Cornaga/AAP PHOTOS)

He turned heads with Australia's win against world No.1 South Africa a fortnight ago.

It stunned the rugby world and none more so than the All Blacks, who suffered three consecutive defeats against the Springboks in September.

“We put a lot of expectation on ourselves around lifting our game from our previous campaign in South Africa,” assistant coach and former All Black Tana Umaga said.

“The quality of Les Kiss and his staff and the players that they have, you know they'll be looking for a response, and we know that they'll be up for it this weekend.

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The win against South Africa in Perth could still be delivering good vibes. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

"With the All Blacks, what we represent and who we represent means the utmost to us every week, and so we've got to make sure that we're living that every day that we're here."

Although, Umaga's side are down four players. 

Leroy Carter suffered a high ankle sprain in the motion of scoring a try at Eden Park and Anton Lienert-Brown will be brought into the squad as an injury replacement.

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Leroy Carter was injured while scoring a try at Eden Park. (Andrew Cornaga/AAP PHOTOS)

Ethan Blackadder injured his calf during the match warm-up last weekend and is replaced by Jamie Hannah.

Asafo Aumua and Anton Segner both failed head injury assessments after clashes and have a mandatory 12-day minimum stand down period. 

George Bell and Du'plessis Kirifi take their places.

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