It’s a 1980s banger more likely to be found on their parents’ Spotify playlists, but the stadium DJ dropped the perfect theme song for the Wallabies after they’d done their thing and won in the 86th minute in Townsville.

As try-scorer Angus Bell was still getting back slaps from teammates, Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey blared out – and it was a perfect choice. So perfect, in fact, you wonder if it wasn’t already queued up, ready to roll if the Wallabies pulled another win from the jaws of defeat.

The Wallabies are far from a finished product, with many parts of their game still needing tubs of polish before they can become a top-five side.

But belief is not one of those parts. After occasional sightings last year, the Wallabies’ unrelenting faith in their ability not just to compete against any opponent, but to win has been unmistakeable this season.

It was there in the Lions series, when the world thought they’d get thumped. And it was there in South Africa, where the world also thought they’d get thumped. But they were almost free-hit displays, with nothing to lose. The trickier days are when you are playing at home and favourites to win.

And in the two Wallabies Tests that fitted that bill this year – against Fiji and Argentina – they played their two worst games. Both could easily have ended in defeat, but the Wallabies still won the Tests, via tries at the death.

The Wallabies after their win over........

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