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JAMES O'Connor has jumped on critics who say the current Wallabies aren't hurting enough after Test losses because TV cameras zero in on them talking to opponents on-field after full-time.
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"Gutted. That's how I feel. You are never ready for a Test loss and it's not something you enjoy at all," O'Connor stressed in Perth on Thursday night.
"After I've played my guts out for 80 minutes I'm still going to show sportsmanship and congratulate an opponent. Cameras don't see how we are hurting in the dressing room or how we'd go out and play again straight away to fix it."
O'Connor was giving a raw picture that five defeats in six Tests this season and conceding 14 tries in three big losses in a row at home is stinging deeply.
The homeless winger could finalise a 2014 deal to return to Western Force as early as next week but has shut out the distraction to devote himself to ending the Wallabies losing pain.
Winning back the Perth rugby faithful who were split over his 2011 exit from the club can come as early as a commanding performance in an overdue Wallabies victory over Argentina at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night.
The two-week break after this Test before the Wallabies play South Africa in Cape Town on September 28 shapes as the window for decision time.
"I don't want to put a time frame on things so people get disappointed. Next week is a timeout and when I can evaluate things," O'Connor said.
"If all goes well we could get it done there. As far as I know it's smooth sailing."
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O'Connor said he would not be speaking to Force coach Michael Foley or chief executive Mark Sinderberry while in Perth this week. A big European rugby offer and even a chat with a Sydney NRL club, likely the Bulldogs, have been the domain of manager David Shand. They are red herrings.
"That's not a priority right now. Winning this Test for the Wallabies is because we have not reached anywhere near our peak as a team," O'Connor said.
O'Connor said the shock axing of halfback and captain Will Genia this week had re-emphasised the strong message coach Ewen McKenzie had delivered to the squad when he first came into the job.
"Right from the start, Ewen said no one's a gimme. You have to perform," O'Connor said.
"Willy is one of the most professional players around. He was running the Argentinian formation we are expecting against us at training so he will always be putting in for the team."
Argentinian coaching consultant Sir Graham Henry, the 2011 World Cup-winning All Blacks coach, said the Wallabies had to be true to the Australian style.
He said it wasn't in the Australian make-up to play a purely forward-orientated game and playing to their attacking strengths would always be the best path.
Recalled prop Ben Alexander said new skipper Ben Mowen had stepped up at training this week.
"His tactical understanding and communication with referees, in terms of understanding the different personalities, is as good as I've played under," Alexander said.
"The big thing is he is getting us to connect in breaks in play so we are all on the same page with one big message, not having little chats amongst a couple of players."
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