At long last, the Wallabies coaching picture is finally clear. But it was a long road to get there, and some players can feel rightly confused and frustrated with the process. Let's break it all down.

McDermott has experience with both coaches, with Kiss backing McDermott as his co-captain in 2024 and 2025 and backed up the suggestion that it would be a seamless transition between the two when the time comes to hand over the duties.

Halfback Tate McDermott believes the appointment of his Reds coach, Les Kiss, to the Wallabies' top job will help keep players in Australia.