The time for hoping and wishing is over. This is the year the Wallabies can win back the Bledisloe Cup.

In years gone by the Bledisloe series brought with it an air of hope, and sometimes desperation. This year presents itself differently.

Return of the cup: After 12 long year, the Wallabies can win back the Bledisloe Cup. Credit:Reuters

To hold aloft the Bledisloe Cup takes a huge amount of skill, determination and desire. But those traits don’t mean you deserve to win. People or teams don’t deserve anything – they have to earn it.

That is an emotion which clouds your judgment on what needs to happen to get an outcome.