Australia coach Joe Schmidt wants his improving Wallabies to be confident they can inflict a rare Eden Park defeat on New Zealand in the Rugby Championship this month despite their inconsistency so far this season.

The Australians slipped to a 28-26 loss on Saturday against Argentina as the Wallabies came up just short with the kind of rousing late fightback that has been a feature of recent performances by Schmidt's team.

The All Blacks have not lost at their Auckland stronghold since 1994 and have not been defeated by the Wallabies in almost five years, but Schmidt wants his players to have faith they can pick up a win over the three-times world champions on September 27.

"We've got to believe because if you don't believe, you're beaten before you try," Schmidt said on Saturday after

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