After witnessing the Wallabies' dominance over the Springbok scrum, All Blacks coach Graham Henry indicated that his team fancies their chances of causing damage in this area in their Tri-Nations clash in Hamilton on Saturday.

The Wallabies kept the All Blacks' Tri-Nations hopes alive after beating the Boks 21-6 in Brisbane at the weekend and for the second straight week they were able to establish clear dominance over the Boks' scrum.

While Henry is expecting another big assault from the South Africans in the line-out he seems less concerned about the Boks' ability at scrum-time.

"I think the Springboks would say their lineout is functioning better than their scrum at the moment," Henry told Kiwi reporters.

"We're playing against the best lineout in the world. Matfield and Botha have played probably 150 test matches between them ? they're the most experienced pairing in world rugby, and Matfield is a very good student of the game," he said of the aerial set-piece challenge.

"We've got a young guy playing there, Isaac Ross, who I think has got a big future and the start of his career has been very positive. He's calling our lineouts. So you've got experience, been there done that, against one of our locks one who's played seven tests, and Brad [Thorn] who's an experienced campaigner but hasn't played the number of tests Matfield and Botha have.

Henry described the All Blacks' scrum as 'flaky' a few weeks ago but lock Brad Thorn says they will be aiming to put pressure on the Bok scrum, having seen what the Wallabies have done in the last two Tests.

''We really enjoy [scrummaging] and we're keen to get in there,'' Thorn said of this Saturday's clash at Waikato Stadium.

''The Australians have had a good crack so if we can get in there and get amongst it, it could be good [for us] as well."

He also indicated the All Blacks would be keen to put the heat on Springboks skipper John Smit, who is still trying to settle after switching from hooker to tighthead prop this season.

''It doesn't just come down to John; there's a whole scrum involved. But he's new to the tighthead so we definitely want to put some pressure on him," Thorn said.

''He's had some times when he's been found out there and he's had some times when he's held the fort well so I guess he continues to be a work in progress and hopefully we can put as much pressure on him as we can.''

Henry labelled the current Springboks as the best team he's faced so far in his All Black tenure and he is looking forward to the chance to turn their season around in Saturday's Tri-Nations decider.

"I just think it's a great opportunity for us, and we should enjoy the experience really," he said.

"This is probably the best side we've played against since I've been coaching the All Blacks in six years, and when you're playing against that sort of opposition it's a hugely stimulating challenge just trying get an edge on them.

"That's exciting and I'm sure the guys just like me are looking forward to it."