Australia assistant coaches Richard Graham and Jim Williams have called for more consistency from the team in a bid to close out more results.
The Wallabies are preparing for their penultimate Tri Nations match of the season, against South Africa in Bloemfontein, after a disappointing result over the weekend.
Robbie Deans' side twice threw away a 14-point lead in Pretoria before succumbing 44-31 after a pulsating encounter between the two teams.
It left the tourists bottom of the table, and with a game against champions New Zealand in Sydney to come, the result on Saturday is likely to decide who will win the wooden spoon in 2010.
"The thing with any performance is to be consistent over a period of time," skills coach Graham said
"It's a young group and the more times we are put in situations like we were at the weekend then I think you'll see us consistently becoming better in those aspects."
The Australians have injury concerns over locks Nathan Sharpe (ankle) and Scott Higginbotham (back) - the former faces a race against time to be fit, with the latter, a late withdrawal for the Loftus Versfeld Test after being injured in the warm-up, almost certain to miss out.
Forwards coach Williams echoed the sentiments of Graham, saying: "I suppose it's not down to one thing, it's the ability to play well on the day."
"It's about getting consistency. We've worked hard on preparation this week to ensure we address problems from last weekend and are nice and positive for this Saturday."
Deans had spoken about the way the team capitulated at set-pieces in the Pretoria Test and Williams said it was an area they would work on during the build-up.
He added: "If you break it down, there were four lineouts lost and it came down to technique with throwing a couple of times and the options that we took inside their 22."
"It's just a matter of taking the right options and make sure we stick to our plan."
Meanwhile, utility back Adam Ashley-Cooper insists there were plenty of positives to take from their latest defeat.
It was a third loss in four games during this year's competition, but the Brumbies player said: "There is a good belief amongst the squad because we know we're heading in the right direction."
"We feel that we are improving in areas each game."
"We played the two best teams in the world over the last couple of weeks and obviously have come up just that part short, but it's not like we're losing to poor opposition."
"These guys are the best in the world and we're competing with these guys and just falling short so there's certainly a lot to take out of it and a lot to look forward to."