If things get sticky, Farrell has some muscle on the bench. The replacements did not do a whole lot last weekend, but Ellis Genge, James Ryan (Scott Cummings might feel aggrieved) and Jac Morgan are all capable of upping the ante with their attrition. Blair Kinghorn has the class and Owen Farrell has the leadership and the savvy. Whether you think he should be there or not is a moot point now. He is in the squad and he has to deliver. They all do. This is not just about winning on Saturday, it is also about winning on Saturday week and making it 3-0. Emphatic as you like. Historic. There is a big job to be done at the MCG before they start thinking about landslides and pantheons, though. If the Lions are all that they can be, then they will win and should win well, regardless of whatever fire and brimstone might be thrown at them. "These games are the reason why you want to play rugby," said Itoje. "You want to be a part of these huge occasions with a little bit of jeopardy on the line. The opportunity to do something special, the opportunity to do something that lives long in the memory. "Given the magnitude of the game, there is a higher level of focus. As a professional athlete, there is always focus to what you do, but not all games are equal. Not all games mean the same thing. And this game, last week, these games are not equal to normal games of rugby." The MCG awaits. The grandest stage in the land and the biggest crowd in Lions history. Chessum added: "Maro said to us that what we produced last Saturday will not be good enough this Saturday. There's a whole different beast coming down the road and we'll have to front up and tackle it." If Chessum is anything to go by, the Lions are ready to finish what they started.