When Harry Souttar looks to his left, he sees unflappable 18-year-old Lucas Herrington next to him and a 22-year-old sensation in Jordy Bos marauding down the wing.
To his right, Alessandro Circati is 22 but plays like a seasoned veteran, while 24-year-old wing-back Jacob Italiano is only getting better.
Souttar is still just 27 himself but is the elder statesman of a starting backline Tony Popovic - a former imposing centre-back himself - trusts to get the job done.
"It's really exciting," Souttar told AAP.
"Obviously, I'm not one of the older ones yet, but I'm probably in that middle to older group this time, whereas I was in as one of the young ones last time (in Qatar).
"It's really exciting to see the talent."
