Sharks scrumhalf Cameron Wright believes it will be a battle of the forwards when his side clash with the Brumbies in their Super Rugby fixture in Canberra on Saturday.
The Sharks are seeking back-to-back wins after a difficult start to the season, while the Brumbies also have just a single victory from three games.
"We've done some analysis of the Brumbies and sussed them out a bit, their backline is quite good and they have some big forwards that they try get into the game early on," Wright told his team's website. "It's going to be quite a tough game upfront but our forwards will take it as a challenge to try to dominate them.
"Hopefully we can shut down their threats early enough and limit their opportunities to run because that's something they look to do. They want to get momentum going so we'll look to frustrate them and stop them getting rewarded."
Wright, who last year returned from a spell in the French Top14 with Montpellier, is vying with Louis Schreuder for the No 9 jersey and says he is pleased with his own form this season.
"I'm pretty stoked with the way things are going, although you can never be completely satisfied with your performance. You always want to improve and better yourself and ideally you want to be playing at your best.
"I left the Sharks in 2015 for France and on coming back (in 2017), my initial thoughts were about what I could give to the Sharks, not what I could take.
"That includes the physical, mental and emotional aspects - you want to give 100 percent in all three. If I want to compete with the best, then I have to be fit and ready for those players. This is a great opportunity for me to push myself to new heights and I think it's coming together nicely."
TEAMS FOR CANBERRA
Brumbies: 15 Andrew Muirhead, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Christian Lealiifano (captain), 11 Lausii Taliauli, 10 Wharenui Hawera, 9 Joe Powell, 8 Isi Naisarani, 7 Tom Cusack, 6 Lachlan McCaffrey, 5 Blake Enever, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Folau Faingaa, 1 Scott Sio.
Replacements: 16 Connal McInerney, 17 Nic Mayhew, 18 Leslie Leuluaialii-Makin, 19 Richie Arnold, 20 Lolo Fakaosilea, 21 Matt Lucas, 22 James Dargaville, 23 Tom Banks.
Sharks: 15 Curwin Bosch, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Tera Mtembu, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Wian Vosloo, 5 Stephan Lewis, 4 Ruan Botha (captain), 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 John-Hubert Meyer, 19 Tyler Paul, 20 Jean-Luc du Preez, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Lwazi Mvovo.