"Victor is very good at manipulating that situation and trying to create something in the back of people's heads," he said. "You even watch it in-game when he plays for the Bulls: if someone stops their drive he's straight across to the referee's assistant to give him his thoughts, and often at the next lineout there's a penalty when nothing's happening.
"That's just the value of experience. He is a great lineout exponent, probably one of the best ever, and that's why he is able to control the way the game is played around the lineout."
Blades said Australia's success in quelling their lineout drives in Perth boiled down to effective defensive tactics not to compete in the air and nullify the threat on the ground.
"It wasn't like we were doing anything illegal so we're happy with that as one of the tactics we take in," he said. "But we also understand that the pressure we put on, there'll probably be a penalty against us."
Blades scoffed at suggestions the Wallabies scrum held their own against the Boks and Argentina through their own crafty tactics.
"We get that from a lot of teams, they try to look at the fact that if Australia has success in the scrum it must be because they're doing something illegal," he said.
"That's just a standard thing we get most weeks, everyone just gets on with it, we're not worried about it."
With 50-test rake Tatafu Polota-Nau (ankle) sidelined, Australia face an interesting selection at hooker with James Hanson in line to start. But he was often overlooked by Queensland this season in favour of Saia Fainga'a when the Reds played South African sides.
