The Queensland Reds will be out for retribution when they take on the Demonstration Brumbies at Suncorp Arena. Brad Thistle's men pushed the Brumbies as far as possible in cycle three in Canberra, just to miss the mark. They have battled for structure since, with Thistle dropping Suliasi Vunivalu in spite of his Wallabies choice while moving James O'Connor to the seat. With respect to the Brumbies, they beat a persuaded Waratahs side to proceed with their unbeaten beginning against Australian sides in 2023. They are helped by the profits of Darcy Lover and Billy Pollard through the seat in the wake of beating wounds.