'Determination': Wallaroos futures at stake before Test

But lingering in the back of their minds will be the fact that much of the squad will go off-contract at the end of 2026, since yearly or short-term contracts are a common occurrence for Australia's women's rugby team.

Rugby Australia hasn't unveiled any additional fixtures beyond their three games in Europe before they play Scotland twice in Australia to end the year.

With Wallaroos athletes including Chancellor in limbo, this next period shapes as a crucial moment for the players' hopes of remaining in the squad.

"At this stage, everyone's contracted up to the end of the year, players and coaches. So I guess everyone at the moment is like dancing monkeys," Chancellor told AAP.

She said the players had an attitude of "Let's try and put ourselves in the best position to be selected to move forward into the next stage", which was "not as common in the international window".

Chancellor said she would "absolutely" take up a contract with the Wallaroos next year, adding she was in good form after helping NSW claim another Super W title in July.

The 35-year-old also featured for the Barbarians earlier this year, something she said reminded her of just how much she loved rugby.

But one player that won't be able to dazzle selectors in the European leg is outside back Maya Stewart, after she suffered an Achilles injury.

Australia will have to forge on without their all-time leading try-scorer as they look to rebound from their 66-19 thumping by arch-rivals New Zealand on August 22.

"The biggest takeaway that we have as a team from that New Zealand game is that we need to be a little bit more physical," Chancellor said.

"There were moments where I think we maybe gave up mentally. People weren't able to see what we talked about behind the posts, or when we had a stoppage.

"A lack of belief maybe filtered through, even though that's definitely not the sentiment that we had before the game.

"There's a lot of determination to not have a game like that again."

Chancellor says the three European-based Tests against England, France and Scotland won't be "ego warmers", and will be important as the Wallaroos look to show they can bounce back from tough losses ahead of their home World Cup in 2029.