NSW captain Matt Burke says his trial switch to outside centre could do wonders for both his own game and that of the Waratahs in this year's Super 12.

The Wallaby fullback says the switch for the trial game against New South Wales country in Wollongong on Saturday has already turned his game around.

"It's going to be a bit of a change for me - I haven't played there for a couple of years now, but when you change players it can sometimes bring a whole new enthusiasm, which it has for me," Burke said. "The last couple of weeks in pre-season, it's been great."

Australian coach Eddie Jones addressed Burke and his teammates on Wednesday and will speak to the Queensland players on Thursday, outlining what national selectors will be looking for this year, and reassured Burke he would still be considered for Wallaby fullback.

"In Burkey's case there's a lot of footy to be played and certainly playing at 13 is not going to a detriment to him playing 15 in Test footy," Jones said.

While giving league recruit Mat Rogers an opportunity at fullback, although he'll miss the trial because of Australian Sevens commitments in Brisbane, NSW coach Bob Dwyer wanted to move his most experienced player closer to the action.

"I think Bob is looking for me to give more direction and take more of a leadership role, so it'll be good getting close to the ball," Burke said. "He's always said to me in the past that the more I get involved the better not only for me, but also for the team.

"Sometimes I can sit back and wait and I suppose being in the front line you have to do stuff so that'll be a positive."

As well as an overview of the Wallaby program, Jones spoke to the Waratahs about the need to take Australia's attack to a new level to overcome vastly improved defence, particularly from northern hemisphere sides.

"There's been an enormous amount of skill work going on and it's very positive what we see," Jones said.

"One thing that we know is that unless we have a high level of skill, we can't play with varied tactics and strategies and for Australian rugby that's very important.

"We need to be able to play differently because physically we're never going to be the best side in the world, so we need to have this high skill base."