The ball is firmly in the court of the Queensland Reds players this weekend when the side meets the Melbourne Rebels on Saturday night.

Reds management finally bit the bullet this week and sacked underperforming coach Richard Graham, leaving Grahams assistants Nick Styles and Matt O”Connor (pictured) in charge of the side.

Styles says since he and O’Connor have been in charge, the Reds players have been left in little doubt about what the new coaching team expects.