New Zealand ran in 12 tries against Samoa to win 78-0 at Eden Park in a chilling display of their attacking prowess.
And afterwards Hansen suggested he does not expect the Lions to add an extra dimension to their play for the first in the three-Test series a week today.
“Do I expect them to do something different? Well he [Gatland] keeps telling us he’s got something up his sleeve other than his arm so we’ll wait and see, won’t we?
“He’s started running out of time to get the practice. Once you have the style that works for you, you usually stick with it, so it’s going to be a big move if he changes.
“We’re we’re finished for the weekend and we’ve come out with no injuries and we get to sit down and get really excited about what’s ahead of us.
“We wait 12 years for them to come around so we don’t want to miss it and we get to watch them play the Maori, who will throw the kitchen sink at them.
“It’s a big game for the Lions again and then all the banter’s out of the way, isn’t it? We’re into it, and I can’t wait.”
Lions playmaker Owen Farrell is a serious injury doubt for the first Test after suffering a quadriceps strain, but if he is passed fit Hansen reckons the Saracens could line up at inside centre with Jonny Sexton, who starts at No10 against the Maori All Blacks this morning, keeping his place.
“He’d be a massive loss. He’s a world-class player and right up there,” said Hansen of Farrell.
“Where do I think he’ll play? Probably at 12. He [Gatland] has said he’s got something else up his sleeve that might be one of them.
“It doesn’t matter where he plays, he’s a good player and we just have to deal with whatever the Lions decide to do with their selections. But he’s a world-class player and there’s a lot of respect for him in our group.”
The filleting of Samoa last night was an exceptional performance given the All Blacks have not played since November, but Hansen insisted they are far from the finished article.
In what felt like more of a warning to his own players against complacency than a threat to the Lions, Hansen said: “There was a fair amount of rust and lack of cohesion at times but, as the night went on, their rhythm and connections got better and it was not a bad hit out for the first one.
“We have been in these situations before and been a lot rustier than that so it was a nice start.
“Are we the finished unit yet? Of course we’re not. We have a lot of work to do. And we look forward to watching the Maoris go into the Lions and we get our chance the following Saturday.”
