Reds' Will Genia answers wishes of every Wallabies fan Will Genia hopes to be back when the Wallabies take on the British and Irish Lions for the sold-out series mid-year. WILL Genia is finally comeback ready, with his right knee standing up to every twist, test and tackle. Australian rugby can start to exhale again after that worrying Perth night in September when the star gamebreaker crumpled to the turf when caught awkwardly after catching a high ball for the Wallabies. Instantly, confidence for the upcoming Test series against the British and Irish Lions was dialled back because the spark the Wallabies could least afford to lose was out of play for six or seven months. Initial medical advice circled Queensland's round 7 clash with the Highlanders for an Easter comeback. Typically, the champion halfback has so devoted himself to rehabilitation that he now expects to make his return on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium against Western Force. I'm buzzing. It's game week again ... I can't tell you how much I've missed this," Genia said. It's felt like hell at times, but everything's gone to schedule from the single leg weights, the double leg weights, the hops, the skips, the jumps, the rehab running, being tackled from every angle and getting back into contact. Quade Cooper's return from his own knee injury must mute expectation that it will be the same Genia right from the outset with his uncanny knack to seize a gap by the ruckbase with speed and confidence. It's never been in my thinking to just play and build into things in the first game. I wouldn't do that to the boys," Genia said. All my rehab and prep has been aimed at doing more than the game demands so I can give it everything in this first match back. Whether that's 15 minutes or 40, I don't know. Quade's a little different as your hop, jump, step player. Any early rust won't affect Genia's long, bullet pass or the headstart that it gives Cooper to plot. Genia likely has 11 games to be sharp for the British and Irish Lions series. I've really missed the team environment. It's weird, but I've also kind of enjoyed a long lay-off. Mentally, it's allowed me to re-think my rugby and what's important in my life in general," Genia said. You realise how much time you really are away from your partner and family in-season. You appreciate the little things more, even team meetings that go too long. You enjoy everything. Former world Formula 1 champion Alan Jones wore lucky underpants during his motor racing prime. Genia has the same superstition with the green undies he has worn for three years in games. Thankfully, the oddest reason for delaying a comeback has been averted. We had a bit of drama at home when I thought I'd lost them. I wear the same undies for every game, back even before the 2011 Super Rugby final," Genia said with a laugh. Genia finally felt in the blocks for his comeback last Tuesday when Wallabies doctor Warren McDonald flew to Brisbane to watch the halfback train and assess how he backed up the next morning. "There was no fluid on the knee and nothing wrong with the function ... it was all good news," Genia said. He needs just the final tick-off from knee surgeon Peter Myers tomorrow to be ready to roll against the Force. Queensland halfback Will Genia willl be back in action for the Reds in round five.