AA/QF - choosing to NOT check luggage

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi All

Hoping for some advice here

Flying LAX - SYD on AA73 which arrives at 7.05am, then booked on the same ticket, for SYD - DPS QF43 later that afternoon (4.25pm)

Question is - will groundstaff at LAX allow me to NOT check my bag all the way through to DPS and collect it in Sydney instead? Given the long layover I’d like to take my bag and check into a hotel for the day

Short checking to SYD with a long layover shouldn’t be a problem. Just ask at checkin.