Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
I just watched a replay and the two players that really stood out to me were To'omua and Horwill. Big Kev went poorly in the ratings from all but he got through a mountain of work. He made a lot of tackles, particularly in the first half, as well as hitting a lot of rucks as the second man in cleaning out and securing ball. He had a quiet game with ball in hand but did the grunt work that allowed Fardy and Simmons to play a bit wider.Thought Horwill play a good tight lock's game last night.
His ball carrying needs improvement but his tackling, hitting and driving was impressive.
Stephen Moore looks to be in career best form.
To'omua is the complete 12 and hopefully he will play there at the Brums next year. He is very strong in contact putting in some huge hits on the Irish back row that targeted the 10-12 channel. He also has excellent distribution and kicking skills and is building good partnerships with both Quade and Kuiridrani.
Kyle Godwin is a promising up and comer and will keep the pressure on Matt T. to keep performing.
It was a very good performance from the Wallabies as a team and should give them some confidence moving forward.
Slipper and Simmons also contributed well to the cause and are maturing into good test players. Scotland next week will give us a good opportunity to consolidate combinations before taking on Wales.