All posts tagged "player ratings"

With so many great performances across the park for Australia, this was a tough one. The 6-7-8 and 9-10-12 combos fought evenly for honours in which group swayed the game the most, but what a dilemma to have eh? 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper From nervy and out of place last week, to star...

Here are my ratings for the Australia vs South Africa first test. See if it tallies with how you saw it. Scoring system at bottom. 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper I feel sorry for the guy being shoved into this position, but crucial tri-nations games aren’t the place to learn 4 14 Peter Hynes...

By Chook. I think we need to rate the players that will face off for the Tri...

Here’s what I saw, see if it tallies with what you reckon. Rating system at bottom. 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper – Solid at the back but not much more. 5 14 Peter Hynes – Took his try well and has a nose for finding space straight ahead 7 13 Stirling Mortlock (c) –...

Here’s what I saw, see if it tallies with what you reckon. Following controversy (!) I’ve decided to give a rating scale a go, with no more half marks: 10 – A legendary performance to go down in the history books9 – Man of the match worthy performance8 – Outstanding7 – Good...

New coach new era, how’d the players go? 15. Shepherd – solid in defense and at the...

Waratahs 37 – Blues 16 There were 40 foot high billboards saying “SEASON TURNING POINT” on this game for the Tahs and they stood up just when it mattered. As there were so many outstanding performances I thought I’d spray a few thoughts at some player ratings. 15. Two Dads (Norton-Knight). Brought...

To be honest, Saturday’s was the kind of scrappy effort that left me uninspired when it comes to writing player ratings. So instead, I’ve shamelessly ripped off the anonymous ones syndicated by AAP and stuck on my own thoughts in green. Feel free to take a shot or defend them if they’re...

Here’s how I scored the guys from Saturday, let me know what you think… 15 Chris Latham 9/10: The old latho is back – big kicks, high ball takes and solo tries. A little rusty to start but deserved man of the match14 Drew Mitchell 7/10: Should have done better on the...

This was a slick start from the Wallabies, (which you can read more about here) but how...

OVERALL it was an error ridden performance by the Australia against South Africa on Saturday, but here’s how I rated the performances, and what it means for selection going forward. 15. Huxley 5/10 – I keep wanting this guy to have a great game as we can sorely need some of the...

HOW did the Australians individually measure up in the Tri-Nations test against the All Blacks, and what does this mean for selection? Let’s start with those whose stock rose on Saturday. Happily for Australia, there were plenty of them. First up, skipper and man of the match, Beavis Mortlock. Along with others...