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1. Scott Sio
Came up against a world class front row and earned parity in that department. His crowd try in the second half was a highlight. 6[/one_third]
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2. Stephen Moore
Huge improvement with his throwing, even if our line out wasn’t perfect. Was having a great game but was out on his feet at 55 mins, and held off getting involved to counter ruck. Lay the platform for TPN nicely though. 6[/one_third]
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3. Sekope Kepu
Must’ve listened to our podcast… A massive step up around the park. Looks back to his 2015 form, time will tell. 6[/one_third]
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4. Kane Douglas
Dougy has been coming along nicely in the tight. Usually ruthless with goal line defence, I felt he wasn’t playing to referees whistle when the were calls for obstruction in the lead up to the first try. A quiet game otherwise, which when you win means the engine room did its job. 6[/one_third]
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5. Adam Coleman
The Thylacine! We thought it was extinct in Australian Rugby, but we have a lock capable of controlling his mongrel! In everything, error and penalty free. Rewarded by getting on the end of an overlap, and a tidy finish. Ran himself to a standstill. 7[/one_third]
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6. Dean Mumm
I’m not convinced he offers anything more than the alternatives (cou-Fardy-gh). OK on defence, struggled to make an impact on attack and was our line-out any better? We didn’t pinch any of theirs, even when they had a lock off for 10mins and our line-out had two pinched. Also, what was he looking at when a pass after a Genia-snipe hit him in the chest and went forward hot on attack early? 5[/one_third]
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7. Michael Hooper
They interviewed him at the end of the game because they hadn’t read these ratings yet. Hooper was busy all game, throwing himself everywhere on D (topping the tackle count) and sucking in defenders with this runs, which were in tight! HE ALSO FORCED A TURNOVER! A well earned open-side flanker (7)[/one_third]
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8. David Pocock
Struggled to make his mark at the breakdown, but still managed to make all his tackles and made a few strong carries. Unfortunately his biggest highlight was an error, where he threw a pass too far in front of the unmarked player outside him (Foley) turning over possession inside our own 22m line. 6[/one_third]
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9. Will Genia
Genia’s learnt how to box kick (or at least not have them charged down) and hence we have a fool-proof, although conservative, exit strategy string to add to the bow. Try saving tackles, clutch passes and sniping runs. The most telling thing about his performance was that finisher Phipps was forced to stay on the pine. 8 – G&GR MOTM[/one_third]
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10. Quade Cooper
Quade back in his own backyard and almost back to his best! His passing game and kicking game are coming along nicely, but this game his running game stepped up significantly. Quade busted more tackles than any other Australian player with 5, usually while wrapping around for his 2nd touch. At one stage he even looked to propose a shirt v skins boxing match with Etzebeth. 7[/one_third]
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11. Reece Hodge
An error free game from “Hodgey” (Australian for: The-Man-Who-Runs-Down-Hill). Bone-crunching on attack and defence (in the 10-12 channel). His punts for touch are not yet to be spoken in the same sentence as Latham’s, but he’s got the hoof to get there. 7[/one_third]
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12. Bernard Foley
The good: Only kicked out of hand once! (5/5) Perfect from the tee, 3 tackles busted, 2 line-breaks including the show and go for the match ‘icing’ try.
The bad: Was intercepted twice by the same player! This cost us at least one try and directly lead to us conceding another. An error that cost 14 points was repeated. 5[/one_third]
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13. Samu Kerevi
SAAAAAMUUUUU! Put on an attacking masterclass, and no mean feat considering the variety of positions he was put in and the execution that was required. From 11 runs, he busted 4 tackles, made 3 line-breaks, got off 2 offloads and accumulated 115 run metres. He will be ruing not making his effort in the corner count, an 8 if he got the job done there (tuck the ball under the other arm son!). 7[/one_third]
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14. Dane Haylett-Petty
Persistence has paid off and DHP brought one of his super rugby games to the test arena. Some very good involvements and was trusted rightfully (and finally) with more tactical kicking. A highlight was his Folau-esque take which was so spectacular the referee decided to stop play so we could all watch the replay while it was fresh in our mind. 6[/one_third]
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15. Israel Folau
Better positional play allowed him to make the most of his incredible aerial skills. Didn’t have his greatest game with ball in hand, but still managed to make metres and get away 5 offloads, even if he didn’t bust tackles. Penalised for obeying the conservation of mass. 6[/one_third]
Finishers
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16. Tatafu Polota-Nau
Came on and got stuck in. His leg drive in contact is a point of difference and he is certainly pushing for a start. 6[/one_third]
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17. James Slipper
Slipper has been building the consistency too. Up against ‘single-man scrum’ Steven Kitshoff, Slipper didn’t put a foot wrong, tackled 5/5 and is almost back to his dynamic best around the park. 6[/one_third]
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18. Allan Alaalatoa
Aa Aaaaa came on and kept everything tidy, must have been busy because he managed to make 7 tackles at 100%. 6[/one_third]
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19. Rory Arnold
A hard act to follow but, worked well in tight and secured fast ball leading up to the Foley try. Backed up the platform laid before him, but unfortunately his penalty resulted in a tighter finish than we deserved. 5[/one_third]
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20. Sean McMahon
Actually got his hands on the ball a lot given the small amount of minutes he played, also nailed the four tackles he attempted. More dynamic on attack than the current no. 8. 6 [/one_third]
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21. Nick Phipps
Did not play.[/one_third]
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22. Tevita Kuridrani
2/2 tackles, made one run, for some reason decided to kick and it was a shocker but thankfully it ended up OK. 5[/one_third]
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23. Drew Mitchell
Did well in the minutes he got, which was surprising, a good tackle, a couple of okay runs, he couldn’t have done much more. I still question his usefulness as a bench option. 6[/one_third]
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THE PATENTED G&GR RATINGS GUIDE:
10 – A legendary performance to go down in the history books
9 – Outstanding performance: Man of the match shoo-in
8 – Excellent all-round game
7 – Good game with a few sparkles
6 – Solid performance
5 – Average – ho hum
4 – Below par
3 – Had a bad game
2 – Tell your story walking pal
1 – A complete joke
Wallabies Player Ratings v Springboks Brisbane 2016
