Starters
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1. Scott Sio
A very quiet game with only 1/3 tackles from 58 minutes. Scrum held up well while he was on. 5[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
2. Stephen Moore
8/9 tackles in 54 minutes. Needs to shoulder some of the blame for our below par line-out. 5[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]
3. Sekope Kepu
Was really happy with the level of intensity he brought around the park even if he was penalised for tackling Carter. 9/9 Tackling effort in his 58 minutes and a couple of dominant carries too. 6[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
4. Kane Douglas
Crippled by injury after 14 minutes, made 3/3 tackles before then. 5[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
5. Rob Simmons
Not replaced and did okay around the park, the line-outs were mostly poor but made the take for the driving maul try, 10/14 tackles. 5[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]
6. Scott Fardy
Not much went Fardy’s way this game and he looked like he was playing under high fatigue. Only made 4/7 tackles in his 59 minutes, but still managed to make 2 key turnovers. 6[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
7. Michael Hooper
10/14 tackles in his 80 minute performance, teamed up well with Pocock at the rucks but didn’t have the go forward he is known to bring. 5[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
8. David Pocock
80 minutes, 1 try, 3 turnovers, 2 tackle busts and 11/11 tackling. He is our best shot at world rugby player of the year. 8[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]
9. Will Genia
Had a very poor start with a charged down box kick and knock-on. Put the start behind him to play solidly after that and we even managed a try off a Genia box kick. 4/5 tackles, 69 minutes. 6[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
10. Bernard Foley
5/8 tackles, faultless off the tee. Distribution was okay but opted to take on the line himself for not many big gains. Very good kick chase and patience down the right wing resulted in a try, not replaced. 6[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
11. Drew Mitchell
Only missed 5 minutes of the game in the ‘head-bin’, his 3 tackle busts and 2 line-breaks were by far and away outweighed by his 4 handling errors. 4/5 tackles. 4[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]
12. Matt Giteau
2/3 Tackles in his 25 minutes, the miss resulted in concussion that meant he was unable to return to the field. 5[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
13. Tevita Kuridrani
Finished off a great try that gave everyone hope. 10/12 in the tackling department and a good crash ball game, stayed on the whole match. 7[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
14. Adam Ashley-Cooper
4/6 tackles in his 80 minutes. Tried to stay busy all night but just not his game. 5[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]
15. Israel Folau
Just not the Folau we’re used to. Still lacking agility and drive, as well as doubting himself on kick returns. Still made 99 run metres. 1/1 tackle in his 80 minutes. 5[/one_third]
Finishers
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16. Tatafu Polota-Nau
26 minutes, 1/1 tackle, a big part of our (short lived) comeback. 6[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
17. James Slipper
22 minutes, 3/3 tackles. Somehow blamed for collapsing a scrum that gave the momentum back to the kiwis. 5[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]
18. Greg Holmes
22 minutes, 1/1 tackle. Did not really notice his involvement. 5[/one_third] [one_third last=”no”]
19. Dean Mumm
Thrown into the cauldron early, took on the tackling responsibility of Douglas and returned and impressive 15/16 in his 66 minutes. A poor defensive position late in the first half allowed for a simple New Zealand try. 6[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
20. Ben McCalman
21 minutes, 2/3 tackles. Very busy after replacing Fardy. 6[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]
21. Nick Phipps
Played the final 11 minutes and didn’t really do anything individually special or wrong. 5[/one_third] [one_third last=”no”]
22. Matt Toomua
Only covered 5 minutes for Mitchell’s concussion test. No rating[/one_third][one_third last=”no”]
23. Kurtley Beale
Thrown in early to cover for Giteau and ended up as a permanent replacement. Constantly our most threatening player. Put Mitchell through a hole off a scrum and even took an intercept with the kiwis hot on attack. 55 minutes, 3/4 tackles. 7[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]
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 vs New Zealand
