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1. Scott Sio
Part of a dominant scrum, but due to the Wallabies whack gameplan wasn’t given an opportunity to shine going forward. 7
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2. Tolu Latu
Scored two tries through unbeatable mauls, made 13 carries and when the lineout was working, it worked a treat. Standout starter, only rivalled by Hooper. Pips man of the match over Genia due to time served on the field. 8 – G&GR MOTM
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3. Allan Ala’alatoa
Ditto Sio, really. 7
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4. Izack Rodda
Had a decent game, making 11% of the Wallabies tackles (9/79). Part of a weird lineout but a strong maul. 6
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5. Rory Arnold
Ditto Rodda, really. Edges out Rodda for his importance during the maul, which broke the Fijians’ back. 7
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6. David Pocock
What was that quick lineout about? The Pooper was put in place to give the Wallabies pack a bit of mobility, but that didn’t really work out. Made 1 turnover all game, and in almost every other field was outshone by his other half. Made 9/9 tackles though. 5
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7. Michael Hooper (c)
Hooper shone in this game, coming up with an important leg pumping try at the right time and leading the charge with the most carries in the team (18). One of the three standout players. 8
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8. Isi Naisarani
Struggled at line out time, and didn’t have the same impact he’s had against stronger opponents. Came off early at 56 mins. 5
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9. Nic White
Had a bad game, although there is sympathy for him that his quick game is not what the Wallabies needed against the Flying Fijians. Saying that, his passing, ruck management and box kicking was poor. Waited 51 mins until he got the chop. 4
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10. Christian Leali’ifano
Anonymous. Was at the butt end of some big hits, but he missed 3/4 tackles and a few conversions. Like White, should have been hauled off earlier (taken off after 58 mins). 4
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11. Marika Koroibete
Excellent game from the winger, making an average of 16 metres per carry (8 for 128m). Maybe not the best Fijian winger on the park, though. 7
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12. Samu Kerevi
The Krusher didn’t do much krushing this game, and even started to show sparkles of Folau’s insistence on going it himself. However, his stats are still insane – 73m for 17 carries, 2 clean breaks, 10 defenders beaten. Missed 3/6 though and conceded 2 turnovers – one which was from Pocock’s insane quick lineout that the Krusher buggered up by stepping and not Krushing or passing. 7
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13. James O’ Connor
Wasn’t sighted much, but with Leali’ifano out of action not much ball came out to him. Similar to Kerevi’s defence, missed 3/6 and conceded a turnover. 6
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14. Reece Hodge
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15. Kurtley Beale
Made a fair few metres – 58 – but he went missing this game. Maybe it was because the Wallabies should have been playing a forwards game in the first half, and then in the second half when they did play a forwards game, Beale wasn’t really needed when the Wallabies have 8000% possession. 5
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Finishers
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16. Jordan Uelese
Came on at 58th minute, continued the set piece domination. 6
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17. James Slipper
Same as Uelese, and came on at the same time – front row was swapped out. 6
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18. Sekope Kepu
Ditto the above. 6
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19. Adam Coleman
Came on and bashed some brains, as he does, but didn’t have enough time to impress except missing 40% of his tackles. 5
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20. Lukhan Salakai-Loto
Made a difference to this game, straightening and shoring up the set piece especially given he came on for the unsure Naisarani. 6
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21. Will Genia
Made a difference to the team, and took control of the match. He out box-kicked White, and brought some marvellous touch finders during his almost 30 mins on the park. His work secured the win for the Wallabies. 8
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22. Matt Toomua
Much better all-round game than Leali’ifano, including making his conversions. 7
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23. Dane Haylett-Petty
Came back from the dark, had a decent game and put Koroibete away for his try with delicious ball skills. 6
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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
Player Ratings – Australia vs Ireland
