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There aren’t enough minutes in the day to dissect the ins and outs of that epic game – as the Wallabies snatched a spot in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with an unbelievable game against Scotland.
My heart was pounding when James Slipper’s pass found its way into Scottish hands, and the Scots found themselves in the lead.
They had successfully punished Wallaby errors all night, and while the Wallabies may have run in five very handsome tries, the scoreboard reflected a very tight encounter.
The Wallabies were put under a mountain of pressure throughout the match, and they didn’t always respond well.
>> PUMAS STUN IRELAND
>> WALLABIES SCRAPE PAST SCOTLAND
>> ALL BLACKS CRUSH FRANCE
>> SPRINGBOKS ADVANCE PAST WALES
So, what did you make of the performances? It was sloppier than last week against the Welsh, but very different.
Australia had plenty more ball to work with, but were anything but clinical at set piece, and not very accurate at the breakdown.
They missed David Pocock, and though Michael Hooper did plenty of good things with the ball in hand and in defence, they couldn’t quite get over Scotland’s two openside breakaways at any time in the game.
There were some good performances in the backs, but some sloppy ones too. I’ll be interested to see the ratings in that area.
Rate away Roarers.
For any of your new to DIY player ratings, here’s how it all works.
1. Fill out the form below, giving a player a rating between 1 and 10.
1.5. Tell me why my process sucks, or why my haircut is bad in the comments section.
2. I collate the votes over the day.
3. Tomorrow, the results will be out, and you all get to see exactly how bad our ratings are, and can lambast me for it.
Fun for the whole family.
Due to popular demand, I’ve put together a brief description of what I think the ratings should reflect. Use it as a guide, rather than a set of rules I stand by rigorously.
1. Had he not played, the team would have been better off. Negatively affected the performance of the side. May God have mercy on his soul.
2. Anonymous. Was he even there?
3. Did some things that you expect a player to be able to do, but did a whole bunch of other things that sucked.
4. Was passable in patches, but not up to standard in a squad of such depth.
5. Performed his role without anything really noticeable happening.
6. Good
7. Pretty good, actually
8. Very good
9. Excellent
10. Might as well have been John Eales
Happy voting everyone!
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