The Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup campaign got underway against Fiji overnight, after four long years of waiting.
It was touted as an entertaining game, with both sides sticking their hand up pre-match and saying they were going to throw the footy around in a style contrary to what we’ve come to expect at World Cups.
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It didn’t really turn out that way, with a good first half for the Wallabies followed by a good second half for Fiji, but none of the flair and skill you might have hoped for.
Anyway, onto the ratings.
Today, you get the chance to rate how the Wallabies went in their World Cup opener. Be charitable with your votes, and try to keep all your various proclivities in the comments to a minimum.
Now, the rules, for those who don’t know how DIY player ratings works around these parts.
Here’s how the game 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!
Wallabies player ratings
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