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The Wallabies are through Pool A, the much-vaunted pool of death, with a perfect record. A 15-6 victory against Wales, including one of the most astonishing 10 minutes of play you’re likely to see, sealed that.
So we get our DIY Player Ratings out again.
My apologies about the tardiness of last week’s ratings. Between the public holiday, beers with Diggercane and a flash holiday in Wellington, as well as buying my first house (hooray!) I had a bit on my plate.
But we’re back, baby! And we’ll be on time this week.
So Roarers, what did you make of the Wallabies’ game against Wales? Were they gritty, tough and uncompromising?
Or were they sloppy, lacking in discipline and lucky?
Or was it a bit of both? To me, there’s probably an argument to be made both ways.
After the performance against England, you might have expected this Wallabies’ team to blow Wales off the park.
But it’s also clear that a lot of energy and body parts were spent to get that win, and with David Pocock and Israel Folau clearly not at their best, other players had to step up. And they did.
For any people 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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