The results are in! Yesterday, we asked you to rate the Wallabies side that took to the field against Wales, and now we’ve added up the data from all of our responders to bring your our DIY player ratings from the Test.
A strong win over Wales brought out plenty of positive votes with every member of the Wallabies’ starting fifteen rated a six or higher, with the exception of Henry Speight who picked up an average rating of 5.51.
Bernard Foley was the Wallabies’ highest-rated player, though it only came at a slim margin. He scored an average rating of 7.77, while Adam Coleman and Rory Arnold nipped at his heels with 7.75 and 7.72 respectively.
Check out all the numbers for every player below:
1. Scott Sio
Average rating: 6.15
Most common rating: 6 (39 per cent)
2. Stephen Moore
Average rating: 6.60
Most common rating: 7 (40 per cent)
3. Sekope Kepu
Average rating: 6.49
Most common rating: 7 (38 per cent)
4. Rory Arnold
Average rating: 7.72
Most common rating: 8 (37 per cent)
5. Adam Coleman
Average rating: 7.75
Most common rating: 8 (37 per cent)
6. David Pocock
Average rating: 6.07
Most common rating: 6 (34 per cent)
7. Michael Hooper
Average rating: 6.5
Most common rating: 7 (39 per cent)
8. Lopeti Timani
Average rating: 6.96
Most common rating: 7 (43 per cent)
9. Nick Phipps
Average rating: 6.23
Most common rating: 6 (35 per cent)
10. Bernard Foley
Average rating: 7.77
Most common rating: 8 (35 per cent)
11. Henry Speight
Average rating: 5.51
Most common rating: 6 (40 per cent)
12. Reece Hodge
Average rating: 7.04
Most common rating: 7 (41 per cent)
13. Tevita Kuridrani
Average rating: 7.35
Most common rating: 8 (41 per cent)
14. Dane Haylett-Perry
Average rating: 7.43
Most common rating: 8 (45 per cent)
15. Israel Folau
Average rating: 7.20
Most common rating: 8 (38 per cent)
16. Tolu Latu
Average rating: 5.13
Most common rating: 5 (50 per cent)
17. James Slipper
Average rating: 4.84
Most common rating: 5 (40 per cent)
18. Allan Ala’alatoa
Average rating: 5.21
Most common rating: 5 (49 per cent)
19. Rob Simmons
Average rating: 5.09
Most common rating: 5 (48 per cent)
20. Scott Fardy
Average rating: 6.05
Most common rating: 7 (36 per cent)
21. Nick Frisby
Average rating: 6.04
Most common rating: 6 (39 per cent)
22. Quade Cooper
Average rating: 5.19
Most common rating: 6 (36 per cent)
23. Sefa Naivalu
Average rating: 5.03
Most common rating: 5 (53 per cent)
jesse
Guest
I think dean mumm had his best game in wallaby gold!
Curly
Guest
Moore had his best test since captaincy (noodles). Tackled well. lin-eouts were spot on, scored a tr, involved 8/10. never thought id say that!!
Michael
Roar Rookie
Having watched both the Wallabies v Wales and the NZ Ireland game again I think the biggest impact was in the locks. Coleman and Arnold were great. Solid line out. Crushing defence and metres gained. Gave Foley the space and forward movement he needed. NZ on the other hand were terrible in the line out losing 3 on their own throw in the first half. Irelands rolling mauls dominated from the line outs. And the NZ locks got held up in mauls several times giving away scrums. Coleman MOTM for mine.
Ken Catchpole's Other Leg
Guest
Agreed Scoundrel - great coverage with bipartisan respect.
The Slow Eater
Roar Rookie
Thanks for that. Much appreciated!
riddler
Guest
no greg.. i am just glad for the guy as he has been copping it way over the top this year.. he has played two very good games back to back.. credit where is credit is due.. he sure enough received the opposite when he was playing okay..
dirtyrottenscoundrel
Guest
24. Commentary Team Excellent rating: 9 Most common rating: 9 Refreshing to hear the game being called. If only our teams (both Aus and NZ) could just call a game. The old Kerry Packer kick up the bum would certainly raise our standards.
Mango Jack
Guest
Individuals can play well in a loss. I thought he was pretty good vs ABs at Eden Park. Needs to improve goal kicking consistency though.
redbull
Guest
your second and last sentences are incompatible
Scud
Guest
A good outcome and the votes are reasonable]y on the money... However, we made a lot of errors, thie happens but two senior players are struggling with the pace of the game and need to improve to hold their positions. 1. Stephen Moore.. Slow and got in the way of the attack. As captain he is still struggling with the requirements of the job. When to oppo has a player in the bin do we need to play scrums? 2. Tevita Kuridrani.. He was hesitant through out but he did win the contact/collisions. Imagine if he went for it and not need time to click into gear? Great improvement and control...
Marto
Guest
1 Tah too many..Phipps does not deserve to be there..
Doubles
Guest
jameswm, Of course is Cheika biased ,.,.He gave Douglas Skelton and Robertson heaps of chances to come good,.but they failed abysmally and finally he had to cut them if he wanted a sporting chance..Mumm still hasn't come good. When Horne TPN Beale are fit and Mumm is back it will be a Waratah wallabies again in 2017.. .Phipps is not test standard ,but he keeps persisting with him. At least he had to balls to hook him when he was horrendous in the second half..Latu gets the nod over Andrew Ready as well..
Doubles
Guest
Foley has had two good games in his career.. One against England Oct 2015 One against Wales Nov 2016 He has been dominated by the AB`S, Saffas every year. ( POMS this year 3 times ) He was also very very poor against FIJI and USA in 2015.
Marto
Guest
Riddle me this .If you think Foley is our best 10 moving forward, when he has had 2 good games in his career you must be his brother.
jameswm
Roar Guru
That hadn't occurred to me: front row - Brums, Brums and Tahs Locks - Force and Brums Back row - Brums, Tahs and Rebels Halves - Tahs and Tahs Other backs - Brums, Rebels, Brums, Force and Tahs No Qld 6 Brums 5 Tahs 2 Force 2 Rebels So much for NSW bias. Kerevi would be there, anyone else injured?
Smiggle Jiggle
Roar Guru
Hay Roarers, If you want full match replays, this is the best YouTube channel. It comes out hours after each game. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpuimZY9RL9y4Va9X6fP1Q
Markus
Guest
You're a harsh marker if you think Kuridrani bombed a try after Folau took the chip kick. He caught the pass on his left and his and was immediately tackled from the outside by a Welsh defender. The only way the Wallabies player on his outside would be open would be via a no-look pass over the back of the head.
Hoy
Roar Guru
Watching the replay, and the second rowers were immense. It was fantastic to see the big bodies pushing through, and not just go to ground immediately, ala Sharpe and Simmons. Very good to see. Foley played very well... I hope he continues to play that well. I picked him to go backwards again, but he sure showed me. His kicking is still terrible, but standing flatter, and running the attack flatter is a lot better from him. Makes me wonder why we weren't doing it all year? Wales? Well, they were understrength I guess... but they also had no ball, through great work by the Wallaby forwards. I have always said, the issue with the Wallabies is they are only as good as their next game... so we will see how they either build or regress for Scotland. Dare we dream?
Markus
Guest
When the second highest rating is a 7, the average will be lower than the most common rating. Foley was the top rated player for the game, I'm really not sure what you are getting at here.
riddler
Guest
spot on selector.. missing poey in the second half i felt affected us.. his role can never be underestimated..