The Wallabies are winners! Okay, only by a single point, but still. Winners.
A 23-22 win over Scotland in the wee hours of this morning wasn’t the confidence boosting victory that Australian rugby fans would have liked to have seen ahead of more difficult match-ups to come.
All the wash-up from Scotland vs Wallabies:
» Match report: Wallabies produce great escape
» Five talking points from the match
» What changes should the Wallabies make?
» Re-live all the action with our live blog
However, a win is a win, and Australia have narrowly kept their hopes of a grand slam on the Spring Tour alive.
Before next week’s match against France, it’ll be crucial to take a look over the side from this match and work out who earned their pay and who didn’t.
Which players built the win?
And so we’re opening up our DIY Player Ratings to you, Roarers. Have a vote and let us know what you thought of each player’s performance.
If you’ve not done our DIY player ratings before, it’s a simple enough process. Hit up the form below and rate each player from 1 to 10 based on their performance. We’ll keep track of the results and publish our findings.
You’re free to rate players as you like with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, but if you’re after a bit more detail than that, we leave you in the capable hands of The Roar‘s editor Patrick Effeney who put this guide together last year.
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.
Utah
Guest
I'm watching a different game. Simmons had little impact, and really emphasised the gap between Coleman and the next best option. Hooper was innefectual, in particular at the breakdown where he was thrown around by a team that were extremely efficient at the breakdown. Moore has played better these last two games, I'll give you that.
Smiggle Jiggle
Roar Guru
Disappointed in Skelton. Was hoping he turned himself around. Yellow card was a brain snap that shows he has not stepped up to test match rugby.
Gazza
Guest
Skelton does seem to add solidity to the scrum. But can someone please suggest that in attack he - A - run onto the ball - B - get low like the other tight forwards when they carry the ball. He makes himself easy to pick off by being so upright. He might be looking for offloads but surely he can worry about that once he has got to and half through the first contact. He could have great impact.
Brad
Guest
Come on he's as thick at two bricks for that stupid incident that cost him 10 mins and near cost the game...
Lano
Roar Guru
Ask indeed what Skelton is doing there.....uselessness personified....
Timbo (L)
Guest
I am a Hooper hater but it was great to see him catch some clean line out ball. Played like a turnstile at the breakdown as usual but overall he had one of his better performances in the 7 role. By comparison to Pocock Hooper still looks like an amateur. I thought the the Scottish flankers played well and were unlucky, deserving a few more turnovers to go their way..
Jacky jacky
Guest
Simmons is there because he Coleman and Arnold form best locking combination for Wallabies You could ask what Skelton is doing there Why does Cooper not get a run with amount of rugby he gets he may as well be lying on the beach Why is Morohan not in the team Haylett Petty Hodge Coleman Arnold Pocock and Moore are our best and most consistent players on tour and team should be built around these players playing in their correct position
Mad Dutchman
Guest
Some reflections: 1) I was worried about Hodge before but am now convinced. He should be the long term 12. 2) Phipps should have started over Genia. The team as organised right now needs the ball out faster and needs Phipps's superior cover-defence. 3) Why is Simmons there? 4) Losing Coleman early was a big blow - he seems to be one of our few big-boppers that can actually win his collisions. Look and learn Timani, Simmons et al. 5) Mumm had a lot of game time and despite all predictions, the sky didn't fall in. 6) Skelton got some game time and the sky nearly did fall in. 7) How long is our memory - TK defends poorly to let them score but then claims the match-winner... 8) Please can Coleman be okay!
Magnus M. Østergaard
Roar Guru
Hopefully Moore will be using this tour to prove himself and gear up for a massive season to bring home the gold for the Reds.
handles
Guest
An intersting test for The Roar readers preconceptions. Moore, Simmons and Hooper, three regular lightning rods for the knockers, all played superbly. Moore in particular has played 160 flawless minutes since arriving in Europe.
riddler
Guest
cheers josh.. didn't see that option.. can i mark that against big will this week?? ;)
Josh
Expert
Unfortunately the method we're using to gather the results doesn't really allow that option. I have changed the form so that the players who started on the bench are not marked as 'Required', so you can opt not to give them a rating at all if you wish.
riddler
Guest
maybe a silly question.. but why don't we have the option of non-applicable if the players don't get on or only for a couple of minutes..