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The results are in! Yesterday, we asked you to rate the Wallabies side that took to the field in Bledisloe 1, and now we’ve added up the data from all of our responders to bring your our DIY player ratings from the Test.
The short version is that, well, the voters weren’t very happy with the performance of the team as a whole or most of the individuals in it – just three players managed to score higher than a five on average.
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David Pocock was the Wallabies’ clear MVP on the night, albeit not against a particularly competitive field. He picked up an average rating of 6.38, while 26 per cent of voters gave him a 7.
Particularly disappointing would have been the form of the Wallabies’ recently re-signed skipper Michael Hooper, and superstar fullback Israel Folau.
Hooper, in his first game after signing a new $6 million contract, copped a rating of 4.74 from the voters.
No doubt Hooper’s average night in comparison with Pocock’s praiseworthy form it’ll lead to more questions being asked over the best positional setup for these two – but in all fairness, it was Hooper’s first game back from injury.
Folau picked up an average rating of 4.11 – by no means the worst in the team (a dubios honour beloning to Tom Robertson), but well below what fans would have hoped to see from the Wallabies’ most potent matchwinner.
Of course, Folau also deserves to be cut a little slack – a hamstring injury in the second half prevented him having any impact on the match thereafter, and has him in doubt for Bledisloe 2 next week.
Meanwhile, debutant Jack Maddocks got a thumbs up from his performance off the bench. He scored Australia’s only try of match and was rated 5.30 on average, and given a 6 by 23 per cent of voters.
1. Tom Robertson
Average rating: 3.22
Most common rating: 3 (24 per cent)
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau
Average rating: 3.72
Most common rating: 5 (20 per cent)
3. Sekope Kepu
Average rating: 3.75
Most common rating: 4 (26 per cent)
4. Izack Rodda
Average rating: 4.22
Most common rating: 4 (27 per cent)
5. Adam Coleman
Average rating: 4.52
Most common rating: 5 (25 per cent)
6. Lukhan Tui
Average rating: 4.76
Most common rating: 5 (26 per cent)
7. Michael Hooper
Average rating: 4.74
Most common rating: 5 (23 per cent)
8. David Pocock
Average rating: 6.38
Most common rating: 7 (26 per cent)
9. Will Genia
Average rating: 4.84
Most common rating: 5 (23 per cent)
10. Bernard Foley
Average rating: 3.93
Most common rating: 5 (23 per cent)
11. Marika Koroibete
Average rating: 4.68
Most common rating: 5 (28 per cent)
12. Kurtley Beale
Average rating: 5.08
Most common rating: 6 (26 per cent)
13. Reece Hodge
Average rating: 4.81
Most common rating: 5 (26 per cent)
14. Dane Haylett-Petty
Average rating: 3.85
Most common rating: 4 (32 per cent)
15. Israel Folau
Average rating: 4.11
Most common rating: 4 (32 per cent)
16. Tolu Latu
Average rating: 3.06
Most common rating: 2 (24 per cent)
17. Allan Alaalatoa
Average rating: 3.69
Most common rating: 5 (26 per cent)
18. Jermaine Ainsley
Average rating: 3.06
Most common rating: 3 (26 per cent)
19. Rob Simmons
NA
20. Pete Samu
NA
21. Nick Phipps
Average rating: 2.52
Most common rating: 1 (31 per cent)
22. Matt Toomua
Average rating: 3.97
Most common rating: 5 (20 per cent)
23. Jack Maddocks
Average rating: 5.30
Most common rating: 6 (23 per cent)
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