The Wallabies’ 2022 loss to the Pumas in Argentina coincided with some of the lowest DIY player ratings we’ve ever seen here at The Roar – and while this year’s loss hasn’t seen quite as many dismal scores, you’ve certainly all made your feelings known about the team’s start to The Rugby Championship.
Just three players averaged scored of higher than 6 among our voters, while there were nine ‘fail’ averages of below than 5, including Dave Porecki, Jed Holloway and five of the eight Wallabies coming off the bench.
Of the positives, Mark Nawaqanitawase’s game was the clear standout, the young gun’s average of 7.62 far and away the best of anyone in gold on the night – and following his best-afield performance in last year’s Spring Tour win over Wales, it’s his second Test in a row topping the charts.
At the other end, it was a nightmare evening for Tom Wright, the fullback’s error-riddled performance resulting in a team-worst average of just 3.19.
Nearly 22 per cent of you rated Wright’s game a one, narrowly below the near-quarter of you that gave him a 3; at the very least, that puts him ahead of Suliasi Vunivalu from the loss to the Springboks, who set a new Roar record with 47.8 per cent of ‘1’ votes and an average of just 2.02. So there’s that at least.
Check out the full breakdown below.
1. James Slipper (c)
Average score: 5.12
Most common rating: 5 (31.5%)
2. David Porecki
Average score: 4.87
Most common rating: 5 (29%)
3. Allan Alaalatoa
Average score: 5.13
Most common rating: 6 (26%)
4. Richie Arnold
Average score: 4.65
Most common rating: 5 (32.5%)
5. Will Skelton
Average score: 5.91
Most common rating: 7 (28.9%)
6. Jed Holloway
Average score: 4.61
Most common rating: 5 (29.8%)
7. Fraser McReight
Average score: 5.18
Most common rating: 5 (26.5%)
8. Rob Valetini
Average score: 5.67
Most common rating: 6 (33.1%)
9. Nic White
Average score: 5.12
Most common rating: 6 (25.7%)
10. Quade Cooper
Average score: 5.28
Most common rating: 6 (28.6%)
11. Marika Koroibete
Average score: 6.08
Most common rating: 6 (28.8%)
12. Samu Kerevi
Average score: 5.72
Most common rating: 6 (31.6%)
13. Len Ikitau
Average score: 5.06
Most common rating: 5 (28.9%)
14. Mark Nawaqanitawase
Average score: 7.62
Most common rating: 8 (35.5%)
15. Tom Wright
Average score: 3.19
Most common rating: 3 (23.1%)
Reserves
16. Jordan Uelese (Sub on in 69th minute)
Average score: 3.39
Most common rating: 5 (25.8%)
17. Angus Bell (Sub on in 63rd minute)
Average score: 5.87
Most common rating: 7 (29.4%)
18. Pone Fa’amausili (Sub on in 72nd minute)
Average score: 4.38
Most common rating: 5 (46.7%)
19. Matt Philip (Sub on in 54th minute)
Average score: 4.92
Most common rating: 5 (37.8%)
20. Rob Leota (Sub on in 54th minute)
Average score: 4.98
Most common rating: 5 (39.4%)
21. Josh Kemeny (Sub on in 65th minute)
Average score: 4.36
Most common rating: 5 (42.6%)
22. Tate McDermott (Sub on in 65th minute)
Average score: 5.35
Most common rating: 5 (37%)
23. Carter Gordon (Sub on in 17th minute)
Average score: 6.71
Most common rating: 7 (38.4%)
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