We asked you to give your player ratings for the Wallabies’ latest loss to the All Blacks at Eden Park – and you certainly did.
Whether the poor performance was exacerbated by the heartbreak of Melbourne, or whether it was just dire in its own right, a staggering 20 of the chosen 23 ended with a fail grade – that is, an average of below 5.
Remarkably, Darcy Swain’s Bledisloe 1 performance is still the lowest single rating by a Wallaby in The Rugby Championship, but with Jed Holloway, Bernard Foley, Tom Wright, Pone Fa’amausili, Nic White and Jordan Petaia all averaging in the 3s, he’s got a bit of company now.
Of the three spared, Allan Alaalatoa (5.24) and Marika Koroibete (5.14) only narrowly avoided the same fate, with Koroibete’s performance in particular a far cry from his excellent efforts in Melbourne, and his Roar-high performance in Adelaide.
The only Wallaby to leave Auckland with head held high, in your eyes at least, was Pete Samu, who continued his career-best season with a team-high score for the second Test in a row.
Again filling in at 7 for Michael Hooper, Samu showed more than enough to give Dave Rennie a headache at the selection table moving forward – and alongside Rob Valetini, would be the frontrunners for Wallaby of the Championships honours.
1. James Slipper (c)
Average score: 4.66
Most common rating: 5 (32.1%)
2. Dave Porecki
Average score: 4.28
Most common rating: 4 (29.7%)
3. Allan Alaalatoa
Average score: 5.24
Most common rating: 6 (25.5%)
4. Jed Holloway
Average score: 3.98
Most common rating: 4 (26.8%)
5. Cadeyrn Neville
Average score: 4.12
Most common rating: 5 (29.2%)
6. Rob Valetini
Average score: 4.43
Most common rating: 5 (21.6%)
7. Pete Samu
Average score: 6.97
Most common rating: 7 (31.1%)
8. Harry Wilson
Average score: 4.68
Most common rating: 5 (24.7%)
9. Jake Gordon
Average score: 4.55
Most common rating: 5 (25.4%)
10. Bernard Foley
Average score: 3.75
Most common rating: 4 (26.3%)
11. Marika Koroibete
Average score: 5.14
Most common rating: 5 (29.1%)
12. Lalakai Foketi
Average score: 4.58
Most common rating: 5 (34.2%)
13. Len Ikitau
Average score: 4.47
Most common rating: 5 (34.3%)
14. Tom Wright
Average score: 3.23
Most common rating: 3 (24.1%)
15. Andrew Kellaway
Average score: 4.9
Most common rating: 5 (27.8%)
Reserves
16. Folau Fainga’a (Sub on in 59th minute)
Average score: 4.99
Most common rating: 5 (26.3%)
17. Angus Bell (Sub on in 41st minute)
Average score: 4.24
Most common rating: 5 (29.3%)
18. Pone Fa’amausili (Sub on in 66th minute)
Average score: 3.93
Most common rating: 5 (31.1%)
19. Nick Frost (Sub on in 48th minute)
Average score: 4.24
Most common rating: 5 (31.4%)
20. Fraser McReight (Sub on in 48th minute)
Average score: 4.48
Most common rating: 5 (29.9%)
21. Nic White (Sub on in 48th minute)
Average score: 3.88
Most common rating: 5 (19.3%)
22. Reece Hodge (Sub on in 68th minute)
Average score: 4.47
Most common rating: 5 (30.5%)
23. Jordan Petaia (Sub on in 22nd minute)
Average score: 3.14
Most common rating: 3 (20.5%)