Michael Cheika may be on the nose with disillusioned Wallabies fans but he's a hero to newly crowned John Eales medallist Marika Koroibete.
Melbourne's World Cup winger Marika Koroibete has signed a new deal with the Melbourne Rebels and Rugby Australia.
A more refined Marika Koroibete is learning to pick his moments as he pushes his Wallabies coach Michael Cheika for a chance against Argentina in Brisbane on Saturday.
Marika Koroibete has been lauded as by quite some way the best winger in Australia following a standout showing against the Waratahs at AAMI Park on Friday.
Rugby Australia has implemented new pace benchmarks in a bid to get more players running like speed demon Marika Koroibete.
Koroibete has been a human highlight reel through the four match Bledisloe Cup series, scoring in both of the tests in New Zealand as a start. In Bledisloe II, he was also held up over the try-line.
The selection of Ned Hanigan at blindside flanker for the Wallabies drew plenty of criticism from the Australian rugby public in the leadup to Bledisloe Two, but the 25-year-old has responded with a momentum-shifting break.