All Blacks player ratings vs Wallabies | Rugby Championship
It was a true 80-minute encounter in Melbourne on Thursday evening with the All Blacks claiming a last-minute 39-37 win over the Wallabies.
While the All Blacks were able to establish a sizeable lead early in the second half, the Wallabies came back strong to win the final quarter 24-7.
That wasn’t enough for the home team to secure a win, however, with Jordie Barrett tumbling over the line with the final play of the game to secure the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
How did the All Blacks rate in the victory?
1. Ethan de Groot – 4/10
Pinged once at scrum time and was monstered at another – as was the rest of the All Blacks pack. Didn’t offer anything in the openfield and wasn’t able to make much of an impact at the breakdown. A good lesson for the youngster against some wilier, more experienced operators. Off in 54th minute.
2. Samisoni Taukei’aho – 8
Grabbed an early try off the back of a rolling maul then almost earned another in similar circumstances shortly before halftime but lost the ball over the line. Did eventually grab his second try with a nice finish down the left tramline but probably should have still given the ball to the unmarked men outside him. Helped force a breakdown penalty in the third quarter. Couldn’t prevent Bernard Foley from getting his hands free to release Andrew Kellaway for a try and departed the fray seconds later. The All Blacks’ biggest metre-eater in the forwards and nailed all 10 lineout throws. Off in 62d minute.
3. Tyrel Lomax – 4
Earned a penalty against the head at the first scrum. Was caught out once at the breakdown when he needed to help secure NZ ball but couldn’t prevent a turnover. Was lucky to avoid a yellow card after a dicey maul clean-out on Folau Fainga’a and was subbed off immediately. Off in 58th minute.
4. Brodie Retallick – 8
Happily trucked the ball up throughout the match, stepping up in his first start after returning from injury and in the absence of Ardie Savea. Threw himself into the breakdown. Smartly delivered the ball to the wider channels in the build-up to the All Blacks’ third try.
5. Sam Whitelock – 7
Carried when needed and led the team around the park for three-quarters of the match. Contributed to a big counter-ruck shortly after halftime that directly lead to an All Blacks try seconds later. Pinged for some illegal movement at the lineout which handed the Wallabies a five-metre set-up – which they scored from.
6. Scott Barrett – 7.5
Industrious on defence, especially when the Wallabies were pounding away at the line in the first half, finishing as the All Blacks’ busiest tackler on the night. Grabbed one lineout steal and general acclimatised well to the blindside flanker role. Certainly worth another look.
7. Sam Cane – N/A
Showed some good hands in the formative stages of the match but wasn’t able to get stuck into the tight work. Left the field in the 24th minute and failed his HIA – seemingly as a result of an earlier head clash with David Havili.
8. Hoskins Sotutu – 7
Showed soft hands in his first Test match of the year – including sending Caleb Clarke away on a great run down the field. Slotted seamlessly into the lineout. Worked with Whitelock to push the Wallabies off the ball for a second-half turnover that resulted in Taukei’aho’s second try. His major blunder came shortly after, kicking the ball away when the All Blacks were hot on attack and he had plenty of men in support. Off in 69th minute.
9. Aaron Smith – 7.5
Buzzed around the park – was always on hand when the ball popped out of the ruck and helped keep the All Blacks’ attack ticking. Off in 75th minute.
10. Richie Mo’unga – 7
Bided his time throughout the match, primarily playing a distributor role but occasionally showing off his dancing feet. Stepped his way around Bernard Foley to grab a well-taken try. Sent one kick-off out on the full but crucially nailed five of his six attempts on goal.
11. Caleb Clarke – 6
Grabbed hold of one Havili chip early but then threw a bullet pass to the kicker which was shelled. Made an excellent break off the shoulder of Hoskins Sotutu and fought his way from one 22 to the other but wasn’t able to link up with any support. A similar event unfolded at the end of the third quarter off a cross-field kick.
12. David Havili – N/A
Tested the Wallabies early with a chip into the 22 – persisting with a tactic that worked reasonably well against Argentina in Hamilton. Left the field in the 14th minute after failing an HIA following some friendly fire from Sam Cane.
13. Rieko Ioane – 7
Pinged for an illegal steal attempt when the All Blacks were under the pump. Made a brilliant try-saving tackle on Andrew Kellaway at the beginning of the second quarter when a score looked all but guaranteed. Probably cost his side a try of their own towards halftime, delivering a poor pass to Beauden Barrett when the All Blacks had an overlap. Broke out from within the NZ 22 early in the second spell but was soon penalised for a marginally high tackle. Wasn’t able to get himself into a good supporting position when Clarke made a break at the end of the third quarter.
14. Will Jordan – 7.5
Forced a breakdown penalty after getting over the ball – but definitely had some hands on the ground in the lead-up. Was lost at sea under one high ball at the end of the first quarter that the Wallabies turned into an attacking opportunity. Made a good tackle on Marika Koroibete from which the All Blacks eventually secured a penalty. His best play came around the 55-minute mark, where he secured a high ball for NZ and then ran onto a Beauden Barrett chip and weaved through the Australian defence to grab his first try of the Rugby Championship. Couldn’t bring Pete Samu to ground when he made a break out wide en route to his try. Drew in two defenders and offloaded for the final try of the match.
15. Jordie Barrett – 7
Ran hard into the defensive line but turned over the ball after heading into a tackle with too upright a frame. Put in an expertly placed cross-field kick to set up a run for Clarke. Shifted to the midfield shortly before halftime after both Havili and Quinn Tupaea were scratched out. Fought his way over the line for the match-winning try.
Reserves:
16. Dane Coles – N/A
2/2 lineout. On in 62nd minute.
17. George Bower – 7
On in 54th minute. Generated some momentum on the carry and the scrum didn’t seem to have the first-half yips upon his arrival.
18. Fletcher Newell – 5
On in 58th minute. Copped one penalty for an early push at the set-piece and wasn’t able to impose himself when he entered the breakdown.
19. Akira Ioane – N/A
On in 69th minute. Carried strongly.
20. Dalton Papali’i – 6
On in 24th minute as (initially) a temporary replacement for Sam Cane then was promptly sent to the sin bin for collapsing a maul. Was secure off the pine and stepped in well for what was a long shift but struggled to impose himself.
21. Finlay Christie – N/A
On in 75th minute.
22. Beauden Barrett – 6
On in 36th minute. Put through a well-placed chip to set up a try for Jordan but didn’t look quite as confident in the fullback jersey as we’ve seen in the past.
23. Quinn Tupaea – N/A
On in 14th minute. Snared a breakdown penalty when the Wallabies were metres away from a score. Went off injured in the 36th minute after a diabolical clear-out attempt from Darcy Swain.
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Wasnt late. Ref 2 assistants andTMO all saw it so who are you to say it was?
3 Go to commentsAre the Brumbies playing the Blues twice in a row?
3 Go to commentsBig difference from the Saders. Forwards really muscled up and laid a solid platform. Scooter brought some steel and I liked the loosie combination. Newell has been rather disappointing this season but stepped up big time - happy also to see Franks dot down. He should do that more often! Reihana had a good game and there seems to be more flair and invention with him in the saddle. McNicoll plays well from the back and is reliable plus inventive when he joins the line. Keep it up chaps!
3 Go to comments🤦♂️🤣 who cares who’s the best . All I know is the All Blacks have the star coach but have few star players now …
30 Go to commentsJe suis sûr que Farrell est impatient de jouer avec Lopez et Machenaud et d’être entraîné par Collazo… 🤭
1 Go to commentsAn on field red (aka a full red) in SRP must surely carry a bigger suspension than a red card given by the bunker as that carries a 20 minute team punishment. Had Damon Murphy abdicated his responsibility as a ref and issued both Drua players a yellow, which would have been upgraded to a 20 minute red by the bunker, that would have killed Australia and New Zealand’s push for the 20 minute red to be trialled globally from July this year.
11 Go to commentsEver so often you all post a Danny Care story that isn’t the announcement that he has finally re-signed for one more, victory tour season at Quins and I’m just like, “well you fooled me again!” My absolute favorite player ever, we need to make his final year at the Stoop (and Twickers) official already. I know he supposedly snubbed France but I won’t feel better until he signs.
1 Go to commentslate hit what late hit it wasn’t at all late and can clearly see he was committed before the tackle
3 Go to commentsChristian Lio -Willies 2 try perfomance was a standout. As was captain Scott Barrett. Up front was where the boys won it.They are a great team and players. Fantastic Crusaders , you can keep going.
3 Go to commentsI don't know how the locals feel about that? I guess if you call yourselves the Worcester Wasps that might be appease. But really we need more teams in the Premiership in my view so they are not padding it out as they are at the moment. It might curtail so many players going abroad as well
5 Go to commentsNZ 😭😭😭is certainly rivaling England for best whingers cup!😭😭😭 !!!
30 Go to commentsYup. New Zealand won 3 out of 10 world cups played. SA 4 out of 8 attempts 30 Vs 50 per cent.🤔🤔
30 Go to commentsShould've done this years ago. Change Saturday kick off times to around 11am. Up and off and back home before 3pm, limit travel time too. Allows players to actually do something else with their Saturday that's family oriented or being rugby fans they could ‘watch’ pro rugby. Increases crowds etc. How can anyone that enjoys grassroots and pro rugby have to choose between the two on Saturdays?
9 Go to commentsI bet he inspired those supporters just as much.
1 Go to commentsBen Smith Springboks living rent free in his head 😊😂
67 Go to commentsGood to hear he would like to play the game at the highest level, I hadn’t been to sure how much of a motivator that was before now. Sadly he’s probably chosen the rugby club to go to. Try not to worry about all the input about how you should play rugby Joey and just try to emulate what you do on the league field and have fun. You’ll limit your game too much (well not really because he’s a standard athlete like SBW and he’ll still have enough) if you’re trying to make sure you can recycle the ball back etc. On the other hard, you can totally just try and recycle by looking to offload any and everywhere if you’re going to ground 😋
1 Go to commentsThis just proves that theres always a stat and a metric to use to justify your abilities and your success. Ben did it last week by creating an imaginary competition and now you did the same to counter his argument and espouse a new yardstick for success. Why not just use the current one and lets say the Boks have won 4 world cups making them the most successful world cup team. Outside of the world cup the All Blacks are the most successful team winning countless rugby championships and dominating the rankings with high win percentages. Over the last 4 years statistically the Irish are the best having the highest win rate and also having positive records against every tier 1 side. The most successful Northern team in the game has been England with a world cup title and the most six nations titles in history. The AB’s are the most dominant team in history with the highest win rate and 3 world cups. Lets not try to reinvent the wheel. Just be honest about the actual stats and what each team has been good at doing and that will be enough to define their level of success.
30 Go to commentsHow is 7’s played there? I’m surprised 10 or 11 man rugby hasn’t taken off. 7 just doesn’t fit the 15s dynamics (rules n field etc) but these other versions do.
9 Go to commentsPick Swinton at your peril A liability just like JWH from the Roosters Skelton ??? went missing at RWC
14 Go to commentsLike tennis, who have a ranking system, and I believe rugby too, just measure over each period preceding a world cup event who was the longest number one and that would be it. In tennis the number one player frequently is not the grand slam winner. I love and adore the All Blacks since the days of Ian Kirkpatrick when I was a kid in SA. And still do because they are the masters of running rugby and are gentleman on and off the field - in general. And in my opinion they have been the majority of the time the best rugby team in the world.
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