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Wallabies player ratings vs England | 2nd Test July 2022
England descended on Brisbane with intent and physicality that had Australia on the backfoot early. Boosted by the absence of a red card in the opening minutes, the red roses machine looked unstoppable and a yellow card to Izaia Perese in the 22nd minute only made things worse for the Wallabies.
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Australia did well to diffuse a lot of territorial kicking from the visitors but not without leaking 19 points in the first half. The second 40 made for a much more even encounter, with the Australians launching a determined comeback effort, but ultimately a lack of discipline and execution meant the multiple opportunities they created went unrewarded.
The injury toll from this series continues to grow, as does the haul of cards pulled from the referee’s pocket. Eddie Jones’ adjustments to the lineup proved positive tonight and Dave Rennie will have a chance to return the favour in what promises to be a mammoth decider next Saturday in Sydney.
Here’s how the Wallabies rated:
1: Angus Bell – 7.5
Solid in the scrum early, understandably fatigued as he was forced to basically play the full 80. Picked some good lines late in the first half to give Australia their first real attacking opportunity.
2: David Porecki – 6
Sturdy in tackles, limited impact elsewhere.
3: Taniela Tupou – 7.5
Offered the usual physicality and won multiple penalties at scrum time.
4: Matt Phillip – 8
Good turnovers at key moments. Strived under pressure.
5: Cadeyrn Neville – 5
Didn’t offer much impact, off injured with 20 to go.
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6: Rob Leota – 6
Offered some good moments of physicality.
7: Michael Hooper – 7.5
Stoic leadership, inspiring work rate.
8: Rob Valentini – 7.5
Consistently made extra yards when carrying.
9: Nic White – 8.5
Excellent decision making, class performance.
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10: Noah Lolesio – 7.5
Made good decisions, kicked well off the tee. Looking more relaxed on the big stage.
11: Marika Koroibete – 7
Typically evasive on attack, immense work rate defensively, quiet in the second 40.
12: Samu Kerevi – 7.5
Provided good composure and relieved tension well with the boot. Playing a key role at
establishing front foot ball, although was caught flat footed on occasion.
13: Hunter Paisami – 6.5
Limited touches early. Made tackles when needed although one or two went astray when he went searching for the dominant hit rather than the sticking to the fundamentals.
14: Tom Wright – 8
Solid under the high ball, diffused a couple of pressure situations early on. Made a big run and extra effort in the 62nd minute to put his team in with a real chance at getting a win.
15: Jordan Petaia
N/A off early with injury.
16: Folou Fainga’a- 4
Inaccuracy at the lineout cost his side the ball and momentum at a key time late in the
game.
17: Scott Sio
N/A suffered early injury.
18: James Slipper – 5
Unable to continue to provide the platform that Tupou did, needed to be at the absolute
top of his game in the scrum to assist Angus Bell but couldn’t deliver.
19: Nick Frost – 5
Made for a decent option at lineout, didn’t look quite ready for the physicality of international footy.
20: Pete Samu – 7.5
Ran with intent, looked good in limited minutes earning a key turnover and contributing
well to his side’s momentum.
21: Jake Gordon – 6.5
Had good intent with pushing the pace, was just a fraction off in connecting with Koroibete
late which made for the final blow to a resilient comeback effort.
22: James O’Connor – 5
Bigger shift than expected, didn’t execute when needed.
23: Izaia Perese – 4
On early, copped a yellow card and off at the start of the second with injury.
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Good 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.
17 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.
7 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.
17 Go to commentsHaving overseas possessions in 2024 is absurd. These Frenchies should have to give the New Caledonians their freedom.
21 Go to commentsBell injured his foot didn’t he? Bring Tupou in he’ll deliver when it counts. Agree mostly but I would switch in the Reds number 8 Harry Wilson for Swinton and move Rob Valentini to 6 instead. Wilson is a clever player who reads the play, you can’t outmuscle the AB’s and Springboks, if you have any chance it’s by playing clever. Same goes for Paisami, he’s a little guy who doesn’t really trouble the likes of De Allende and Jordie Barrett. I’d rather play Carter Gordon at 12 and put Michael Lynagh’s boy at 10. That way you get a BMT type goalkicker at 10 and a playmaker at 12. Anyways, just my two cents as a Bok supporter.
14 Go to commentsThanks Brett, love your articles which are alway pertinent. It’s a difficult topic trying to have a panel adjudicating consistently penalties for red card issues. Many of the mitigating reasons raised are judged subjectively, hence the different outcomes. How to take away subjective opinions?
7 Go to commentsYes Sir! Surprising, just like Fraser would also have escaped sanction if he was a few inches lower, even if it was by accident that he missed! Has there really been talk about those sanctions or is this just sensational journalism? I stopped reading, so might have missed any notations.
7 Go to commentsAI is only as good as the information put in, the nuances of the sport, what you see out the corner of the eye, how you sum up in a split second the situation, yes the AI is a tool but will not help win games, more likely contribute to a loss, Rugby Players are not robots, all AI can do if offer a solution not the solution. AI will effect many sports, help train better golfers etc.
45 Go to commentsIt couldn’t have been Ryan Crotty. He wasn’t selected in either World Cup side - they chose Money Bill instead. And Money Bill only cared about himself, and that manager he had, not the team.
26 Go to commentsYawn 🥱 nobody would give a hoot about this new trophy. End of the day we just have to beat Ireland and NZ this year then they can finally shut up 🤐
17 Go to commentsTalking bout Ryan Crotty? Heard Crotty say in a interview once that SBW doesen't care about the team . He went on to say that whenever they lost a big game, SBW would be happy as if nothing happened, according to him someone who cares would look down.. Personally I think Crotty is in the wrong, not for feeling gutted but for expecting others 2 be like him… I have been a bad loser forever as it matters so much to me but good on you SBW for being able to see the bigger picture….
26 Go to commentsThis sounds like a WWE idea so Americans can also get excited about rugby, RUGBY NEEDS A INTERNATIONAL CALENDER .. The rugby Championship and Six Nations can be held at same time, top 3 of six nations and top 3 of Rugby championship (6 nations should include Georgia AND another qualifying country while Fiji, Japan and Samoa/Tonga qualifier should make out 6 Southern teams).. Scrap June internationals and year end tours. Have a Elite top six Cup and the Bottom 6 in a secondary comp….
17 Go to commentsThe rugby championship would be even stronger with Fiji in it… I know it doesen’t fit the long term plans of NZ or Aus but you are robbing a whole nation of being able to see their best players play for Fiji…. Every second player in NZ and AUS teams has Fijian surnames… shame on you!!! World rugby won’t step in either as France and England has now also joined in…. I guess where money is involved it will always be the poor countries missing out….
84 Go to commentsNo surprise there. How hard can it be to pick a ball off the ground and chuck it to a mate? 😂
2 Go to commentsSometimes people just like a moan mate!
7 Go to commentsexcellent idea ! rugby needs this 💪
17 Go to comments9 Brumbies! What a joke! The best performing team in Oz! Ditch Skelton for Swain or Neville. Ryan Lonergan ahead of McDermott any day! Best selection bolter is Toole … amazing player
14 Go to commentsI like this, but ultimately rugby already has enough trophies. Trying to make more games “consequential" might prove to be a fools errand, although this is a less bad idea than some others. Minor quibble with the title of the article; it isn’t very meaningful to say the boks are the unofficial world champions when it would be functionally impossible for the Raeburn trophy not to be held by the world champions. There’s a period of a few months every 4 years when there is no “unofficial” world champion, and the Raeburn trophy is held by the actual world champions.
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