After a constructive begin to life underneath Joe Schmidt with three consecutive wins towards Wales and Georgia, the Wallabies got here crashing again to earth with a thud towards the Springboks in Brisbane.
Few anticipated – and even hoped for – an upset, however the method of the 33-7 smackdown by the hands of the world champions confirmed simply how far off the tempo Australian rugby stays, and with Argentina beautiful the All Blacks, a last-placed end in The Rugby Championship looms.
The dire afternoon was mirrored in your official DIY participant rankings, which we requested for instantly after the match: solely 4 gamers obtained a mean grade of over 5 from Roarers (and a type of, Tom Lynagh, was principally as a result of, having come on within the last 20 minutes, he didn’t have sufficient time to make an impression on the sport, good or dangerous).
Backside of a grim pile was Noah Lolesio, the Wallabies fly-half coming in for but extra scrutiny on his place within the 23 after yet one more poor show, incomes him a depressing common score of simply 3.27
He was removed from alone, although: 5 different Aussies joined him within the sub-4 group, together with captain Allan Alaalatoa, fellow prop Isaac Kailea, hooker Matt Faessler and fullback Tom Wright.
Of the 4 who earned passing grades, the standout was Rob Valetini: a shining mild in a darkish period for the Wallabies, Bobby V’s 6.26 common grade was comfortably the decide of the bunch, with a spirited efficiency from lock Nick Frost the next-best effort.
Try the total DIY participant rankings under.
Reader participant rankings from win over Georgia
1. Isaac Kailea
Common rating: 3.63
Commonest score: 4 (30.1%)
2. Matt Faessler
Common rating: 3.81
Commonest score: 4 (32.2%)
3. Allan Alaalatoa (c)
Common rating: 3.72
Commonest score: 4 (24.9%)
4. Nick Frost
Common rating: 5.7
Commonest score: 6 (34.8%)
5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
Common rating: 5.34
Commonest score: 6 (32.4%)
6. Rob Valetini
Common rating: 6.26
Commonest score: 6 (37%)
7. Carlo Tizzano
Common rating: 4.28
Commonest score: 5 (37.6%)
8. Harry Wilson
Common rating: 4.95
Commonest score: 5 (28%)
9. Jake Gordon
Common rating: 4.22
Commonest score: 4 (23.2%)
10. Noah Lolesio
Common rating: 3.27
Commonest score: 3 (20.4%)
11. Filipo Daugunu
Common rating: 4.39
Commonest score: 5 (28.9%)
12. Hunter Paisami
Common rating: 4.77
Commonest score: 5 (33.3%)
13. Len Ikitau
Common rating: 4.72
Commonest score: 5 (30.9%)
14. Andrew Kellaway
Common rating: 4.33
Commonest score: 5 (26.5%)
15. Tom Wright
Common rating: 3.93
Commonest score: 5 (28.2%)
Reserves
16. Josh Nasser (Sub on in forty first minute)
Common rating: 4.06
Commonest score: 4 (29.7%)
17. James Slipper (Sub on in forty first minute)
Common rating: 4.4
Commonest score: 5 (29.9%)
18. Zane Nonggorr (Sub on in 59th minute)
Common rating: 4.27
Commonest score: 4 (27.3%)
19. Jeremy Williams (Sub on in fifty fifth minute)
Common rating: 3.71
Commonest score: 4 (30.2%)
20. Luke Reimer (Sub on in 63rd minute)
Common rating: 4.16
Commonest score: 5 (29.5%)
21. Tate McDermott (Sub on in 59th minute)
Common rating: 4.57
Commonest score: 5 (26.7%)
22. Tom Lynagh (Sub on in 63rd minute)
Common rating: 5.08
Commonest score: 5 (40.9%)
23. Dylan Pietsch (Sub on in twenty sixth minute)
Common rating: 4.42
Commonest score: 5 (23.9%)