The Wallabies have continued their strong form in the Autumn Nations series, blowing away Wales 52-20 to retain the James Bevan Trophy and hand the Welsh their eleventh straight loss – the worst losing streak in their history.
While it was a commanding win by the Wallabies, it was not a perfect performance, with The Roar audience notably cooler compared to the Twickenham win in their voting for the Wallabies’ performances this week.
After all players picked up a pass mark against England, the same could not be said this time, with one player (guess who?) picking up a fail mark in the 23. However, there was plenty still to like – especially in the backline – with nine players picking up an average of 7 or higher, and two of them averaging 8 or higher. Seven players also achieved a most common score of 8 or higher.
At the top of the pile by a considerable margin was the man of the match himself, Tom Wright, with an average of 8.74 and a most common rating of 9.
Taking silver was his ever-reliable Brumbies’ teammate Rob Valetini (8.08), with Matt Faessler (7.86) making his first appearance at the top of the pile taking the bronze thanks to his rolling maul hat-trick. Andrew Kellaway (7.81) and Len Ikitau (7.63) round out the top five.
At the bottom, unsurprisingly, was Samu Kerevi, with his red card leading the centre to pick up the only fail mark of the match, averaging 4.85 with a most common rating of 5. Ben Donaldson (5.04) and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (5.37) round out the bottom three, though their scores were affected by both players coming on later in the match.
Another score of note was Angus Bell, whose average of 5.54 was a notable drop of over three percentage points from last week, courtesy of a tough day in the scrum. On the flip side, the most contentious position of 2024 – flyhalf – saw Noah Lolesio net his best score of the year, with an average of 7.16 and a most common rating of 8.
Check out the full DIY player ratings below.
Reader player ratings from win over Wales
1. Angus Bell
Average score: 5.54
Most common rating: 5 (31.2%)
2. Matt Faessler
Average score: 7.86
Most common rating: 8 (48.4%)
3. Allan Alaalatoa (c)
Average score: 6.71
Most common rating: 7 (42.5%)
4. Nick Frost
Average score: 7.49
Most common rating: 8 (40.1%)
5. Will Skelton
Average score: 7.01
Most common rating: 7 (45.7%)
6. Seru Uru
Average score: 6.83
Most common rating: 7 (47.7%)
7. Fraser McReight
Average score: 7.22
Most common rating: 7 (41.4%)
8. Rob Valetini
Average score: 8.08
Most common rating: 8 (50.7%)
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9. Nic White
Average score: 6.00
Most common rating: 6 (37.2%)
10. Noah Lolesio
Average score: 7.16
Most common rating: 8 (33.9%)
11. Max Jorgensen
Average score: 6.30
Most common rating: 6 (38.1%)
12. Samu Kerevi
Average score: 4.85
Most common rating: 5 (31.7%)
13. Len Ikitau
Average score: 7.63
Most common rating: 8 (37.7%)
14. Andrew Kellaway
Average score: 7.81
Most common rating: 8 (44.6%)
15. Tom Wright
Average score: 8.74
Most common rating: 9 (53.2%)
Reserves
16. Brandon Paenga-Amosa (Sub on in 58th minute)
Average score: 6.04
Most common rating: 6 (44.5%)
17. James Slipper (Sub on in 40th minute, off at 60th minute)
Average score: 5.52
Most common rating: 6 (35.2%)
18. Zane Nonggorr (Sub on in 60th minute)
Average score: 5.59
Most common rating: 5 (36.5%)
19. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (Sub on in 59th minute)
Average score: 6.92
Most common rating: 7 (45.2%)
20. Langi Gleeson (Sub on in 58th minute)
Average score: 6.13
Most common rating: 6 (35.8%)
21. Tate McDermott (Sub on in 46th minute)
Average score: 7.19
Most common rating: 7 (36.2%)
22. Ben Donaldson (Sub on in 75th minute)
Average score: 5.04
Most common rating: 5 (46.5%)
23. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (Sub on in 62nd minute)
Average score: 5.37
Most common rating: 5 (35.1%)