Player Ratings: It hurts
The Wallabies struggled to contain a motivated Irish side in the first half. However, the visitors did come out fighting in the second half and came close to winning.
In the end, ill-discipline and a variety of mistakes proved costly for the Wallabies.
Warren Fortune rates the Australian players!
15 Israel Folau:
He was constantly looking for work on attack and he broke through the Irish defence a few times.
7/10
14 Dane Haylett-Petty:
He was once again Australia's best player on the field. He beat several defenders and racked up over 150 running metres as well.
8/10
13 Tevita Kuridrani:
The big centre came to life in the second half with some great runs and he scored a try as well.
7/10
12 Reece Hodge:
He got over the advantage line on a few occasions, but looked predictable most of the time.
6/10
11 Henry Speight:
It was a poor showing by the wing. He hardly had the ball and was a passenger for a large part of the game.
3/10
10 Bernard Foley:
He missed a few tackles and conceded a few turnovers. He also got a yellow card during a crucial part of the game.
5/10
9 Will Genia:
He is another who conceded a lot of turnover ball. His distribution was great but needed to do more than just pass.
6/10
8 David Pocock:
He made more tackled than any other player in his team and was a nuisance at the breakdown. However, he was quiet on attack
6/10
7 Michael Hooper:
He was outstanding in the physical exchanges and was the hardest working forward on the field.
7/10
6 Dean Mumm:
He did not some good work in the line-outs but was another player who let his team down by getting a yellow card.
5/10
5 Rob Simmons:
He was strong in the set piece and did his part on defence as well.
6/10
4 Rory Arnold:
The big man did not hold back in the physical exchanges and was a key figure in the set piece.
6/10
3 Sekope Kepu:
He was solid in the scrums and he put in a few big hits on defence. However, he did not do much in terms of carries.
6/10
2 Stephen Moore:
His line-out throwing was okay, but for a captain, he just did not do enough in open play.
6/10
1 Scott Sio:
Powerful in the scrums and solid on defence, but like Kepu his strength was needed on attack as well.
5/10
Replacements:
16 Silatolu Latu (On for S Moore, 76th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
17 James Slipper (On for S Sio, 68th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
18 Allan Alaalatoa (On for S Kepu, 68th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
19 Kane Douglas (On for R Arnold, 40th min):
He helped lift the intensity amongst the forwards in the second half.
6/10
20 Sean McMahon (On for R Simmons, 68th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
21 Nick Phipps
Not used.
22 Quade Cooper (On for R Hodge, 80th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
23 Sefanaia Naivalu (On for H Speight, 56th min):
He should have started this game. His pace and power gave the Irish plenty of problems and his try was brilliant.
7/10
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