Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold performed in Bledisloe shocker

The All Blacks blew the Wallabies away during a 20-minute period to run in five quick tries in the first-half.

They were bigger, faster and stronger than the Wallabies and it showed. They won the collisions, generated fast ball at the ruck and Les Kiss’ men had few answers during the 43-21 defeat. So how did the men in gold rate?

Made 14 tackles and didn’t miss one. Nasser fought hard and his set-piece work was acceptable.

Alaalatoa made 13 tackles, but missed a few as the All Blacks’ pace got the better of the Wallabies tighthead. But he wasn’t able to influence the match like he would have wanted.

Scored a try in the 29th minute but was sent to the sin bin two minutes later for getting in the passing channel of Cam Roigard. It was a tough lesson to learn.

Williams later made a lineout steal in the 71st minute. The second-rower also made 13 carries for 36 metres.

The All Blacks’ locks Scott Barrett and Fabian Holland collectively made 48 tackles. It was work-rate aplenty. Salakaia-Loto was beaten to the punch too often and outplayed by Fabian Holland, who was brilliant on his return.

Salakaia-Loto made a couple of big carries, but it wasn’t enough. The big lock dropped ball in the 42nd minute, and the All Blacks capitalised by scoring off the back of it.

A few tough carries, but the damaging blindside flanker wasn’t able to influence the game for long enough. He also lost the ball on the deck from a kick restart after Williams’ try and the All Blacks scored soon after.

The Wallabies’ openside flanker might be one of the nation’s best, but for the second straight week he had little impact. The All Blacks were all over the fetcher.

McReight spilled the ball at the back of the maul in the 15th minute. It proved a coach killer, with the All Blacks only leading 5-0 at the time. Dave Rennie’s side then went down the other end and scored. The tries kept coming, too.

McReight was also held up over the line in the 39th minute. It was another missed chance. Rubbing salt into the wound is that Beauden Barrett intercepted Max Jorgensen a minute later to score the side’s sixth try of the first half.

While McReight topped the Wallabies’ tackle count with 16, there is a school of thought that Carlo Tizzano, who is slightly bigger and more physical, could be better suited to starting against the All Blacks. His opposite Peter Lakai, meanwhile, was named player of the match.

Struggled to back up his brilliant Test a week earlier. Wilson tried his backside off and carried for a team-high 14 carries. He also made 11 tackles. But the impact wasn’t there.