After a positive start to life under Joe Schmidt with three consecutive wins against Wales and Georgia, the Wallabies came crashing back to earth with a thud against the Springboks in Brisbane.
Few expected – or even hoped for – an upset, but the manner of the 33-7 smackdown at the hands of the world champions confirmed just how far off the pace Australian rugby remains, and with Argentina stunning the All Blacks, a last-placed finish in The Rugby Championship looms.
The dire afternoon was reflected in your official DIY player ratings, which we asked for immediately after the match: only four players received an average grade of over 5 from Roarers (and one of those, Tom Lynagh, was mostly because, having come on in the final 20 minutes, he didn’t have enough time to make an impression on the game, good or bad).
Bottom of a grim pile was Noah Lolesio, the Wallabies fly-half coming in for yet more scrutiny on his place in the 23 after yet another poor display, earning him a miserable average rating of just 3.27
He was far from alone, though: five other Aussies joined him in the sub-4 group, including captain Allan Alaalatoa, fellow prop Isaac Kailea, hooker Matt Faessler and fullback Tom Wright.
Of the four who earned passing grades, the standout was Rob Valetini: a shining light in a dark era for the Wallabies, Bobby V’s 6.26 average grade was comfortably the pick of the bunch, with a spirited performance from lock Nick Frost the next-best effort.
Check out the full DIY player ratings below.
Reader player ratings from win over Georgia
1. Isaac Kailea
Average score: 3.63
Most common rating: 4 (30.1%)
2. Matt Faessler
Average score: 3.81
Most common rating: 4 (32.2%)
3. Allan Alaalatoa (c)
Average score: 3.72
Most common rating: 4 (24.9%)
4. Nick Frost
Average score: 5.7
Most common rating: 6 (34.8%)
5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
Average score: 5.34
Most common rating: 6 (32.4%)
6. Rob Valetini
Average score: 6.26
Most common rating: 6 (37%)
7. Carlo Tizzano
Average score: 4.28
Most common rating: 5 (37.6%)
8. Harry Wilson
Average score: 4.95
Most common rating: 5 (28%)
9. Jake Gordon
Average score: 4.22
Most common rating: 4 (23.2%)
10. Noah Lolesio
Average score: 3.27
Most common rating: 3 (20.4%)
11. Filipo Daugunu
Average score: 4.39
Most common rating: 5 (28.9%)
12. Hunter Paisami
Average score: 4.77
Most common rating: 5 (33.3%)
13. Len Ikitau
Average score: 4.72
Most common rating: 5 (30.9%)
14. Andrew Kellaway
Average score: 4.33
Most common rating: 5 (26.5%)
15. Tom Wright
Average score: 3.93
Most common rating: 5 (28.2%)
Reserves
16. Josh Nasser (Sub on in 41st minute)
Average score: 4.06
Most common rating: 4 (29.7%)
17. James Slipper (Sub on in 41st minute)
Average score: 4.4
Most common rating: 5 (29.9%)
18. Zane Nonggorr (Sub on in 59th minute)
Average score: 4.27
Most common rating: 4 (27.3%)
19. Jeremy Williams (Sub on in 55th minute)
Average score: 3.71
Most common rating: 4 (30.2%)
20. Luke Reimer (Sub on in 63rd minute)
Average score: 4.16
Most common rating: 5 (29.5%)
21. Tate McDermott (Sub on in 59th minute)
Average score: 4.57
Most common rating: 5 (26.7%)
22. Tom Lynagh (Sub on in 63rd minute)
Average score: 5.08
Most common rating: 5 (40.9%)
23. Dylan Pietsch (Sub on in 26th minute)
Average score: 4.42
Most common rating: 5 (23.9%)