Brodie’s simply the best
Keo.co.za rated Brodie Retallick the best of the All Blacks in the 54-34 Bledisloe Cup/Rugby Championship win against Australia in Sydney. Israel Folau was Australia’s top player.
The All Blacks, a mixture of awesome and awful, scored seven from 10 for their performance and the Wallabies, thanks to a last 20 minutes fightback, scored four from 10.
Keo.co.za – player ratings
All Blacks
15. Damian McKenzie – 7
14. Ben Smith – 7
13. Ryan Crotty – 8
12. Sonny Bill Williams – 8
11. Rieko Ioane – 8
10. Beauden Barrett – 7
9. Aaron Smith – 8
8. Kieran Read – 7
7. Sam Cane – 7
6. Liam Squire – 8
5. Sam Whitelock – 7
4. Brodie Retallick – 9
3. Owen Franks – 6
2. Codie Taylor – 6
1. Joe Moody – 8
Substitutes
16. Nathan Harris – 5
17. Wyatt Crockett – 5
18. Ofa Tu’ungafasi – 5
19. Luke Romano – 5
20. Ardie Savea – 6
21. TJ Perenara – 6
22. Lima Sopoaga -5
23. Anton Lienert-Brown – 7
Australia
15. Israel Folau – 8
14. Henry Speight – 6
13. Samu Kerevi – 3
12. Kurtley Beale – 6
11. Curtis Rona – 3
10. Bernard Foley – 5
9. Will Genia – 6
8. Sean McMahon – 7
7. Michael Hooper – 5
6. Ned Hanigan – 6
5. Adam Coleman – 6
4. Rory Arnold – 4
3. Allan Alaalatoa – 4
2. Stephen Moore – 3
1. Scott Sio – 6
Substitutes
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau – 4
17. Tom Robertson – 4
18. Sekope Kepu – 6
19. Rob Simmons – 6
20. Sean McMahon – 6
21. Nick Phipps – 4
22. Reece Hodge – 5
23. Tevita Kuridrani – 7