First off congrats to Aussie, it looked like in the first half NZ were outplaying them. But they came back in the second half strong. Props go to NZ defense, it was their character and heart that keeped Aussie out. I never like to jump the blame the ref bandwagon, but Peyper ruined the game for both teams. Both teams could not garner any momentum, phases, continuity because every time they tried ref blew his whistle. Hence why the Abs were so ill-disciplined. NZ also struggled to adapt to the conditions, Aussie in the backyard knew the conditions better. NZ surley cannot play as worse as they did. Aussie well be more disappointed then NZ, in the end NZ were luckey to get a way with a draw. For NZ though they well heartened by their character, and their defense.
Player Ratings:
NZ:
Wyatt Crockett: 5.0
Dane Coles: 8.0
Owen Franks: 4.0
Brodie Retilluck: 6.0
Sam Whitelock: 8.0
Jerome Kaino: 5.0
Richie Mccaw: 5.0
Keiran Read: 6.0
Aaron Smith: 9.0
Aaron Cruden: 7.0
Julian Savea: 5.0
Ma'a Nonu: 6.0
Malakai Fekiatoa: 5.0
Corey Jane: 3.0
Ben Smith: 5.0
Aussie:
James Slipper: 7.0
Nathan Charles: 4.0
Sekopu Kepu: 5.0
Rob Simmons: 5.0
Sam Carter: 7.0
Scott Fardy: 6.0
Michael Hooper: 9.0
Wycliff Palu: 6.0
Nick White: 3.0
Kurtley Beale: 6.0
Rob Horne: 4.0
Matt Tomoa: 5.0
Adam-Ashley Cooper: 7.0
Pat McCabe: 3.0
Israel Folau: 5.0
