How the All Blacks rated
Ben Smith 8 Perhaps the most important man in this side, and played a big hand when needed, setting up the key Savea try on 54 minutes. Israel Dagg 7 Well-taken try in the first half and a solid defensive effort. Anton Lienert-Brown 7 Scored his try off some shocking Wallabies defence. Couple of defensive errors. Still looks the goods. Ryan Crotty 7 Nothing spectacular about his game, but has become a reliable cog in midfield, at both ends of the field. Julian Savea 8 Hard to get into the game with his side starved of the ball in the first spell, but made a great run to score on 54 mins, and took advantage of tiring Wallabies as the second half wore on. Beauden Barrett 5 Touched the ball just six times, albeit in a first half where the All Blacks had little possession. Three missed kicks kept the Wallabies in the hunt, so he was hooked on 45 mins. TJ Perenara 8 Biggest start of his career so far, even if it was a dead rubber. Gap between him and Smith now very small after a polished effort. Kieran Read 7 A bit sloppy at times, but hung in there and saw his side through to what was a comfortable win in the end. Matt Todd 9 A menace at ruck time, especially early on, winning several turnovers. A leader of the big defensive effort. Jerome Kaino 6 Did a lot of work, but not as big an impact as he would have wanted. Replaced with half an hour to play. Sam Whitelock 7 Not as involved on attack as usual, but a huge defensive effort. Brodie Retallick 7 Same as his fellow lock. Their ability to both go 80 mins without dropping off a big part of why this side is so good. Owen Franks 6 Gave away a few penalties. Big part of a solid scrum in the first half. Off around 50 mins. Dane Coles - 7 Worked hard all night long and the passage of play where he won a turnover then eventually scored a try was testament to that. Joe Moody 7 Big part of a solid scrum in the first half. Off around 50 mins. RESERVES Codie Taylor no rating Played a handful of minutes at the end. Wyatt Crockett 6 Gave fresh legs off the bench. Charlie Faumuina 6 Gave fresh legs off the bench. Liam Squire 7 Put in a lot of work coming on with half an hour to play, especially on the defensive end. Ardie Savea 6 Came on with 15 mins left, but wasn’t required to do a lot. No 7 situation intrigues as the team heads north. Tawera Kerr-Barlow 6 Asked to play 20 mins, and there was no noticeable drop off from Perenara. Aaron Cruden 7 Called on with the Wallabies right in the contest very early in the second half. Nailed a big kick that put his side up by 15 and crushed Aussie hopes. Malakai Fekitoa 6 Came on with 20 mins to go, didn’t make a huge impact, but wasn’t needed to.