The heroes that put Wallabies back on the map

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It was acold from plain sailing but the Wallabies were the ones smiling astatine Suncorp Stadium connected Saturday night.

Here's however the Aussie players rated successful the arguable 33-30 3rd Test triumph which sealed a 2-1 bid win.



1) James Slipper - 6.5/10

Steady show successful the motor room. Applied accordant unit successful the scrums and was dilligent astir the field.

2) Brandon Paenga-Amosa - 8/10

Was cruelly denied a effort precocious successful the match, which would've been bully reward for a almighty and controlled performance.

3) Allan Alaalatoa - 6.5/10

Rock coagulated again, making plentifulness of tackles successful adjacent and applying bully unit to triumph a scrum penalty.

4) Darcy Swain - 7.5/10

Elevated to the starting broadside and repaid that religion with a beardown performance. Made a effort redeeming tackle successful the archetypal fractional and caused the maul turnover to seal the game.

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Lukhan Salakaia-Loto of the Wallabies wins a lineout. (Getty)

5) Lukhan Salakaia-Loto - 8/10

Talismanic show which truly displayed his worth to the Wallaby pack. Showed versatility by moving to blindside for the last 10 minutes.

6) Lachlan Swinton - 8/10

Hugely enthusiastic effort from the young loosie. Ran powerfully and showed a non-stop motor, until picking up an wounded and being subbed successful the 55th minute.

Michael Hooper of the Wallabies acknowledgment the crowd. (Getty)

7) Michael Hooper - 8.5/10

All people erstwhile again arsenic skipper and openside flanker. Made a bully angled tally and showed imaginativeness to acceptable up archetypal effort and besides helped saved a effort astatine the different end, by covering a charged clearing kick.

8) Isi Naisarani - 6.5/10

Busy nighttime for the backrower. Didn't find arsenic overmuch abstraction arsenic helium would've liked, but kept chipping distant with a dependable watercourse of abbreviated runs and nexus play.

9) Tate McDermott - 8/10

First Test commencement showcased much of his match-winning ability. Made up for getting tally implicit connected the aboriginal French effort by grabbing his archetypal Test people to quadrate the ledger.

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10) Noah Lolesio - 8/10

Continued the dependable signifier he's shown passim the full series. Kicking and passing crippled was precise bully and goalkicking was connected point, to crystal the bid win.

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11) Marika Koroibete - N/A

Was unlucky to beryllium reddish carded aboriginal successful the lucifer for a large deed connected a kickoff chase.

12) Hunter Paisami - 5.5/10

Perhaps chose the incorrect options a mates of times connected attack, but tried hard throughout.

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13) Len Ikitau - 6.5/10

Run connected debut for the young midfielder, which saw him enactment successful a precise assured performance. Was error-free with the shot successful manus and looked much and much unsafe arsenic the crippled wore on.

14) Filipo Daugunu - N/A

Unhappy instrumentality to the tract lasted astir a minute, arsenic helium was forced disconnected with an limb injury.

15) Tom Banks - 6/10

Reasonably harmless show astatine the back. Was decent connected footwear returns and clearing kicks, but attacking chances didn't readily contiguous themselves.

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16) Jordan Uelese - N/A

First Test of the season, was subbed connected successful the 75th minute.

17) Angus Bell - 6.5/10

Played the last fractional hr and made a bully interaction with beardown moving and tackling.

The Wallabies observe triumph astatine Suncorp Stadium. (Getty)

18) Taniela Tupou - 7/10

Moved backmost to an interaction relation and made his people by sneaking implicit for a effort 5 minutes aft coming on. Steadily applied the blowtorch astatine scrum time.

19) Matt Philip - N/A

Subbed connected successful the 71th infinitesimal and saw constricted opportunities.

Rob Valetini of the Wallabies aft triumph astatine Suncorp Stadium. (Getty)

20) Rob Valetini - 6/10

Made a fig of bully charges from the bench, but conceded a important punishment precocious successful the game.

21) Jake Gordon - 5/10

Provided a chill caput for the last 8 minutes to assistance adjacent retired the win.

22) Matt To'omua - N/A

Subbed connected successful 78th minute.

23) Reece Hodge - 6.5/10

Returned from wounded and had to play astir of the crippled pursuing Daugunu's injury. Showed immense effort connected footwear chase.


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