Player ratings: All Blacks v Wallabies

Dane Coles left Wallabies in his wake both on the field and in the player ratings. Photo / Getty

Chris Rattue takes a look at the player performances in the All Blacks' dominant 41-13 thrashing of Australia last night.

ALL BLACKS

Ben Smith 8
Relentless. Constantly tested Aussies, although without one great moment.

Nehe Milner-Skudder 7

Hard to rate. Hardly sighted, but couple of genius moments launched the onslaught before injury struck.

Conrad Smith 8

The fourth loosie at times. A terrific reminder of his wonderful, selfless best.

Ma'a Nonu 8

Took a long while to get going but crushed the Aussies when he did.

Julian Savea 7

Lots of short, bruising running while again struggling to find the big statement.

Dan Carter 8
Wonderful control and touches without getting anywhere near the amazing peaks of his career.

Aaron Smith 6
Not all bad and one sharp break, but too many misfires and seems to be searching for his A game.

Kieran Read 8
Bruising, rugged test. Once again, he adapted to the circumstances. The wide offloads still to come.

Richie McCaw 6

Deserves a 10, for his career. But he looked tired for once, and a bit off the pace.

Victor Vito 7

A decent return without really convincing that he could start the big World Cup games.

Sam Whitelock 8
Showed why he is a better starter than a bench player - loads of work including steals.

Brodie Retallick 8
The old locking combo was at the heart of this big victory. Started with heavy fall but highs thereafter.

Owen Franks 7
Another bad scrum start but he perked up this time with his busiest test for a while.

Dane Coles 9
Another stunning try for a front rower. Great covering work.

Tony Woodcock 6
One excellent run, but a couple of tackle misses. A satisfactory finale.

RESERVES

Keven Mealamu (Coles, 66m) 4
Nothing of note on limited opportunity.

Wyatt Crockett (Woodcock, 51m) 4
Hard to spot.

Nepo Laulala (Franks, 62m) 5

Gave up penalties but his bruising work looks so promising.

Jerome Kaino (McCaw, 67m) 4

Limited impact.

Sam Cane (Vito, 63m) 5
Moderate work.

TJ Perenara (A. Smith, 66m) 4
Loopy kick handed Folau a try.

Colin Slade (Milner-Skudder, 51m) 4
Big chance but looked ordinary.

Malakai Fekitoa (C. Smith, 67m) 5
The odd good dab - not a night for the subs.

Quade Cooper's yellow card was part of the cause for his poor rating. Photo / Getty

WALLABIES

Israel Folau 8
The one bright spot with his bomb defusing and try but a bystander during the carnage.

Henry Speight 3
Did virtually nothing before injury struck.

Tevita Kuridrani 6
Battled away on defence and with the ball but well beaten by the All Blacks' old midfield firm.

Matt Toomua 5
Big disappointment after promising so much off the bench last week.

Adam Ashley-Cooper 5
Didn't do well on the Coles try and didn't figure the way he normally does.

Quade Cooper 3
Blooper Cooper. His high shot sin binning helped open the floodgates. If Michael Cheika really didn't know about his frailties, he does now.

Nic White 5
Thumped the ground harder than he tackled - the little bloke couldn't back up from Sydney.

Wycliff Palu 4
There to get Aussie on the front foot but did nothing with the ball.

Michael Hooper 5
Scampered about but not in a good way this time.

Scott Fardy 7
Another admirable performance without setting the world on fire.

James Horwill 6
Missed a big tackle on Carter but not the worst and tackled away.

Will Skelton 4
Added to his hit or miss reputation. Looks a better bench option.

Sekope Kepu 6
Solid test.

Stephen Moore 6
Didn't seem to lead from the front the way he is noted for.

Scott Sio 6
Looked to have some scrum issues but again showed his athleticism for a prop.

RESERVES

Tatafu Polata-Nau (Moore,64m) 3
Appears incapable of firing up anymore.

James Slipper (Sio, 51m) 6
A couple of terrific runs and a decent effort in the disaster.

Greg Holmes (Kepu, 51m) 5
Took a knock, average.

Dean Mumm (Skelton, 41m) 5
As with Whitelock, probably a better starter than finisher.

Kane Douglas (Horwill, 62m) 3
Hard to spot doing anything.

David Pocock (Palu, 41m) 7
One of the few to get near his best.

Matt Giteau (Speight, 48m) 4
The veteran exerted very little influence.

Kurtley Beale (Cooper, 57m) 6
A couple of great spot tackles helped keep the score down.