All Blacks: Aussie media maul Wallabies

Quade Cooper of the Wallabies looks on during his side's Bledisloe Cup loss. Photo / Getty Images

Media across the ditch have put the boot into the Wallabies, after the "brash Wallabies youngsters" were taught a lesson by the "oldest All Blacks in history" on Saturday.

Fox Sports said the "ruthless" All Blacks were too much for a "disappointing" Wallabies side.

"Australia's hoodoo ground turned a full-blown graveyard as their 2011 Bledisloe Cup hopes died a gruesome 30-14 death at Eden Park in Auckland," Jim Morton wrote.

"In what was billed as a World Cup dress rehearsal at the October 23 final venue, New Zealand's most experienced team in history put the brash Wallabies youngsters in their places."

The Daily Telegraph asked its readers whether they wanted the good news or the bad news, just over one month out from the World Cup kicking off.

"The bad news is the All Blacks are on fire and look unbeatable," Iain Payten wrote. "The good news is the All Blacks are on fire and look unbeatable.

"Call it blind optimism but if there is any positive to be taken from reaching 10 straight years of defeat at the hands of the Kiwis, it's that the dominant performance in Auckland has only strengthened the All Blacks favouritism for the World Cup.

"As the second favourites, this may not sound like music to the ears of Wallabies fans but history has told us the heavy burden of 'sure things' has not sat well with the All Blacks for the last 20 years."

Former Wallaby Brendan Cannon said the "oldest All Blacks in history" gave the young Wallabies a "masterclass" in test rugby.

"It was Dad's Army up against the party haircut brigade and, put simply, it wasn't even a contest," the hooker wrote.

"The razzle dazzle that makes Quade Cooper a superstar at Super 15 level failed to translate into the cauldron of international rugby, with the Wallaby playmaker's high-risk brand of football putting pressure on his teammates.

"Despite some pre-match taunts from the Wallabies and talk they were getting too long in the teeth, the All Blacks stood up and delivered - proving they are still the team to beat at the World Cup."

The Sydney Morning Herald also slammed the Wallabies side as "too young".

"The Queensland Reds' Super Rugby triumph over teams that included the core of the All Blacks side had given Australia the belief they at last had the measure of the world's most formidable rugby team," Columnist Greg Growden wrote.

"But, when the spotlight was directly aimed at them, the Wallabies fell well short of what was required of a main act. This was a classic example of men beating boys. Experience and old-fashioned aggression proved the difference."

A poll on the Sydney Morning Herald website sums up the public's reaction to the game - 80 per cent believe the Wallabies won't lift the Webb Ellis Trophy on October 23.

- HERALD ONLINE