British & Irish Lions player ratings v Australia; 3rd Test

Australia salvaged some pride in their series with the British and Irish Lions in their weather-affected third Test in Sydney on Saturday.

1. Andrew Porter - 6
2. Dan Sheehan - 6
3. Tadhg Furlong - 6

The Wallabies dominated the Lions scrum, and their front was just more dominant in the game. Dan Sheehan had a few bad lineouts too, granted the wet conditions weren’t favourable but they could have been better.

4. Maro Itoje – 7
5. James Ryan – 6.5

James Ryan suffered an injury and went off early in the second half, but the lock pair worked hard and made some strong tackles in the game.

6. Tadhg Beirne - 8
7. Tom Curry – 8
8. Jack Conan - 8

The loose trio made 46 tackles with Tom Curry working the hardest making the most tackles in the game with 18 tackles. A true defensive machine.

9. Jamison Gibson-Park - 6
10. Finn Russell - 6

The half-back pairing of Russell and Gibson-Park could not bring the Lions into gear. Finn made some bad kicks and Jamison was just there, not offering much. A poor display especially according to Russell’s standard.

11. Blair Kinghorn - 5
12. Bundee Aki - 6
13. Huw Jones - 6
14. Tommy Freeman - 5
15. Hugo Keenan - 6

An average performance from the Lions backline, none of them could score or create magic when the team needed it most.