Australia’s “loss” to Argentina was the result they had to have

“That’s certainly not on Reece,” said White. “Maybe we needed this draw to some extent to make ourselves feel this way because if he got us out of trouble, maybe we won’t pick up the things that we need to pick up on pretty quickly.

“It will be difficult to verify. We have to learn moments like these [from] and we can’t make these mistakes again.

“I thought we did a really good job showing a bit of pride in the shirt. It was definitely bloody physically. You can’t fault the work rate, the intention, it’s all there. We just have to combine that with a little bit of execution, a little bit of accuracy, and a little bit of smarter.

“We’re a young team, but we can’t go day after day, week after week and say, ‘Guys, we talked about it’. We have to start owning it and learn quickly. “

The Tri Nations trophy is still pending, two games are still pending. Argentina will face New Zealand in Newcastle on Saturday before another clash with the Wallabies at Bankwest Stadium on December 5.

The permutations are complicated. All three teams have six points, but the Kiwis are +26 points ahead of Argentina (+10) and Australia (-36).

If New Zealand cut the Pumas off with one bonus point (five competition points), Australia would have to win by an almost impossible lead – at the stadium of 80 points – to have a chance to claim the title.

However, a regular Kiwi win (four competition points) would mean that Australia could beat Argentina with one bonus point and emerge victorious overall.

For Argentina, which has two games left, there could be a loosing bonus point against New Zealand (seven or less points less) and then beating Australia, which would ensure they take the cutlery home with them. White suggested that the best scenario for the Wallabies would actually be a tie on Saturday.

While there have been direct comparisons to the Wellington draw last month, the context has been very different.

Australia were a big underdog on the other side of the trench, taking a remarkable win, while the Newcastle grind was a game the Wallabies comfortably won 15-6 in the final quarter against inferior opponents who had won after an extremely exhausting win should complete New Zealand.

The Wallabies only recorded two draws in a calendar year twice, with 2017 being the only time that there were a few matches in a 12-month block.

In the tie, these two were opposites and White made it clear that Australia was tactically wrong.

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“Every time there is a tie, there is one team that is likely to lose a competition and another team a tie. I’m sure we’re in the latter category, ”said White. “This game was there for us and we are pretty disappointed that we didn’t finish this and learn from Wellington.

“It was 15-6 and [the rain] began to fall. The wind was behind us and it felt like we’d played a lot in the middle of the field. [We] probably just [need] a better understanding that these are moments and conditions when it is probably better to play without the ball. They gave us a lot of ball and gave us enough rope to strangle us. “

Meanwhile, Argentine captain Pablo Matera escaped suspension for pulling Brandon Paenga-Amosa’s hair. SANZAAR is of the opinion that the threshold for the red card has not been reached.