Australia’s Rugby Championship dream is over after the All Blacks sealed a 28-14 victory at Perth Stadium on Saturday evening, whitewashing the two-match Bledisloe Cup.

The Wallabies would have climbed to top spot on the Rugby Championship ladder if they defeated the New Zealanders in the West Australian capital, but the trans-Tasman rivals once again proved too strong in defence.

It was the All Blacks’ 11th consecutive win against the Wallabies, setting a new record.

Meanwhile, the Australians farewelled “ultimate team man” James Slipper in his 151th and final Test match donning the green and gold.

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“Tough game out there, pretty gutted” Wallabies fullback Max Jorgensen told Stan Sport after the final siren.

“But credit to them, they’re a great team.

“There’s a lot of silly errors that we need to get out of that game, and we need to finish off some of those tries to be clinical.

“That’s a tough day out there.”

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Will Skelton didn’t take long to make an impact after returning from club duty in France, winning a breakdown penalty that was later reversed by referee Matthew Carley after he pushed Cameron Roigard to the turf in celebration. While perhaps ill-disciplined, it was still a promising sign that the Wallabies were more than up for the contest.

The Wallabies were first onto the board courtesy of a Tane Edmed penalty goal after Damian McKenzie missed his first shot earlier in the half, but the All Blacks quickly hit the lead soon after Australia fumbled the kick-off, gifting New Zealand prime field position with a penalty.

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Leroy Carter eventually forced his way over for the All Blacks’ first points of the game, before another Edmed penalty goal reduced the deficit.

The Wallabies then looked to have regained the lead as Allan Alaalatoa crashed over, but in what James Hooper described in commentary as a “huge turnaround”, the try was taken off the board by the TMO. Instead Tom Hooper was awarded a yellow card for a dangerous cleanout on Jordie Barrett.

In a double blow, Skelton then failed a head injury assessment.

The Wallabies rallied in the face of adversity to regain the lead despite being down a man as Edmed slotted another penalty goal, while a few big tackles from Joseph Suaalii and Filipo Daugunu helped keep the All Blacks at bay.

But a quick-fire double to Quinn Tupaea, with one of the tries coming off a Jordie Barrett falcon, saw the All Blacks regain ascendancy and take a 17-9 lead into halftime.

Early in the second half, Wallabies centre Len Ikitau was shown a yellow card for a head-on-head collision in a tackle on Quinn Tupaea, while the Australians let themselves down in the set plays, with New Zealand dominating the lineouts.

Both sides were guilty of handling errors as the dreaded rain arrived, with the All Blacks lead growing to 11 points after a penalty goal for a high shot from Rob Valetini.

However, the Australians were given a glimmer of hope when the quick-thinking Ikitau scored in the 66th minute off the back of a ruck after Josh Nasser fell short of the try line. However, Edmed missed a fairly simple conversion attempt, hitting the post.

Unfortunately, New Zealand dominated possession in the final ten minutes, with a late try from George Bower sealing a 14-point triumph for the visitors. Elsewhere in the dying moments, Josh Flook copped a nasty head knock, leaving him dazed on the deck.

The Wallabies will next face Japan in Shinjuku City on October 25.