13 Rieko Ioane<\/a>:<\/b> He carried strongly but really didn\u2019t threaten the Chiefs\u2019 defensive line much. It was another underwhelming shift from Ioane, who really could have done better with his tackle attempt on Daniel Rona, which resulted in a try. Frankly, his place in the All Blacks<\/a> midfield remains under threat. 5<\/b><\/p>\n 12 AJ Lam:<\/b> The Chiefs\u2019 midfield was excellent today, which meant that Lam\u2019s impact was rather limited. He did defend rather well, though. 6<\/b><\/p>\n 11 Caleb Clarke:<\/b> Not Clarke\u2019s finest game as he botched a try by failing to keep the ball in the correct hand when diving for the line and Samipeni Finau punished him for it. He also shot out of the line poorly which resulted in Rona\u2019s score. Still, he did have some good moments under the high ball and made some strong carries down the wing but he will want to improve next week. 5<\/b><\/p>\n 10 Beauden Barrett<\/a>:<\/b> He gambled with his dive on the ball to score in the first half and unfortunately, it did not pay dividends after a piece of attacking brilliance. Stephen Donald predicted that if Barrett was on song then the Blues would emerge victorious and he was spot on as the veteran fly-half won his duel with Damian McKenzie and led the Blues to victory. A Barrett masterclass of skill and tactical brilliance. If he wasn\u2019t on the pitch today, it\u2019s hard to see how the Blues would have won. 9<\/b><\/p>\n Chiefs player ratings: Damian McKenzie loses playmaker battle as All Black\u2019s ill-discipline proves incredibly costly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 9 Finlay Christie:<\/b> While his service and kicking was on point, he offered little spark in attack. However, Christie did throw his weight around on defence racking up an impressive 13 tackles. 6<\/b><\/p>\n The forwards<\/p>\n 8 Hoskins Sotutu:<\/b> Looked to have scored the winner before his try was chalked off for crawling and thankfully for him, his side still found the score to clinch the victory. The All Blacks snub did, however, enjoy a strong performance where he made all 12 of his tackle attempts and racked more metres than any other player in the match (54). He also made more carries than any other player (15) and completed 12 passes in a statement shift that may well tempt the national selectors. 8<\/b><\/p>\n 7 Dalton Papali\u2019i:<\/b> Just what you\u2019d expect from the All Blacks flanker who was strong defensively, a pest at the breakdown and an effective carrier. 6<\/b><\/p>\n 6 Adrian Choat:<\/b> Busy on defence as he racked up 16 tackles and won a turnover. It was a real battle up front and Choat was central to the Blues\u2019 efforts. 6<\/b><\/p>\n![\"Planet](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Player-Ratings-key1.jpg\")
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