Australia v Scotland: Who starred and who stank in opening Four Nations match?

AUSTRALIA kicked off their Four Nations campaign with a routine 54-12 win over Scotland — who starred and who stunk?

AUSTRALIA kicked off their Four Nations campaign with a routine 54-12 win over Scotland at Hull’s KC Lightstream Stadium.

The Kangaroos ran in 10 tries against the Bravehearts with Cooper Cronk and James Maloney grabbing two apiece.

Here’s how the Daily Telegraph’s Nick Campton rated every player:

Matt Moylan8Looked very comfortable. Combined well with the other playmakers in a stellar debut.	FULLBACK	Lachlan Coote6Tried hard to spark something. Should play in the halves next time.
Josh Mansour8Gave Mal Meninga a nice headache with two tries and several strong carries.	WING	Lewis Tierney5Struggled in defense but carried the ball well.
Justin O’Neill5A little quiet. Did not seize his chance to force his way into the top side.	CENTRE	Euan Aitken6Always beats the first man. Worked hard.
Josh Dugan6Scored a fine try but may be the odd man out next week after a nasty head clash saw him finish early.	CENTRE	Kane Linnett5Scotland probably would have expected more from someone of his experience.
Blake Ferguson6Scored the first try but otherwise was well contained.	WING	Matty Russell6Looked strong when he got involved around the middle. A move to fullback could be a shrewd one.
James Maloney7All over the place in attack and never stopped threatening.	5/8	Danny Brough7Scotland’s best. He always looked the most likely.
Cooper Cronk7More machine than man. Did everything well yet again.	H/BACK	Ryan Brierly4Looked out of his depth from the start but did well to grab the Scots first try.
Aaron Woods7His footwork and offloads made him a nightmare for the defense.	PROP	Adam Walker5Carried the ball well but was caught out in defense.
Cameron Smith6Did the business, as always. One of Australia’s best when he was out there and was given an early mark at halftime.	HOOKER	Liam Hood6A real scrapper. Put a good shot on Moylan in a promising Test debut.
David Klemmer6Had a running battle with Walker but didn’t show his best.	PROP	Luke Douglas6Led the way up front but lacked support.
Sam Thaiday5Not one of his better performances.	2ND ROW	Danny Addy6The skillful Bradford man should have seen more ball.
Tyson Frizell7Should be very happy with his first start for Australia. Carried the ball well.	2ND ROW	Dale Ferguson6Toiled hard against superior opposition.
Jake Trbojevic7Another player who was strong on debut. Took the ball to the line well.	LOCK	Ben Kavanagh6Came back well from a head knock to run a great line for the Bravehearts second try.
Jake Friend4Played the whole second half but didn’t stand out.	I/CHANGE	Ben Hellewell5Tried his best but was out of his depth a little.
Shannon Boyd5Didn’t quite have the impact one would expect.	I/CHANGE	Sheldon Powe-Hobbs3Sloppy hands cost him on several occasions.
Trent Merrin6His footwork looked sharp in the middle.	I/CHANGE	Sam Brooks4Struggled with the pace of the game.
Michael Morgan6Deputized well at centre and scored his first Test try.	I/CHANGE	Billy McConnachie3Not a lot went right for Billy Madness.
106	TOTAL	89

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Originally published as Australia v Scotland: Who starred and who stank in opening Four Nations match?