All Blacks ratings: Our player of the series

All Blacks skipper Kieran Read.

Chris Rattue rates the performances of the men in black after every All Blacks test. A look at the scores over the 3-0 series win over Wales shows who Rattue believes were the best performers over the three tests.

All Blacks v Wales
First test ratings
Second test ratings
Third test ratings

THE TOP FIVE

Kieran Read: 8.33 (8, 9, 8)
Best performance - 2nd test: It's the scope of his game rather than any one thing that is so impressive. From lineout steal, to setting up clever scrum try. Plenty of ball running and defence.

Beauden Barrett: 8.33 (7*, 9*, 9)
Best performance - 3rd test: Poor Wales were no match for Barrett's whirling legs. Two terrific tries, and also goal kicked well. Even a charge down. Shifted to fullback.

Aaron Smith: 8 (7, 8, 9)
Best performance - 3rd test: The commanding live wire. Big passes created tries. Pinpoint bombs. Candidate as NZ's greatest halfback, ever.

Dane Coles 8 (8, 8, 8)
Best performance - All three tests: (From first test) Brilliant lineout throwing vital. Lots of tackles. No trademark magic moment.

Israel Dagg: 8 (7,9)
Best performance - All third test: Errors crept in but a tremendous test full of running. Huge part in Moala try.

Best of the rest

Liam Squire: 8 (8*)
Brodie Retallick: 7.67 (8 ,7, 8)
Ben Smith: 7.33 (7,7,8)
Jerome Kaino: 7.5 (7,8)
Sam Whitelock: 7 (7,7)
Ardie Savea: 7 (7*,7*)
Patrick Tuipulotu: 7 (7*,7*)
George Moala: 7 (7)
Charlie Faumuina: 6.67 (6*, 7*, 7)
Wyatt Crockett: 6.67 (7*, 7*, 6*)
Aaron Cruden: 6.5 (7, 6)
Joe Moody 6.33 (6, 6, 7)
Luke Romano: 6.33 (7, 7, 5*)
Sam Cane: 6 (5,6,7)
Owen Franks: 6 (6, 6)
TJ Perenara: 6 (5*, 7*)
Seta Tamanivalu: 6 (6*, 6*)
Lima Sopoaga: 6 (6*)
Ryan Crotty: 5.67 (5, 5, 7)
Waisake Naholo: 5.67 (6, 6, 5*)
Malakai Fekitoa: 5.5 (6,5)
Julian Savea: 5 (4, 6)
Elliot Dixon: 5 (5)
Nathan Harris: 5 (5*)
Codie Taylor: 5 (5*)
Ofa Tu'ungafasi: 5 (5*)
Tawera Kerr-Barlow: 5 (5*)