Rugby: The good and bad of the All Blacks' Rugby Championship winning campaign

Beauden Barrett led the All Blacks in tries scored and assists in the Rugby Championship. Photo / Getty Images

They might not have dominated as they did in previous years, but that didn't stop the All Blacks from claiming their eighth-straight Rugby Championship title.

As you'll find with most competitions, there was plenty to be happy about but some definite areas of concern.

Take Beauden Barrett for example. The All Blacks star No 10 showed why he's a two-time World Rugby Player of the Year with his dominant running game and ability to dismantle a defensive line. The elder of the All Blacks Barrett trio led the team in tries scored (5) and assists (5), while tearing past his share of defenders.

But when it came to making tackles and place-kicking, the 27-year-old showed he still had room to improve.

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Barrett led the team in missed tackles (11) and turnovers conceded (12), while he was successful on just 68 per cent of his shots at goal.

His South African counterpart Handre Pollard had 10 missed tackles and four turnovers conceded while Wallabies first five-eighth Barnard Foley missed seven tackles across six tests.

The Good

Minutes played
Ben Smith 448
Sam Whitelock 441
Beauden Barrett 400
Codie Taylor 387
Kieran Read 378
Scott Barrett 367

Tackle success – Minimum 10 tackles
Liam Squire 96 percent (24 from 25)
Codie Taylor 94 percent (46 from 49)
Shannon Frizell 94 percent (46 from 49)
Ardie Savea 94 percent (44 from 47)
Kieran Read 91 percent (48 from 53)
Scott Barrett 91 percent (39 from 43)

Defenders beaten
Waisake Naholo 24
Ben Smith 22
Jack Goodhue 21
Rieko Ioane 15
Ardie Savea 15
Beauden Barrett 14

Metres carried
Ben Smith 380
Waisake Naholo 333
Rieko Ioane 294
Beauden Barrett 276
Jack Goodhue 267

Tries
Rieko Ioane 5
Beauden Barrett 5
Waisake Naholo 3
Aaron Smith 3

Try assists
Beauden Barrett 5
Aaron Smith 4
Ben Smith 4
Anton Lienert-Brown 3
Codie Taylor 2

The Bad

Missed tackles
Beauden Barrett 11
Sam Whitelock 9
Karl Tuinukuafe 8
Sam Cane 7
Jack Goodhue 6

Turnovers conceded
Beauden Barrett 12
Waisake Naholo 8
Rieko Ioane 6
Codie Taylor 6
Richie Mo'unga 5

The goal-kicking

Reece Hodge (Wallabies)
Penalties: 2 from 2
Total: 100 per cent

Richie Mo'unga
Penalties: 2 from 2
Conversions: 9 from 11
Total: 85 per cent

Nicolas Sanchez (Pumas)
Penalties: 4 from 7
Conversions: 16 from 17
Total: 83 per cent

Bernard Foley (Wallabies)
Penalties: 2 from 2
Conversions: 8 from 10
Total: 83 per cent

Elton Jantjies (Springboks)
Penalties: 2 from 2
Conversions: 1 from 2
Total: 75 per cent

Handre Pollard (Springboks)
Penalties: 7 from 9
Conversions: 13 from 19
Total: 71 per cent

Matt Toomua (Wallabies)
Penalties: 2 from 4
Conversions: 5 from 6
Total: 70 per cent

Beauden Barrett
Penalties: 2 from 3
Conversions: 15 from 22
Total: 68 per cent