Wallabies full-back Israel Folau has said his team's Bledisloe Cup display against the All Blacks last Saturday was "quite shocking".
He also admitted that he made a few bad defensive reads, despite being one of Australia's best in attack.
The All Blacks took a 40-6 lead into half-time in this Test. The Wallabies now have less than a week to turn things around.
"It was quite shocking," Folau said. "It was frustrating to see the score line like that in the first half.
"Despite the score line going into halftime, I still felt like there was not much difference. It was really close, which is quite funny. The second half was a lot better. I thought we started off the game really well and had a few collapses defensively. We've had a review of the game and we'll look to work on those things yesterday, today and through the rest of the week."
Folau also pleaded with fans to keep supporting the team.
"The effort throughout the training week and going out there on the paddock, it's always there," Folau said. "The result doesn't show that, but for us players it's hurting us as well.
"We just hope they [supporters] can stick around and continue to support us. It's a big thing as a team to get that support from the public and fans and to keep pushing us through, especially for this challenging time."
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