The Wallabies' hopes of a 'smash and grab' World Cup have been smashed into pieces after a 40-6 defeat to Wales.
It's their largest defeat to Wales and in their Rugby World Cup history.
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Back-to-back losses have all but ended their campaign, unless Fiji self-destruct in the next two weeks.
So what did we learn?
1 NIGHTMARE
The pain was clear to see on the Wallabies faces early into the second half, resided to the fact they will miss the Rugby World Cup finals for the first time in history barring a sensational Fiji collapse.
There will be plenty of questions asked after the side were outmatched by Wales across the 80 minutes.
In a game with so much riding on it, they barely fired a shot outside of the first 20 minutes. They made every cardinal sin in the book and generally looked like a side low on confidence.
The gamble of the youth movement has failed to deliver the spark of energy necessary as the team seemed lost throughout the game.
There’s some serious potential in this side. You just have to hope this experience doesn’t haunt them for the long run. The likes of Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson are great talents but both tens looked like the last couple of months had caught up to them.
2 OUT OF GAS
The Wallabies conceded a cluster of set piece infringements to all but end their hopes of victory in the second half.
It started with a turnover from the restart, compounded with a scrum penalty as Wales gained ascendency despite a strong start by the Aussies.
The kickoff went out on full and then was capped off by a lineout that was well and truely not straight, allowing Wales to control the game and put it out of reach.
In a game where everything was riding on it, the team looked sluggish to start the second half, evident in Nick Tompkins' chip kick try
3 TURNING POINT
The Wallabies let a golden opportunity slip that summed up their campaign so far in the 27th minute.
With Wales up by four, they turned down an easy three points and went for the line five metres out, only for the lineout to collapse as the Welsh kicked a 50-22 and another three points.
What could've been 10-9 turned into 13-6 and allowed Wales to build pressure and take the contest with ease.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing but the fact that the Aussies didn’t even get a jumper up, let alone the throw hitting the mark would’ve made Dan Palmer furious.
It’s the simple things like that which have let the Wallabies down in crunch moments.
4 14 SECONDS
That’s all it took for the Wallabies to concede the opening penalty of the night.
Discipline was once again a problem as Wales picked apart their game and punished them for it.
Even with Bigger off the field, the Welsh were able to constantly tick over the scoreboard and run away with the game.
They conceded 12 in total, seven in kicking distance.
5 BIGGAR PROBLEMS
Wales will be happy to secure their spot in the quarter-finals but face a tough ask if Dan Biggar’s injury is long term.
Biggar went off early in the game clutching his shoulder after a heavy collision.
Gareth Anscombe stepped up beautifully in his absence, nailing nearly all his penalties and setting up a try.
However, Biggar’s fitness will be crucial if they want to go deep in the tournament
