(Reuters) - Australia scrum half Tate McDermott said on Wednesday their performance in the 57-22 defeat by New Zealand at Eden Park last month did not befit their status as a tier-one nation.

The All Blacks thrashed the Wallabies to secure the Bledisloe Cup, the annual trophy contested by the two nations, for a 19th successive year, with the match also doubling as the teams' first in the Rugby Championship with South Africa and Argentina.