Markus Mark knows the defensive set for 13
I think you are pulling our leg. The area of his game that Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) still needs to majorly improve is his defense, albeit that he has already made major strides in that direction this year. But for a 13, defence is a whole new ballgame; it is the first requirement to be selected there and it needs talking skills, the ability to read the opposition and respond, correct alignment and the ability to take his opposite down 95+% of the time. That is not Mark's core skillset.
The two best wing performances on this tour have been Peitch and Mark N (Nawaqanitawase), with Daugunu not out of place. Vunivalu has had NO opportunity at all. He has now played 180 minutes and not once has Creighton set him into the clear, or anyone else for that matter. Rennie has decided he is the designated kick-chaser and nothing else, trying to turn him into the next Izzy Folau. Fool's errand.
Notice I said Rennie. Clearly the Australia A coaches are under instruction to play the current Wallaby gameplan of at least 75% box kicks in chase and hope. Any good coach, and Japan has that in spades, knows exactly how to respond. Flood the target area with blockers and get possession back or disrupt the attacking rhythm if you don't.
How did we score the Banks try? We worked to pull the defence in and then cleared the ball to Banks. The Japanese were in total shock and facing a 1 on 2 with all their defence in midfield. Banks then released Peitch late enough to pin the defender but early enough so he could stay alive in the play. It was lovely to watch two good players combining intelligently for a try that was almost unstoppable given the work done early to manipulate the defensive pattern. Immediately we did that, Lonergan restarted his aerial bombardment to no one in particular and normal transmission was resumed.