Rugby Championship: Joe Schmidt reacts to ill-disciplined Wallabies' performance

The result sees the Wallabies slip down the world rankings, and despite the late comeback was a match dominated by the visitors off the back of a 14-7 penalty count. It is an issue that Schmidt wants to nip in the bud come two weeks' time in Eden Park.

"[The feeling is] dominated by disappointment," Schmidt told reporters after the match.

"I felt that we had enough of the game to get the result. A lot of it was our own errors.

"The Argentinians, they're a really good team, but we're making 11 line breaks to three and scoring four tries to one and we don't get a result.

"It's incredibly frustrating, but disappointing at the same time, we would stack some good work together and then cough the ball up or give it away too easily.

The penalty count is something the Wallabies will be looking to review quickly, especially after the side had enjoyed such strong discipline across the South Africa tour.

"I'm frustrated with what we didn't get right," he added.

"I think as soon as you start getting distracted by things you don't control, I think there's a risk. We'll go through the channels, there's decisions that, right toward the end there when we almost get ourselves back into the game with a little bit more time to spare where we're frustrated.

"But it's our fault, we're in that position in the game to a large degree."

Schmidt will be focusing on ensuring balance is maintained in the squad, with James O'Connor potentially in line to head to his new club, Leicester Tigers.

But it's not all doom and gloom. The 41 912 sellout crowd, the largest ever at the rebuilt venue, showing the side they are heading in the right direction.

"The support was phenomenal today, you could hear it coming into the coach's box and it has to be loud for that," continued Schmidt.

"It does lift the players without a doubt - but we've got to keep earning that. We've got to keep people enthused about the game as we did in Townsville and community events and trying to really grow the game and the best way to do it is not to come second."

The Wallabies will need to regather the Bledisloe Cup double header against cross-Tasm rivals New Zealand. 

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