With the Tri Nations now complete and the Bledisloe Cup safely back in the cupboard for another year, it's a good time to look back on the All Black's season. There's been some great performances by the boys, and also a couple that were disappointing - but as whole, you'd have to say the year has been a success.

The most pleasing thing about the season has been the demise of the rotation system, which most All Black fans will be glad to see the back of. It's clear that the team has been playing a lot better thanks to not being switched up every week.

The team is playing with a lot of confidence that you can only get when playing alongside the same players every week. It also helps that we don't quite have the depth that we had last year, which means Graham Henry doesn't have the luxury.

The guys look a lot better now, knowing that they don't have to worry about whether or not they're going to be selected.

A great example of this has been Ma'a Nonu, who is going from strength to strength every week. Jerome Kaino, also.

Here's hoping that rotation remains a distant memory...

The other pleasing thing about their season has been the way they came back from back-to-back defeats to South Africa and the Wallabies. They were right up against it, and were facing a lot of undue criticism from the media and the public - but they way they came back to utterly destroy Australia in Auckland showed that the side has a lot of character and courage.

For a team that is in a rebuilding faze after last year's World Cup (and yes, they are rebuilding), coming back like they did shows us that this team is close to being at their best. They still have some things to improve on, but that just means the team is still growing.

Overall, we're very happy with the All Black's season - and the great thing is, we only have to wait until November before we see them in action again.

Best Performance: 39-10 victory over the Wallabies in Auckland. Fantastic kicking game, and we put a lot of pressure on them in their own 22, which paid off. Great to see the All Blacks attacking in the lineout for once.

Worst Performance: 34-19 loss to the Wallabies in Sydney - their worst performance by far. They couldn't hold onto the ball, and let the Wallabies capitalise on their mistakes. But, it must be said - the Wallabies didn't outplay us. We lost it for ourselves, and they just fed off the scraps.

Best Player: Easy - Richie McCaw. He continues to grow as a captain, and the All Blacks look a far better team when he's around. It's scary to think that he's only getting better, too. Well, scary for anyone who doesn't support the All Blacks...

Honourable mention to Mils Muliaina.

Most Disappointing Player: Sitivini Sivivatu - doesn't seem to playing with any great enthusiasm which, for a guy with his talent, just isn't good enough. At times he can be brilliant, but those times have been few and far between this year.

An honourable (or dishonourable...) mention has to go to Sione Luaki, who needs to learn to hold onto the ball.

Most Improved: Ma'a Nonu is benefiting form regular game time, and is starting to prove that he deserves to wear the black jersey. His combination with Conrad Smith has been outstanding, as have his distribution skills, which he has lacked in the past.

Ma'a Nonu - Most Improved Originally uploaded by djbwhizz

Honourable mention goes to Andrew Hore.

Comeback of the Year: Piri Weepu - thank goodness for Andy Ellis's injury, because it's brought Weepu back into the team - exactly where he should have been since the beginning.

Honourable mention goes to Brad Thorn.

So, there you have it - another season done and dusted (until November, at least).

Only six weeks until we start again, and we can't wait.