How the Lions rated: Joe McCarthy best of Ireland players as Henry Pollock shines despite sin binning
Elliot Daly – 8
An impressive showing from the three-time tourist, who bagged tries in each half and made a grand total of 94 metres off 12 carries over the course of the action.
Mack Hansen – 7
The Australian-born winger worked tirelessly throughout the contest in Perth and also provided eye-catching assists for second half tries from his Irish colleague Garry Ringrose and replacement scrum-half Alex Mitchell.
Garry Ringrose – 7
Before claiming a 52nd minute try, Ringrose came out of the line to execute robust tackles as the Lions found themselves on the back-foot for much of the first half.
Sione Tuipulotu – 7
Was one of a number of Lions players who gave away penalties during a tentative opening quarter, but the dependable Scottish international displayed plenty of industry for the touring side.
James Lowe – 7
Donning the Lions colours after previously playing against them back in 2017, Lowe showed his class in the build-up to tries from Dan Sheehan and Tomos Williams (for his second).
Finn Russell – 7
Aside from a crossfield kick that paved the way for Sheehan’s breakthrough try, Russell effectively controlled the Lions attack and was successful with five of his six shots at goal.
Tomos Williams – 8
Will hope the hamstring injury that forced him off early in the second half isn’t serious. Took his brace of tries with considerable aplomb and produced an accomplished display overall.
Pierre Schoeman – 6
Was under pressure from a Western Force side that had plenty of set-piece joy in the opening period, but helped to ensure the hosts were restricted to a single try.
Dan Sheehan – 7
A dream occasion for the stand-in skipper became even sweeter when he crossed over in the second minute and he can be happy with his contribution to the Lions victory.
Tadhg Furlong – 6
Starting his first game since the beginning of May, the Wexford man got 49 minutes under his belt and managed to make eight tackles during his time on the pitch.
Scott Cummings – 6
Didn’t have the same impact as his partner McCarthy, but the Scottish lock still produced 12 successful tackles and an offload before being replaced by Ollie Chessum in the third-quarter.
Joe McCarthy – 8
The bustling Leinster and Irish lock was excellent on both sides of the ball with his 17 successful tackles being complimented by 15 carries and a richly-deserved second half try.
Tadhg Beirne – 6
Had limited opportunities in possession, but the versatile Munster forward was generally solid from a defensive perspective after switching from the second row to the back row for this game.
Josh van der Flier – 7
Made an impressive 15 tackles to help keep Western Force at bay for large stretches of the opening half and also produced excellent build-up play for Tomos Williams’ maiden try.
Henry Pollock – 8
Although he spent 10 minutes in the sin-bin, Pollock enhanced his ever-building reputation with a series of powerful surges into the opposition ‘22’ – two of which led to Lions tries.
Head Coach: Andy Farrell – 7
Wouldn’t have been happy with aspects of his side’s first half play, but credit must go to Farrell and his coaches for how the Lions seized control on the restart.
Replacements – 7
While the Lions were 19 points clear when Farrell started to unload his bench, there were fine cameos from the likes of Huw Jones, Ronan Kelleher and try-scorer Alex Mitchell.