"Brett, how would you like to put something together on your favourite Bledisloe Cup memories of the modern era?" came the request my way from the editors, in the build-up to Bledisloe I on Saturday night.

I may not have even let them finish the question; I was straight onto YouTube!

And sure, the past ten or a dozen years haven't resulted in the biggest trophy in world rugby taking up residence at Australian Rugby Union (ARU) HQ, but there have still been some wonderful memories in that time. Here are five.

As always, you can have your say on my picks in the comments below, or with me directly via @BMcSport and using the #ScrumFive hashtag on Twitter.

July 15, 2000, Sydney: Best. Game. Ever.

This has to be the starting point for such an exercise, even if the Wallabies did lose at the death. At the shiny new Stadium Australia, as it was known then, a record crowd of 109,874 sat up as high as the stars to watch the great Jonah Lomu snatch a try at the death. This was a match that had it all: an early All Blacks lead, a Wallabies fightback, ten tries in all, and then ... heartbreak.

September 1, 2001, Sydney: Toutai Kefu earns the ultimate bar tab

Everything was set up for a fitting farewell for Wallabies skipper John Eales, with another Homebush full house on hand to see the Wallabies get out to a 19-6 half-time lead, and everything seeming right in the world. Then, as is their wont, the All Blacks mounted the stereotypical fightback to take the lead and assume the role of party-poopers. Enter No.8 Kefu. Running an inside line off Stephen Larkham, Kefu burst through one tackle and carried what looked to be 14 other All Blacks over the line to snatch the match-winner and free beers for life from his retiring captain.

August 7, 2004, Sydney: My Bledisloe debut

Other than the fact that this was the first Bledisloe Cup match I watched live, this is probably an otherwise garden-variety match. The Wallabies won 23-18, but in a tight affair, Lote Tuqiri's try in the 47th minute was the only one of the match, as both teams traded penalty goals. George Smith had a blinder - as he often did and still does - and Carlos Spencer was dragged shortly after half time.

To give you an idea of just how garden-variety this game was, I couldn't even find a YouTube clip!

October 30, 2010, Hong Kong: Stacks on O'Connor

Mistakenly, perhaps, in hindsight, this was probably the game that gave Wallabies supporters false hope for the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup, still 12 months away. The class of Quade Cooper was on show early as he scored himself, and put Adam Ashley-Cooper away for another one from a lineout (and watch Will Genia in the celebrations). The All Blacks scored 17 unanswered points to look pretty comfortable, only for Cooper and Kurtley Beale to spark the Wallabies comeback. James O'Connor scored the try to level the match, and promptly slotted the conversion five metres in from touch for the win. Stacks on ensued ...

August 27, 2011, Brisbane: SSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMOOO!

If the 2010 win in Hong Kong got hopes up, the Wallabies RWC2011 hopes soared after this win in Brisbane. Just as he did in the Super Rugby final against the Crusaders, Will Genia terrorised the All Blacks from the base of the ruck, but the real highlight of the night was 35-year-old No.8 Radike Samo brushing Adam Thompson aside and scooting 50m to score. The Bledisloe was already decided in the shortened series, but with this win, the Wallabies secured the 2011 Tri-Nations, Robbie Deans' only major silverware in his tenure.