At least the Wallabies, who scored four tries, still possess the brilliant Israel Folau; if there is one man who will still be worrying Jones and co it is surely the outstanding home full-back.
And if Janet McTeer, surely the outstanding actor currently on the English stage, does not make it a double for her astonishing Mary Stuart then there is little justice in the world - a very Schillerian theme.
Though Halfpenny was voted man of the series, the Ospreys lock was surely the outstanding Lions forward, his unflinching commitment encapsulated in an early hit on Australian counterpart James Horwill that set the tone.
Even in the context of the celebrations for Boulez's 90th year, this was surely one of the outstanding concerts.
Surely, Cristiano Ronaldo, so outstanding an individual with the ball at his feet that he captains Portugal, is here to challenge Lionel Messi as the best player on the planet.
His youthfulness, however, is tempered by a tough streak that will surely make him an outstanding successor to Alastair Cook, whose own experiences in this series remind us that it is exactly a year since the jury of former England captains was calling, with virtual unanimity, for his head.
Surely we have some outstanding corporate leaders today, who have contributed to the nation's productivity and, not incidentally, made lots of money for themselves some portions of which they've contributed to charity.
Fulham have added the free-scoring Leeds striker Ross McCormack to their squad for an eyebrow-elevating headline fee of £11m; if Bryan Ruiz can bring his international form to Craven Cottage – he hasn't done so in three seasons so far, but we live in hope – and Kostas Mitroglou occasionally turns up they would surely have the division's outstanding attack.
A complete new defence must be assembled this summer and Rio Ferdinand's struggles to cope with Dzeko were another example of why the credits must now surely be rolling on his outstanding United career.
Transport should be a natural Labour vote-winner: disaffection among suburban commuters surely helps explain the party's outstanding results in the outer London suburbs and south-eastern counties in the 1997 and even in the 2001 elections.
