How many aerial duels Australia win, and who wins most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Harry Souttar has won the most aerial duels for Australia in 2026, 35 in eight appearances, 4.38 a game, ahead of Alessandro Circati with 25 and Nestory Irankunda with 14, across all competitions.
Australia win more aerial duels at home, 17.9 a game in their last 10 home games against 15.0 in their last 10 away.
Australia won 30 aerial duels at home to Egypt on 3 July, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 17.3 across their 10 games, and their fewest was nine away at Switzerland on 6 June.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Souttar | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 8 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 9 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 6 |
| Lucas Herrington | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 6 |
| Tete Yengi | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 4 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 7 |
| Jordan Bos | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 3 |
| Jackson Irvine | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 5 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Jason Geria | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 4 |
| Jacob Italiano | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 4 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 4 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 4 |
| Cristian Volpato | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Kai Trewin | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Aziz Behich | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Cammy Devlin | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Deni Jurić | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Milos Degenek | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Awer Mabil | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Patrick Beach | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Kye Rowles | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Martin Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcus Younis | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Patrick Yazbek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Riley McGree | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mathew Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Australia | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 2-4 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | USA (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 26 | 17 | 43 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Curacao (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Cameroon (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia aerials won | Over 12.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia aerials won | Over 14.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia aerials won | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Australia aerials won | Over 18.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Australia aerials won | Over 20.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 12.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 14.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 18.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 20.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total aerials won | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total aerials won | Over 25.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total aerials won | Over 30.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 35.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total aerials won | Over 40.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |