How many ball recoveries Australia make, and who makes most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Patrick Beach has made the most ball recoveries for Australia in 2026, 47 in seven appearances, 6.71 a game, ahead of Alessandro Circati with 24 and Connor Metcalfe with 24, across all competitions.
Australia make more ball recoveries at home, 32.0 a game in their last 10 home games against 30.4 in their last 10 away.
Australia made 43 ball recoveries at home to Egypt on 3 July, their joint most in a game in 2026, against an average of 28.1 across their 10 games, and their fewest was none away at Switzerland on 6 June.
| Player | Apps | Ball Recoveries | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beach | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 6 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 7 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 7 |
| Jordan Bos | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 5 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 5 |
| Aziz Behich | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 6 |
| Jackson Irvine | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 5 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 5 |
| Harry Souttar | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 5 |
| Lucas Herrington | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 4 |
| Jacob Italiano | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 3 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 5 |
| Mathew Ryan | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Cristian Volpato | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 3 |
| Tete Yengi | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 3 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 4 |
| Awer Mabil | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Jason Geria | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Riley McGree | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Kai Trewin | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Martin Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kye Rowles | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cammy Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Deni Jurić | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcus Younis | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Milos Degenek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Patrick Yazbek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Australia | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 2-4 | 40 | 36 | 76 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 37 | 42 | 79 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 43 | 41 | 84 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 43 | 43 | 86 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | USA (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 43 | 36 | 79 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 35 | 36 | 71 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 40 | 38 | 78 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Curacao (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Cameroon (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia ball recoveries | Over 15.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia ball recoveries | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia ball recoveries | Over 25.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia ball recoveries | Over 30.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Australia ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 15.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 25.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 30.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 50.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 55.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 60.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 65.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |