How many long balls Australia play, and who plays most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Patrick Beach has played the most long balls for Australia in 2026, 100 in seven appearances, 14.29 a game, ahead of Alessandro Circati with 54 and Harry Souttar with 53, across all competitions.
Australia play more long balls at home, 48.8 a game in their last 10 home games against 41.7 in their last 10 away.
Australia played 58 long balls at home to Egypt on 3 July, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 45.0 across their 10 games, and their fewest was 35 away at Switzerland on 6 June.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beach | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 7 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 9 |
| Harry Souttar | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 8 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 9 |
| Mathew Ryan | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 10 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 9 |
| Jackson Irvine | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 8 |
| Lucas Herrington | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 8 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 5 |
| Aziz Behich | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 6 |
| Kai Trewin | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 4 |
| Jason Geria | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Jacob Italiano | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 5 |
| Kye Rowles | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Cristian Volpato | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 |
| Jordan Bos | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 3 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 3 |
| Riley McGree | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 |
| Deni Jurić | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Milos Degenek | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Martin Boyle | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Tete Yengi | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Cammy Devlin | 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 |
| Awer Mabil | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Australia | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 2-4 | 42 | 35 | 77 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 40 | 47 | 87 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 58 | 74 | 132 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 57 | 58 | 115 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | USA (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 45 | 58 | 103 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 57 | 29 | 86 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 35 | 40 | 75 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 40 | 39 | 79 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Curacao (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 40 | 78 | 118 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Cameroon (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 36 | 58 | 94 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia long balls | Over 35.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Australia long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Australia long balls | Over 45.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Australia long balls | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Australia long balls | Over 55.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 45.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 55.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 110.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |