How many long balls Australia complete, and who completes most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Patrick Beach has completed the most long balls for Australia in 2026, 31 in seven appearances, 4.43 a game, ahead of Alessandro Circati with 23 and Paul Okon-Engstler with 18, across all competitions.
Australia complete more long balls at home, 19.6 a game in their last 10 home games against 18.2 in their last 10 away.
Australia completed 19 long balls at home to Egypt on 3 July, their joint most in a game in 2026, against an average of 16.5 across their 10 games, and their fewest was 13 at home to Brazil on 25 September.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beach | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 7 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 9 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 8 |
| Harry Souttar | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 7 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 7 |
| Mathew Ryan | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 3 |
| Jackson Irvine | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Lucas Herrington | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 6 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 6 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Jacob Italiano | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Riley McGree | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Cristian Volpato | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Jason Geria | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 |
| Jordan Bos | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 2 |
| Kye Rowles | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Aziz Behich | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Martin Boyle | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Milos Degenek | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Patrick Yazbek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Awer Mabil | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kai Trewin | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tete Yengi | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Australia | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 2-4 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 19 | 35 | 54 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | USA (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 19 | 26 | 45 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Curacao (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 18 | 49 | 67 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Cameroon (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Australia accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Australia accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Australia accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Australia accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 25.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 30.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 45.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |