How many through balls Australia play, and who plays most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Aiden O'Neill has played the most through balls for Australia in 2026, two in 10 appearances, 0.20 a game, ahead of Cristian Volpato with one and Connor Metcalfe with one, across all competitions.
Australia play more through balls away from home, 0.3 a game in their last 10 away games against 0.1 in their last 10 at home.
Australia played three through balls away at USA on 19 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 0.4 across their 10 games, and their fewest was none at home to Brazil on 29 September.
| Player | Apps | Through Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden O'Neill | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Cristian Volpato | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 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 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Riley McGree | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mathew Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Awer Mabil | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kai Trewin | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tete Yengi | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jason Geria | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jacob Italiano | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Patrick Beach | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jackson Irvine | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aziz Behich | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jordan Bos | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Harry Souttar | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lucas Herrington | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Australia | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | USA (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 through balls | Over 0.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Australia through balls | Over 1.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Australia through balls | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Australia through balls | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Australia through balls | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent through balls | Over 0.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent through balls | Over 1.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent through balls | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent through balls | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent through balls | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total through balls | Over 0.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total through balls | Over 1.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total through balls | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total through balls | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total through balls | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |