How many shots New Zealand block, and who blocks most.
Updated 27 September 2026, after the last game
Finn Surman has blocked the most shots for New Zealand in 2026, 15 in six appearances, 2.50 a game, ahead of Marko Stamenić with eight and Sarpreet Singh with three, across all competitions.
New Zealand block more shots away from home, 5.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 2.1 in their last 10 at home.
New Zealand blocked 11 shots at home to Belgium on 27 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 3.9 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Palestine on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Blocked Shots | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Surman | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 6 |
| Marko Stamenić | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Tyler Bindon | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 4 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 |
| Ben Old | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 |
| Joe Bell | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Storm Roux | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| James McGarry | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Michael Boxall | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Ben Waine | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Tim Payne | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Nando Pijnaker | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| M. Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Woud | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| D. Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stipe Ukich | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Matthew Garbett | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andre de Jong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sam Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dane Ingham | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| George Stanger | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Paulsen | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Owen Parker-Price | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Liberato Cacace | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Logan Rogerson | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Francis de Vries | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Rufer | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Callan Elliot | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Max Crocombe | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Callum McCowatt | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Elijah Just | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jesse Randall | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | New Zealand | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | China PR (A) | Friendly International | 0-3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Palestine (A) | Friendly International | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 1-5 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-3 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Iran (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Haiti (A) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Chile (H) | Friendly International | 4-1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Finland (H) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ecuador (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand blocked shots | Over 2.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| New Zealand blocked shots | Over 3.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| New Zealand blocked shots | Over 4.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| New Zealand blocked shots | Over 5.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| New Zealand blocked shots | Over 6.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 2.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 3.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 4.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 5.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 6.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 5.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 6.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 7.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 9.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |