How many long balls New Zealand complete, and who completes most.
Updated 27 September 2026, after the last game
Max Crocombe has completed the most long balls for New Zealand in 2026, 32 in five appearances, 6.40 a game, ahead of Marko Stamenić with 26 and Tyler Bindon with 12, across all competitions.
New Zealand complete more long balls away from home, 15.5 a game in their last 10 away games against 9.4 in their last 10 at home.
New Zealand completed 28 long balls at home to Finland on 27 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 14.7 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Palestine on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Crocombe | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 6 |
| Marko Stamenić | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 7 |
| Tyler Bindon | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 6 |
| Elijah Just | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Alex Paulsen | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 2 |
| Finn Surman | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 3 |
| Michael Boxall | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 |
| Joe Bell | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 4 |
| Tim Payne | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 5 |
| Liberato Cacace | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 4 |
| Ryan Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 1 |
| Alex Rufer | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Callan Elliot | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Callum McCowatt | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Matthew Garbett | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| George Stanger | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| James McGarry | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Chris Wood | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Francis de Vries | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Ben Old | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Storm Roux | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Andre de Jong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sam Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dane Ingham | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Owen Parker-Price | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Logan Rogerson | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ben Waine | 5 | 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 | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Palestine (A) | Friendly International | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 1-5 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-3 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Iran (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 21 | 29 | 50 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Haiti (A) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Chile (H) | Friendly International | 4-1 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Finland (H) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ecuador (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 11 | 45 | 56 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand accurate long balls | Over 10.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| New Zealand accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| New Zealand accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| New Zealand accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| New Zealand accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 10.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 25.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 30.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 45.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |