We’re all familiar with Australia’s king of the header, Tim Cahill, but which team is bossing the category in the Hyundai A-League this campaign?
We have to look across the ditch to find the competition’s most successful team in the air: Wellington Phoenix.
The New Zealand outfit have scored five headed goals so far this campaign, more than any other side in the competition.
Perth Glory, who’ve notched four, are the only other team that comes close, with no other side managing to post more than two.
In fact, half of Glory’s eight goals this season have been scored via headers – the highest proportion of any team.
Melbourne City are the only team yet to nod one in this season despite having the master Cahill among their ranks.
They could learn a thing or two from Phoenix duo Andrija Kaluderovic and Dario Vidosic, who are the clear front-runners in headed shots and goals.
Kaluderovic has hit the scoresheet twice from his 10 attempts, but it’s Wellington teammate Vidosic who leads the competition after seven rounds.
Despite playing behind Kaluderovic, Vidosic boasts a league-high three headed goals so far this campaign.
Glory forward Andy Keogh and Western Sydney Wanderers front-man Oriol Riera are the only other players to have bagged multiple headed goals.
