Justin McInerney

Justin McInerney
Justin McInerney
Personal information
Full name	Justin McInerney
Nickname(s)	Juzzy
Date of birth	(2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 25)
Original team(s)	Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 44, 2018 AFL draft, Sydney
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	27
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2019–	Sydney	107 (43)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2025.
Career highlights
2× AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020, 2021
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Justin McInerney (born 18 August 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

McInerney was raised in the northern suburbs of Melbourne and participated in the Auskick program at Macleod, Victoria. ^[1]

He was educated at Marcellin College and played junior football with the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup.

McInerney was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 44th draft pick in the 2018 AFL Draft. ^[2]

Family

Justin has two older siblings- Chris and Beck, and parents John and Lila.

AFL career

He made his debut against Melbourne in round 4 of the 2019 AFL season. McInerney received a Rising Star nomination for his performance against the Melbourne Football Club in Round 15 of the 2020 AFL season. ^[3] In that game McInerney kicked 2 goals, collected 14 disposals and took 5 marks. ^[4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. ^[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2019	Sydney	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0
2020 [a]	Sydney	27	9	5	0	60	65	125	26	13	0.6	0.0	6.7	7.2	13.9	2.9	1.4	0
2021	Sydney	27	21	7	2	229	150	379	113	23	0.3	0.1	10.9	7.1	18.0	5.4	1.1	0
2022	Sydney	27	25	6	4	247	138	385	104	23	0.3	0.2	11.2	6.3	17.5	4.7	1.0	2
2023	Sydney	27	19	13	5	183	142	325	87	42	0.7	0.3	9.6	7.5	17.1	4.6	2.2	0
2024	Sydney	27	20	6	8	204	174	378	107	46	0.3	0.4	10.2	8.7	18.9	5.4	2.3	0
2025	Sydney	27	17	8	10	192	173	365	89	30	0.5	0.6	11.3	10.2	21.5	5.2	1.8
Career			109	45	29	1116	842	1958	526	179	0.4	0.3	10.2	7.7	18.0	4.8	1.6	2

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

• 2× AFL Rising Star nominee : 2020 (round 15), 2021 (round 16)

References

1. AFL Record. Round 3, 2022. pg 43
2. Wu, Andrew (10 April 2019). "Young Swan's rapid rise through the ranks". The Age. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
3. "Justin time: Speedy Swan's big impact earns Rising Star nod". AFL Media . 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
4. "Round 15 • Sydney Swans v Melbourne - Player Stats" . Retrieved 7 September 2020.
5. "Justin McInerney Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

External links

• Justin McInerney's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
• Justin McInerney at AustralianFootball.com
• Justin McInerney's playing statistics from AFL Tables