Justin McInerney

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Justin McInerney
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Justin McInerney
Personal information
Full name Justin McInerney
Nickname(s) Juzzy
Date of birth (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24)
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Sydney 107 (43)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2025.
Career highlights
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).

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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
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Sydney 27100101020.00.01.00.01.00.02.00
2020 [a] Sydney 27950606512526130.60.06.77.213.92.91.40
2021 Sydney 272172229150379113230.30.110.97.118.05.41.10
2022 Sydney 272564247138385104230.30.211.26.317.54.71.02
Career53186537353890243610.30.110.16.716.84.61.22

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

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.