Reef McInnes

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Reef McInnes
Reef McInnes (1) 11.07.21.jpg
McInnes with Collingwood's VFL team in July 2021
Personal information
Full name Reef McInnes
Date of birth (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 22)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (Talent League)
Draft No. 23, 2020 national draft
Debut 2 April 2022, Collingwood  vs. Geelong, at MCG
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 26
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Collingwood 20 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Reef McInnes (born 12 December 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Junior and State Football

As a junior McInnes played for YJFL clubs Canterbury Cobras and Surrey Park Panthers. [1] He became a member of Collingwood’s Next Generation Academy program, due to his mother being born in the Philippines. [2] In 2019 Reef played for the Oakleigh Chargers and played 12 games and kicked 6 goals. McInnes played with future Collingwood teammates Finlay Macrae and Trent Bianco at the Oakleigh Chargers. [3] [4] McInnes played in the 2019 NAB League premiership with the Oakleigh Chargers. [5] He also played for Scotch College alongside fellow 2020 draftees Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and Maurice Rioli Jr.

He was unable to play any football during his draft year of 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.

Before being drafted, McInnes supported Essendon and his Grandfather sponsored Mark Thompson. [6]

AFL career

Reef McInnes was selected at pick 23 for the Collingwood Magpies in the 2020 AFL national draft. [7] In his first season with Collingwood he didn't get picked to play any games in the AFL. In 2022 McInnes got picked to play in round 3 against the Geelong Cats. [8] Reef played six games in the 2022 AFL season. [1] In round 1 of the 2023 season McInnes was selected as medi-sub. When he came got subbed into the game he kicked two goals. [9] In round 2 against Port Adelaide he was the medi-sub again and got one disposal and kicked one goal. [10] McInnes got dropped for round 3 and then got selected in round 4 against Brisbane. [11] [12]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season [13]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Collingwood 26000000000.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
2022 Collingwood 266342019391190.50.73.33.26.51.81.5
2023 Collingwood 2653111718830.60.22.21.43.61.60.6
2024 Collingwood 26913231225316111.40.23.42.45.91.81.2
Career20197624811035231.00.43.12.45.51.81.2

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