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Reef McInnes

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

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Reef McInnes
McInnes with Collingwood's VFL team in July 2021
Personal information
Full name Reef McInnes
Born (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002
Original team 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 Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 26
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021– Collingwood 23 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 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).

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.34 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.1112

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2025 season.13

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
2022 Collingwood 26 6 3 4 20 19 39 11 9 0.5 0.7 3.3 3.2 6.5 1.8 1.5 0
2023 Collingwood 26 5 3 1 11 7 18 8 3 0.6 0.2 2.2 1.4 3.6 1.6 0.6 0
2024 Collingwood 26 9 13 2 31 22 53 16 11 1.4 0.2 3.4 2.4 5.9 1.8 1.2 0
2025 Collingwood 26 3 0 0 17 7 24 9 3 0.0 0.0 5.7 2.3 8.0 3.0 1.0 0
Career 23 19 7 79 55 134 44 26 0.8 0.3 3.4 2.4 5.8 1.9 1.1 0
References

References

  1. "Reef McInnes | AFL". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  2. "NGA prospect McInnes a speedster". collingwoodfc.com.au. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. "Players". GameDay. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  4. "Reef Mcinnes - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  5. "NAB League Selected Teams". GameDay. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  6. Chris Cavanagh (November 25, 2020). "AFL draft 2020: Get to know the young guns on your club's radar".
  7. "AFL Draft 2020: Pick-by-pick". The Age. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  8. "McInnes to become second Pies debutant in 2022". collingwoodfc.com.au. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  9. "Huge void laid bare after horror injury blow as Pies expose first cracks in Cats juggernaut: 3-2-1". Fox Sports. 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  10. "'New premiership favourite': Legends 'in awe' of Pies 'clinic'; 'bullied' Port falls for tag 'bait': 3-2-1". Fox Sports. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  11. "Star's shock return as Cats 'manage' duo; Freo, Dees' selection statements: Rd 3 AFL Teams". Fox Sports. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  12. "AFL Round 4 Teams: Winless Cats wield axe as trade recruits dumped; Hawks big call on star". Fox Sports. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  13. "Reef McInnes". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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