Reef McInnes

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.[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

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
2022Collingwood26 6342019391190.50.73.33.26.51.81.50
2023Collingwood26 53111718830.60.22.21.43.61.60.60
2024Collingwood26 913231225316111.40.23.42.45.91.81.20
2025Collingwood26 30017724930.00.05.72.38.03.01.00
Career 23197795513444260.80.33.42.45.81.91.10

References

  1. 1 2 "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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