Justin McInerney

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Justin McInerney

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
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
2019–|  Sydney|  78 (32)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2024.

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

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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

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Justin was older 2 siblings - Chris and Beck, and parents John and Lila.

## AFL career

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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

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

Legend

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| Tackles

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Season  | Team  | No. | Games  | Totals  | Averages (per game)  | Votes

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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
Career  | 53 | 18 | 6 | 537 | 353 | 890 | 243 | 61 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 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

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Individual

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

## References

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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

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* 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

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Sydney Swans - current squad

* 1 Ch. Warner
* 2 McLean
* 3 Adams
* 4 Grundy
* 5 Heeney
* 6 McDonald
* 7 Cunningham
* 8 Rowbottom
* 9 Hayward
* 11 Papley
* 12 Sheldrick
* 13 Florent
* 14 Mills (c)
* 15 Wicks
* 16 Campbell
* 17 Jordon
* 19 Ladhams
* 21 Gulden
* 22 Blakey
* 24 Rampe
* 27 McInerney
* 28 Edwards*
* 30 McCartin
* 31 Kirk*
* 33 Cleary
* 34 Roberts
* 35 Mitchell
* 36 Amartey
* 37 Co. Warner
* 39 Buller*
* 40 Hanily*
* 41 Snell
* 42 Fox
* 43 Melican
* 44 Lloyd
* 45 Green
* Andrew
* Bice
* Bowman
* Dattoli
* Paton

* Coach: Cox

* denotes rookie listed players
(ret) retired

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2018 AFL national draft

First round|

* 1. Sam Walsh
* 2. Jack Lukosius
* 3. Izak Rankine
* 4. Max King
* 5. Connor Rozee
* 6. Ben King
* 7. Bailey Smith
* 8. Tarryn Thomas (academy selection)
* 9. Chayce Jones
* 10. Nick Blakey (academy selection)
* 11. Jye Caldwell
* 12. Zak Butters
* 13. Isaac Quaynor (academy selection)
* 14. Jackson Hately
* 15. Jordan Clark
* 16. Ned McHenry
* 17. Sam Sturt
* 18. Xavier Duursma
* 19. Liam Stocker
* 20. Riley Collier-Dawkins
* 21. Ely Smith
* 22. Xavier O'Halloran
* 23. Jez McLennan

Second round|

* 24. Bobby Hill
* 25. James Rowbottom
* 26. Rhylee West (F/S)
* 27. Tom Sparrow
* 28. Xavier O'Neill
* 29. Will Kelly (F/S)
* 30. Will Hamill
* 31. Luke Foley
* 32. Luke Valente
* 33. James Jordon
* 34. Kieren Briggs (academy selection)
* 35. Bailey Williams
* 36. Tom Berry
* 37. Laitham Vandermeer
* 38. Irving Mosquito
* 39. Jarrod Cameron (academy selection)
* 40. Tom Joyce
* 41. Jack Bytel
* 42. Connor McFadyen (academy selection)
* 43. Jack Ross

Third round|

* 44. Justin McInerney
* 45. Ben Cavarra
* 46. Curtis Taylor
* 47. Matthew Parker
* 48. Ben Jarvis
* 49. Bailey Scott (F/S)
* 50. Jacob Kennerley
* 51. Zac Foot
* 52. Jacob Koschitzke
* 53. Aaron Nietschke
* 54. Nick Hind
* 55. Noah Answerth

Fourth round|

* 56. Marty Hore
* 57. Lachie Schultz
* 58. Fraser Turner
* 59. Brett Bewley
* 60. Noah Gown
* 61. Connor Idun
* 62. Luke English
* 63. Mathew Walker
* 64. Lachlan Sholl
* 65. Darcy Fort
* 66. Finbar O'Dwyer
* 67. Robbie Young
* 68. Jake Tarca
* 69. Joel Crocker (F/S)

Fifth round|

* 70. Ben Silvagni (F/S)
* 71. Caleb Graham
* 72. Brayden Ham
* 73. Riley Grundy
* 74. Oscar Brownless (F/S)
* 75. Toby Bedford (academy selection)
* 76. Boyd Woodcock
* 77. Atu Bosenavulagi (academy selection)
* 78. Will Hayes

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2020 AFL Rising Star nominees

* Rd 1: Sturt
* Rd 2: Rowell
* Rd 3: Budarick
* Rd 4: Green
* Rd 5: Taylor
* Rd 6: Rankine
* Rd 7: Anderson
* Rd 8: Serong
* Rd 9: Georgiades
* Rd 10: Jackson
* Rd 11: Pickett
* Rd 12: King
* Rd 13: Starcevich
* Rd 14: Riccardi
* Rd 15: McInerney
* Rd 16: Day
* Rd 17: Quaynor
* Rd 18: Sholl

Italics denote winner

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2021 AFL Rising Star nominees

* Rd 1: Gulden
* Rd 2: Campbell
* Rd 3: Warner
* Rd 4: Sholl
* Rd 5: Georgiades
* Rd 6: Koschitzke
* Rd 7: Jackson
* Rd 8: Jordon
* Rd 9: Green
* Rd 10: Weightman
* Rd 11: Rivers
* Rd 12: Cox
* Rd 13: Thilthorpe
* Rd 14: Jones
* Rd 15: Robertson
* Rd 16: McInerney
* Rd 17: Perkins
* Rd 18: Sharp
* Rd 19: Schoenberg
* Rd 20: Young
* Rd 21: Bergman
* Rd 22: Bowey
* Rd 23: Idun

Italics denote winner
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