McInness is a 2014 South Sydney premiership winning squad member. McInness won the 2015 Auckland 9s with South Sydney.
McInness is a South Sydney junior from Botany and Mascot, who played junior reps with South Sydney between 2009 and 2012. Captaining the 2012 U18 SG Ball team. He mad his senior grade and club debut in the 2012 Round 16 NYC clash against Brisbane at Lang Park Stadium. He stepped into reserve grade two years later, making his debut with the South Sydney fedder club North Sydney in the 2014 Round 3 clash against Newcastle at St Johns Oval in Charlestown. Two weeks later he made his first grade premiership debut for South Sydney in the 2014 Round 5 clash against St George-Illawarra at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
McInness is tough, strong defending hooker, with strong leadship qualities.
McInness played 6 season with South Sydney between 2012 and 2016. He played 39 first grade club and premiership games for South Sydney. Overall he played 78 senior grade career club and premiership games for South Sydney. He also played 13 short form 9s games for South Sydney.
McInness captained the 2013 and 2014 South Sydney U20 National Youth club teams. He captained South Sydney for 30 senior grade club and premiership games.
McInness made his representative debt when he captained the 2014 Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis. This was his only representative game while at South Sydney
In 2013 McInness was named the South Sydney NYC Player of the Year and was named in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year.
McInness played his final senior and first grade club and premiership with South Sydney in the 2016 Round 21 clash against Canberra at Stadium Australia.
Playing - Height / Weight
177cm / 91kg
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Sydney - 1st February 1994
South Sydney Junior Club
Mascot
Botany
Previous Clubs
None
Playing Career at South Sydney (2012-16)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2014 Apr 5 Rd05 v St George-Illawarra (20y 63d)
First Grade
Premiership WCC
M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts
2014 7 - (7) 1 - - 4
2015 13 8 (5) 1 - - 4 : - - - - - - -
2016 19 17 (2) 4 - - 16
TOTAL 39 25 (14) 6 - - 24 : - - - - - - -
SS FG 39 25 (14) 6 - - 24
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
2012 Jun 22 Rd16 LngS v Brisbane (U20 - National Youth Cup)
2014 Mar 21 Rd03 StJn v Newcastle (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade : Third Grade(U20s) : U18s : U16s
Year M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts
2009 : : : . . . 1 - - 4
2010 : : : . . . - - - -
2011 : : . . . 1 - - 4 :
2012 : 5 2 (3) 1 - - 4 : . . . 3 - - 12 :
2013 : 25 25 - 12 15/22 - 78 : :
2014 3 3 - 3 - - 12 : 9 9 - 6 - - 24 : :
2015 4 4 - 1 - - 4 : : :
2016 - - - - - - - : : :
TOTAL 7 7 - 4 - - 16 : 39 36 (3) 19 15 - 106 : . . . 4 - - 16 : . . . 1 - - 4
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 78 61 (17) 25 15/22 - 130 : 78 61 (17) 25 15/22 - 130
CAREER 85 68 (17) 29 15/22 - 146 : 85 68 (17) 29 15/22 - 146 (incl. Bears)
Short Form
9s
M S I T G/A FG Pts
2014 4 - (4) - - - -
2015 6 - (6) 1 - - 4
2016 3 3 - 1 - - 5
TOTAL 13 3 (10) 2 - - 9
SS SF 13 3 (10) 2 - - 9
Match Statistics at South Sydney
2014 FG Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
Rd05 Int St Geo-Ill 34 21 - 1 - 3 3 38 - - - - - - -
Rd06 Int Penrith 41 19 - - - 4 3 22 1 - 1 - - - -
Rd07 Int Canterbury 57 22 - - - 8 8 65 - - - - - - -
Rd08 Int Brisbane 35 19 - 1 - 2 2 17 - 1 - - - - -
Rd09 Int Gold Coast 30 20 - - - 2 2 25 1 - - - - - -
Rd10 Int Melbourne 37 21 - - - 2 1 19 1 - - - - - -
Rd11 Int Cronulla 40 24 - - 1 3 2 23 1 - - - 1 - -
2014 TOTALS 274 146 - 2 1 24 21 209 4 1 1 - 1 - -
2014 Average Minutes - 39.1
2014 Average Tackles (80 min) - 42.6
2014 Average Runs (80 min) - 7.0
2014 Average Meters per run - 8.7m
2014 Tackling Ability - 98.6%
2015 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
Rd01 18th Brisbane : RG Hook Wntwrthvll - - -
Rd02 18th Syd Rstrs :
Rd03 Int Wests-Tig 18 15 - - 1 5 - 57 - - - - - - - :
Rd04 Int Parramatta 16 10 - - - 6 - 32 - - - - - - - :
Rd05 : RG Hook Canterbury - - -
Rd06 18th Nth Qld :
Rd07 Hook Cronulla 50 39 - - - 6 6 51 1 2 - - - - - :
Rd08 Int Canberra 22 13 - - - 3 - 30 - - - - - - - :
Rd09 Hook St Geo-Ill 40 30 1 - - 6 3 50 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd10 Hook Melbourne 25 14 1 - - 2 - 20 1 - - - - - - :
Rd11 Int Parramatta 30 10 - - 1 9 - 65 - - - - 1 - - :
Rd12 Int Gold Coast 36 26 1 - - 6 1 54 - - - - - - - :
Rd14 Hook Wests-Tig 51 36 - 2 - 8 7 61 - 2 - - - - - :
Rd16 : RG Hook Wests-Tig 1 - -
Rd17 18th Penrith : RG Hook Mt Prtchrd - - -
Rd19 Hook St Geo-Ill 43 30 - 1 - 3 3 39 1 - - - - - - :
Rd24 Hook Canterbury 67 35 - 1 - 8 7 75 - - 1 - - - - :
Rd26 Hook Syd Rstrs 44 26 - - - 7 6 62 1 1 - - - - - :
mPSF Hook Cronulla 59 39 - 1 - 8 8 43 - 1 2 - - - - :
2015 TOTALS 501 323 3 5 2 77 41 639 4 7 3 - 1 - - : 1 - -
2015 Average Minutes - 38.5
2015 Average Tackles (80 min) - 51.6
2015 Average Runs (80 min) - 12.3
2015 Average Meters per run - 8.3m
2015 Tackling Ability - 98.5%
2016 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
Rd01 Hook Syd Rstrs 48 19 - 2 1 4 2 18 - 1 2 - 1 - - :
Rd02 Hook Newcastle 44 16 - - - 6 3 47 1 - 3 - - - - :
Rd03 Hook St Geo-Ill 60 45 - - - 5 4 52 - - - - - - - :
Rd04 Hook Canterbury 66 41 1 - - 7 3 58 - 3 1 - - - - :
Rd05 Hook Manly 65 49 2 1 2 6 6 41 - - 2 - 2 - - :
Rd06 Hook Syd Rstrs 66 38 - 3 - 4 4 35 1 - 2 - - - - :
Rd07 Hook Nth Qld 80 51 1 1 - 12 7 73 1 - - - - - - :
Rd08 Int Brisbane 28 16 - - - 1 - 3 - - - - - - - :
Rd09 Int Wests-Tig 56 27 - - - 8 1 73 - - - - - - - :
Rd10 Hook Parramatta 80 39 - 1 - 6 4 52 - 2 1 - - - - :
Rd11 Hook St Geo-Ill 52 31 - - - 4 3 36 - - - - - - - :
Rd13 Hook Gold Coast 80 54 1 2 2 7 4 85 - 1 - - 1 - - :
Rd14 Hook Wests-Tig 80 41 1 1 - 4 2 26 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd15 Hook Parramatta 72 31 1 1 - 4 4 29 1 1 - - - - - :
Rd16 Hook Penrith 80 42 - - - 5 4 43 - 1 1 - - - - :
Rd17 Hook Nth Qld 39 38 2 2 - 3 2 28 - - 1 - - - - :
Rd19 Hook Brisbane 71 57 - 1 - 9 5 76 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd20 Hook Manly 80 50 1 - - 12 9 90 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd21 Hook Canberra 48 33 - - - 4 4 45 1 1 - - - - - :
Rd22 18th Melbourne :
Rd23 18th Warriors :
Rd24 18th Cronulla :
Rd25 18th Newcastle :
Rd26 18th Canterbury :
2016 TOTALS 1195 718 10 15 5 111 71 910 5 13 13 - 4 - - :
2016 Average Minutes - 62.9
2016 Average Tackles (80 min) - 48.1
2016 Average Runs (80 min) - 7.4
2016 Average Meters per run - 8.2m
2016 Tackling Ability - 98.0%
Captaincy Record
Year Grade M( W- D-L %) 2012 U18s 2013 NYC 25( 2014 NYC 5(
Suspensions
Year Grade v Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE never
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award 2013 - South Sydney NYC Player of the Year 2013 - South Sydney NYC Players Player of the Year 2013 - NYC Team of the Year (Interchange)
Representative Honors
Year Pos Team Verses Match T G/A FG 2014 Hook Junior Kangaroos v Junior Kiwis U20s Test - - - 2015 (NSW Emerging Blues Camp)
Player News
After Leaving South Sydney
After leaving South Sydney McInnes would go to represent New South Wales.
Subsequent Clubs First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG)Premiership : (FG)Cup & Tour :
M T G FG 2FG Pt : M T G FG 2FG Pt : M T G FG 2FG Pt
St George-Illawarra (2017-20) 91 11 - - - 44 :
Cronulla (2022-25) 96 10 - - - 40 : 5 - - - - - :
Subsequent Rep Honours M T G FG 2FG Pt
NSW Sydney City (2017) 1 - - - - -
Australia PM XIII (2023) 1 1 - - - 4
New South Wales Origin (2024) 1 - - - - -
First Class Career (2014-25)
M T G FG 2FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 226 27 - - - 108
Total FG Cup 5 - - - - -
Total FG Club Tour - - - - - -
Total Internationals - - - - - -
Total State 1 - - - - -
Total Other Representative 2 1 - - - 4
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 234 28 - - - 112
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