Andrew McInnes

Andrew McInnes (born 20 March 1992)^[1] is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Andrew McInnes
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Dandenong Stingrays
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–2014	Carlton	17 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Background

McInnes plays primarily as a defender. Originally from Victoria, McInnes played junior football for the Devon Meadows Football Club in Casey-Cardinia, and played TAC Cup football for the Dandenong Stingrays. He represented Vic Country at the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships.^[1]

McInnes was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with a fourth round selection in the 2010 AFL National Draft (No. 67 overall). He was given guernsey number 26.^[1] He played the entire 2011 season and the first half of the 2012 season with Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Bullants (known as the Blues from 2012), before making his AFL debut in Round 15, 2012 against Collingwood.^[2] He held his place in the team for the next two months, impressing with reliable performances in the backline, before suffering an ACL injury in his eighth game.^[3]

He returned in mid-2013, and played another eight games during the season, including both of Carlton's finals. McInnes was delisted at the end of the 2014 season after managing only a single senior game during the year.^[4]

In 2015, McInnes played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League.^[5] In 2016, he returned to Victoria and played for VFL club Frankston.^[6]