Oscar McInerney

Oscar McInerney (born 10 July 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Brisbane with pick 37 in the 2017 rookie draft. He made his debut in the loss to Greater Western Sydney at Sydney Showground Stadium in round 6 of the 2018 season.

Early life and junior football
Oscar attended Ringwood Secondary College in Melbourne's east, graduating in 2012. After leaving school he played local football for    Montrose in the Eastern Football League. McInerney was recruited to the VFL club Casey Scorpions for 2016, as a 204 cm ruckman, quickly making an impression with his ability to cover the ground, accurate tap work and clean hands below the knees. Winner of the A. Todd Medal for the best player in the VFL Development League, McInerney featured in the Scorpions’ VFL Finals campaign and attended the NAB AFL State Combine.

2017
After being drafted to the Brisbane Lions, McInereny began playing in the NEAFL for the Brisbane Lions reserves. Making his debut in round 2 of the season, McInerney was impressive with 21 possessions and four inside 50s. In Round 10, McInerney managed 46 hitouts and four goals. Finishing second on the NEAFL ladder that year, McInereny was a crucial part of the Lions' finals campaign, being listed among the best players on the ground in their semi-final match up against Sydney University. McInerney was part of the Lions' NEAFL premiership, as the Lions went on to defeat Sydney by 3 points.

2018
Oscar made his debut for the Lions in Round 6 of the 2018 season where he had 7 disposals, 9 hit-outs and 3 tackles.

AFL statistics
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.

! colspan=3 | Career ! 101 !! 45 !! 31 !! 532 !! 502 !! 1034 !! 231 !! 264 !! 2123 !! 0.4 !! 0.3 !! 5.3 !! 5.0 !! 10.2 !! 2.3 !! 2.6 !! 21.0 !! 1
 * 2017 || || 46
 * 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
 * 2018 || || 46
 * 16 || 14 || 8 || 77 || 57 || 134 || 45 || 37 || 176 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 4.8 || 3.6 || 8.4 || 2.8 || 2.3 || 11.0 || 0
 * 2019 || || 46
 * 21 || 10 || 7 || 76 || 97 || 173 || 55 || 55 || 336 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 3.6 || 4.6 || 8.2 || 2.6 || 2.6 || 16.0 || 0
 * 2020 || || 46
 * 19 || 6 || 5 || 91 || 75 || 166 || 33 || 57 || 363 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 4.7 || 3.9 || 8.7 || 1.7 || 3.0 || 19.1 || 0
 * 2021 || || 46
 * 23 || 6 || 5 || 156 || 145 || 301 || 53 || 51 || 672 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 6.8 || 6.3 || 13.1 || 2.3 || 2.2 || 29.2 || 1
 * 2022 || || 46
 * 22 || 9 || 7 || 132 || 128 || 260 || 45 || 64 || 576 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 6.0 || 5.8 || 11.8 || 2.0 || 2.9 || 26.2 || 0
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 * 2021 || || 46
 * 23 || 6 || 5 || 156 || 145 || 301 || 53 || 51 || 672 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 6.8 || 6.3 || 13.1 || 2.3 || 2.2 || 29.2 || 1
 * 2022 || || 46
 * 22 || 9 || 7 || 132 || 128 || 260 || 45 || 64 || 576 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 6.0 || 5.8 || 11.8 || 2.0 || 2.9 || 26.2 || 0
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 * }

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