Player Watch Reef McInnes

[Robroy22]

So that's at least one shoulder and both knees done....this poor lad needs some luck eh?

 

[Drought Break]

Poor bugger. Hope he’s ok and get through all the rehab and training. Must be deflating to go through this again.

 

[Dtennent94]

Reef was close to being delisted last year and was fairly lucky to earn a contract this

Wonder if we will delist him this year and put him on the VFL list with a view to give him a chance to complete rehab with the club and maybe return later next year and play in the VFL? If that goes well, maybe we’d re-draft him onto the rookie list?

If not something like that, I suspect we will cut him loose.

 

[gouki88]

Reef was close to being delisted last year and was fairly lucky to earn a contract this

Wonder if we will delist him this year and put him on the VFL list with a view to give him a chance to complete rehab with the club and maybe return later next year and play in the VFL? If that goes well, maybe we’d re-draft him onto the rookie list?

If not something like that, I suspect we will cut him loose.

He’s still contracted

 

[Dtennent94]

He’s still contracted

Did he get two years? Thought they only gave him one.

 

[901023]

I was ready to write off Jamie Elliott around 10 years ago, I'm glad we stuck with him through his extensive injury list

Jamie was a regular in the seniors before any injury setbacks.

 

[901023]

If he was an elite talent then yeah.

The truth is he's struggled to make it even when fully healthy and had to be moved around to different positions. We have no evidence to suggest he would've made it as an AFL level defender even without 2 knee recos.

He'll have a chance next year to earn another contract but it will be based on merit

Spot on. I wish him well and I hope he makes it.

 

[Sea fog]

I wonder if he's responded to Fly's calls yet. Fly said he was trying to get in touch with him to console him but he was cleared too devastated to connect.

 

[gouki88]

Did he get two years? Thought they only gave him one.

Jiath, Long and McInnes lock in with Pies

Collingwood is pleased to announce that a trio of Magpies have put pen to paper and extended their commitment to the Club.

www.collingwoodfc.com.au

 

[PieBeast]

Did he get two years? Thought they only gave him one.

You've spelt "I completely made it up about Reef being close to being delisted last year rand lucky to earn the contract " wrong.

 

[Dtennent94]

You've spelt "I completely made it up about Reef being close to being delisted last year rand lucky to earn the contract " wrong.

Sorry, what I’m remembering is the end of 2024 when he was basically the last guy signed. Over the following preseason, he became a defender and put himself in a position to earn a place in the AFL team (didn’t do a lot in his first couple games) before getting injured.

As that article states, we then signed him up again to ensure he had a chance to complete rehab without rushing or worrying about earning another contract.

We’d be better off now if we could delist him and utilise the list spot for someone with a better chance of making it, but I am glad for Reef personally as he has some security.

 

[Kappa]

Yeah so sad. He's gotta have to be strong mentally. Wouldn't blame him if he took some time away during his rehab. But he'll be okay.

It would be extremely taxing mentally. Not just now but even when he returns to play next year its going to take a long time before he trusts his knees again, Scharenberg went through the same thing.

The good thing is he has strong support around him I would assume, and financial security for 2027