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'{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Cameron McInnes |fullname = |image = Cameron McInnes Rabbitohs.jpg |imagesize = 285 |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|02|01}} |birth_place = [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia |height = {{convert|177|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|91|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|LK|HK}} |club1 = [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] |year1start = 2014 |year1end = 16 |appearances1 = 39 |tries1 = 6 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 24 |club2 = [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]] |year2start = 2017 |year2end = 20 |appearances2 = 91 |tries2 = 11 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 44 |club3 = [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla Sharks]] |year3start = 2022 |year3end = present |appearances3 = 38 |tries3 = 3 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 12 |teamA = [[City New South Wales rugby league team|NSW City]] |yearAstart = 2017 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 1 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |retired = no |source = <ref name="rlp">{{Cite web |title=Cameron McInnes - Career Stats & Summary |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/cameron-mcinnes/summary.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081250/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/cameron-mcinnes/summary.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2016-03-12 |website=Rugby League Project}}</ref> |updated = 18 June 2023 }} '''Cameron McInnes''' (born 1 February 1994) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|lk}} or {{rlp|hk}} for the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]]. He previously played for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] and [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] in the [[National Rugby League]] and at representative level for [[City New South Wales rugby league team|NSW City]] in 2017. ==Background== McInnes was born in [[Sydney|Sydney, New South Wales]], Australia. He attended [[Marist College Pagewood]] and he topped the school in the 2011 HSC for Biology, Business Studies and English.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walter |first=Brad |date=2016-04-12 |title=Russell Crowe criticised Cameron McInnes, now he's being touted as future South Sydney Rabbitohs captain |work=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/russell-crowe-criticised-cameron-mcinnes-now-hes-being-touted-as-future-south-sydney-rabbitohs-captain-20160412-go4f4k.html |access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref> He played his junior football for the [[Botany Rams]] before being signed by the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]. ==Career== ===Early career=== He played for South Sydney's [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team from 2012 to 2014 before moving on to the South Sydney [[New South Wales Cup]] team, [[North Sydney Bears|North Sydney]] three rounds into 2014. He captained the [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team in 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameron McInnes |url=http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/content/rabbitohs/club/team/profiles/cameron-mcinnes.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084002/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/content/rabbitohs/club/team/profiles/cameron-mcinnes.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2015-05-13 |website=South Sydney Rabbitohs |publisher=National Rugby League}}</ref> In October 2013, McInnes re-signed with the Rabbitohs on a 2-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-10 |title=Rabbitohs sign Chris Grevsmuhl on two-year deal |url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/rabbitohs-sign-chris-grevsmuhl-on-two-year-deal-11303/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302085355/https://www.zerotackle.com/rabbitohs-sign-chris-grevsmuhl-on-two-year-deal-11303/ |archive-date=2016-03-02 |access-date=2015-05-13 |website=Zero Tackle}}</ref> At the end of 2013, McInnes won South Sydney's NYC Best and Fairest award, Player's Player award and was named on the interchange bench in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year. === 2014 === In Round 5 of the [[2014 NRL season]], McInnes made his [[NRL]] debut for South Sydney against the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-05 |title=Late Mail & Team Changes - Rd 5, 2014 |url=http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2014/04/05/late_mail_team_changes_rd_5_2014.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724011902/https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2014/04/05/late-mail--team-changes---rd-5-2014/ |archive-date=2018-07-24 |access-date=2015-05-13 |website=South Sydney Rabbitohs |publisher=National Rugby League}}</ref> In Round 11, McInnes scored his first ever NRL try (against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]), slicing through defenders 10m out to plant the ball the down. === 2015 === McInnes was selected twelve times in 2015, playing off the bench, at Hooker and even at times in the back-row. In Round 11, McInnes scored the winning try against the [[Parramatta Eels]], latching onto a pass from fellow hooker, [[Issac Luke]], before diving over the try-line. On 13 May 2015, McInnes re-signed with South Sydney on a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-13 |title=Rabbitohs Extend Contracts of Alex Johnston and Cameron McInnes Until End of 2017 |url=http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2015/05/13/rabbitohs_extend_con1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724012346/https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2015/05/13/rabbitohs-extend-contracts-of-alex-johnston-and-cameron-mcinnes-until-end-of-2017/ |archive-date=2018-07-24 |access-date=2015-05-13 |website=South Sydney Rabbitohs |publisher=National Rugby League}}</ref> === 2016 === The departure of Isaac Luke to the [[New Zealand Warriors|New-Zealand Warriors]] gave McInnes the starting role for the South Sydney club. In Round One he opened the scoring, diving under the posts five minutes into South Sydney's 42–10 win over the [[Sydney Roosters]]. In Round 5, McInnes was credited with a 'stellar' performance, creating all three tries for the South Sydney club. After scoring two solo tries from [[Rugby league positions#dummy half|dummy half]], he then put {{rlp|fe}}, [[Cody Walker (rugby league)|Cody Walker]] through a hole to score in Souths 12–16 win over the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]. As the season went on McInnes would switch between starting and interchange hooker, as him and South Sydney's alternate hooking option, [[Damien Cook]] fought for a starting position. By the end of the 2016 season, McInnes had played 19 games, scoring 4 tries with 1 try assist and an impressive 726 tackles. In September 2016, McInnes signed a two-year contract with the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] starting in 2017, after being released from the final year of his South Sydney contract following their signing of [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] [[State of Origin series|State of Origin]] representative hooker [[Robbie Farah]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-12 |title=Dragons sign Cameron McInnes |url=http://www.zerotackle.com/dragons-sign-cameron-mcinnes-23791/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917051140/https://www.zerotackle.com/dragons-sign-cameron-mcinnes-23791/ |archive-date=2016-09-17 |access-date=2016-09-15 |website=Zero Tackle}}</ref> ===2017=== In December 2017, McInnes signed a four-year deal to remain at St George Illawarra until the end of the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brundson |first=Simon |date=2017-12-07 |title=St George Illawarra lock down hooker Cameron McInnes with new deal |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/dragons/st-george-illawarra-lock-down-hooker-cameron-mcinnes-with-new-deal/news-story/b3099456c675a2a44096fc01576a239a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612224727/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/dragons/st-george-illawarra-lock-down-hooker-cameron-mcinnes-with-new-deal/news-story/b3099456c675a2a44096fc01576a239a |archive-date=2018-06-12 |access-date=2018-07-24 |website=Fox Sports |language=en-AU}}</ref> ===2018=== In 2018, McInnes was part of the St. George Illawarra side which qualified for the finals and defeated Brisbane 48–18 in week one before being eliminated the following week by South Sydney 13–12.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whaley |first=Pamela |date=2018-09-15 |title=NRL finals 2018: Rabbitohs defeat Dragons with Adam Reynolds kicking three field goals |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-south-sydney-rabbitohs-v-st-george-illawarra-dragons-live-score-updates-news-blog/news-story/434579d0fdbe938577ce91970d402046 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916140508/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-south-sydney-rabbitohs-v-st-george-illawarra-dragons-live-score-updates-news-blog/news-story/434579d0fdbe938577ce91970d402046 |archive-date=2018-09-16 |website=Fox Sports Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> ===2019=== McInnes made a total of 23 appearances for St. George Illawarra in the [[2019 NRL season]] as the club endured one of their worst seasons finishing in 15th place on the table just above the last placed Gold Coast. Before the season had started, St George Illawarra were expected to reach the finals and challenge for the premiership but only managed to win 7 games all year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chisholm |first=Ed |date=2019-09-02 |title=Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/paul-mcgregor-facing-the-axe-as-st-george-illawarra-dragons-coach-after-horror-season/1m4wnmg28k3j1mhmkd7qlvj2x/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905113456/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/paul-mcgregor-facing-the-axe-as-st-george-illawarra-dragons-coach-after-horror-season/1m4wnmg28k3j1mhmkd7qlvj2x/ |archive-date=2019-09-05 |website=Sporting News}}</ref> ===2020=== On 19 February, it was announced that McInnes would miss the first 12 weeks of the [[2020 NRL season]] after suffering an MCL injury at the pre-season [[NRL Nines]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-19 |title=Dragons handed cruel blow with skipper McInnes set to miss up to 12 weeks |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/casualty-ward-dragons-lose-skipper-mcinnes-for-twelve-weeks/news-story/96c472f061b2c20c70d8178ef2518c5e/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218172921/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/casualty-ward-dragons-lose-skipper-mcinnes-for-twelve-weeks/news-story/96c472f061b2c20c70d8178ef2518c5e/ |archive-date=2020-02-18 |website=Fox Sports Australia}}</ref> Due to the rescheduling of the season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he managed to return in round 3.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/05/27/cameron-mcinnes-fired-up-ahead-of-round-3-return/ |title=Cameron McInnes fired up ahead of Round 3 return |date=2020-05-27 |language=en |publisher=St George Illawarra Dragons |access-date=2020-08-13}}</ref> He made a total of 18 appearances for the club in the [[2020 NRL season]] as the side finished a disappointing 13th on the table.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Loughlin |first=Liam |date=2020-10-26 |title=NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year? |work=Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026175328/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ |archive-date=2020-10-26}}</ref> ===2021=== On 2 February, McInnes signed with [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]] for four years starting in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Dan |date=2021-02-02 |title=Sharks lock in McInnes from next year for four seasons |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/02/02/sharks-set-to-lock-in-mcinnes-on-four-year-deal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202021055/https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/02/02/sharks-set-to-lock-in-mcinnes-on-four-year-deal/ |archive-date=2021-02-02 |access-date=2021-02-02 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref> On 12 February, McInnes suffered an [[anterior cruciate ligament]] (ACL) injury, ruling him out for the rest of the season and prematurely ending his career with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-12 |title=Dragons injury update: Cameron McInnes |url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2021/02/12/dragons-injury-update-cameron-mcinnes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213073829/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2021/02/12/dragons-injury-update-cameron-mcinnes/ |archive-date=2021-02-13 |access-date=2021-02-12 |website=St George Illawarra Dragons}}</ref> ===2022=== In round 2 of the [[2022 NRL season]], McInnes made his club debut for Cronulla in their 18-16 victory over [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-nicho-hynes-tribute-to-mate-cronulla-sharks-beat-parramatta-eels-round-2-conversion-craig-fitzgibbon/news-story/fa5910a99f804350158179e9e4d25c29/|title=Nicho Hynes tribute to mate after Cronulla beat Parramatta|website=www.foxsports.com au}}</ref> McInnes played 25 games for Cronulla throughout the year as the club surprised many by finishing second on the table. McInnes played in both finals matches as Cronulla were eliminated in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/cronullas-dual-gamble-pays-off-major-flaw-exposed-in-finals-disaster-brutal-review/news-story/619a3957ee64720ef66e0e9542f375b7/|title=Young gun who can solve Sharks' big problem; masterstroke that can't be overlooked: Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref> ==Statistics== ===NRL=== {{block indent|left=1.5|1= ''Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2022 season''<ref name=rlp />}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:85%;" |- !width=2%|Season !width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season|2014]] | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] | 7|| 1|| 0|| —|| 0|| 4 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2015 South Sydney Rabbitohs season|2015]] | 13|| 1|| 0|| —|| 0|| 4 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2016 South Sydney Rabbitohs season|2016]] | 19|| 4|| 0|| —|| 0|| 16 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2017 St. George Illawarra Dragons season|2017]] | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]] | 24|| 4|| 0|| —|| 0|| 16 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons season|2018]] | 26|| 3|| 0|| —|| 0|| 12 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2019 St. George Illawarra Dragons season|2019]] | 23|| 3|| 0|| —|| 0|| 12 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons season|2020]] | 18|| 1|| 0|| —|| 0|| 4 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2022 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season|2022]] | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]] | 25|| 2|| 0|| —|| 0|| 8 |- !2023 |10 | | | | | |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan="2" | Career totals ! 165 ! 19 ! 0 ! — ! 0 ! 76 |} ===City vs Country=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:85%;" |- !width=2%|Season !width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2017 |style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|City|16}} [[New South Wales City rugby league team|NSW City]] | 1|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=2| Career totals ! 1 ! 0 ! 0 ! — ! 0 ! 0 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/cameron-mcinnes/ St. George Illawarra Dragons profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170315091005/http://www.dragons.com.au/team/profiles/cameron_mcinnes.html Dragons profile] *[https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/dragons/cameron-mcinnes/ NRL profile] {{Cronulla Sharks squad}} {{South Sydney Rabbitohs - 2015 Auckland Nines winners}} {{2013 National Youth Competition Team of the Year}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McInnes, Cameron}} [[Category:1994 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Australian rugby league players]] [[Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players]] [[Category:Junior Kangaroos players]] [[Category:New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players]] [[Category:North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players]] [[Category:Rugby league hookers]] [[Category:Rugby league players from Sydney]] [[Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs players]] [[Category:St. George Illawarra Dragons players]]'