Overview
- Collingwood confirmed late Friday that scans found a torn left ACL, ending McInnes’s 2026 season.
- The 23-year-old left in the first quarter of the VFL win over Essendon, his second ACL in two seasons after a right‑knee tear in 2025.
- Football boss Charlie Gardiner praised McInnes’s resilience and said the entire program will support him through recovery.
- McInnes is contracted through the end of 2027, giving him security as he begins another long rehabilitation.
- The setback lands on the eve of the senior Anzac Day game against Essendon, tightening defensive depth as selection looms.