Former Newcastle Knights star Alex McKinnon and his girlfriend Lily Malone have hinted that they could be set to tie the knot very soon.
Malone published a video clip of her and her boyfriend on TikTok on Sunday afternoon, enjoying a glass of wine while sharing a kiss.
Malone added a caption to the video that read: ‘Surely I’m not the only one who thinks my hand would look a lot better with a ring on it.’
McKinnon, 33, also republished the video clip on his Instagram story.
It came after his ex-wife Teigan Power announced that she had given birth to her first baby with her partner, Wyatt Kevin Nelson.
The couple published the exciting news on social media over the weekend, sharing snaps of themselves in hospital with their newborn baby boy, Wyatt Kevin Nelson.
Alex McKinnon and his girlfriend Lily Malone took to social media to hint that the couple could soon be getting married
It comes after McKinnon’s ex-wife Teigan Power (pictured) has welcomed her new baby boy with partner Jake Nelson after having three children with former NRL star McKinnon
McKinnon and Malone (pictured) are understood to have been dating since 2024 after they met while studying at the University of Newcastle
Power shares three daughters, Harriet, Audrey and Violet with McKinnon.
The couple separated in 2022 after five years of marriage but have continued to co-parent their children, appearing at family functions and birthdays together.
At the time of writing, McKinnon does not appear to have interacted with Power’s Instagram posts.
He and Malone are understood to have been dating since 2024.
The former footy player, who now works as a Psychological Recovery Coach, first publicly revealed their romance after sharing an image of the couple celebrating Malone’s 22nd birthday on Instagram.
The pair met when they were enrolled at the University of Newcastle, with the former Knights star, who was left paralysed following a horrific on-field accident in 2014, having gone on to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychological Science. At the time, Malone had been enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in social work.
Their relationship has since gone from strength to strength over the past few years, with the former Knights star sharing several heartwarming photos of Malone spending time with his daughters on a boat.
In April, he also took to Instagram to share another snap of himself and Malone before declaring his love for the fellow University of Newcastle graduate.
Their relationship has since gone from strength to strength over the past few years, with the former Knights star declaring his love for Malone on Instagram earlier this year
McKinnon’s footy career was cut horribly short in 2014, when he suffered fractures to his C4 and C5 vertebrae during a game against the Melbourne Storm during the 2014 season
‘Truly am so so blessed, I [heart emoji] you,’ he wrote.
McKinnon’s footy career was cut horribly short in 2014, when he suffered fractures to his C4 and C5 vertebrae during a game against the Melbourne Storm during the 2014 season.
The second-row, who had previously played for St George before moving to the Knights in 2012, was just 22 at the time of his accident.
He would continue to stay involved in rugby league following the accident going on to work with the Knights as a recruitment coordinator.
McKinnon would also turn to public speaking, before revealing earlier this year that he was starting a new position with healthcare firm, Alike Health as a Lived Experience Consultant, before recently taking up a new position with the company as its Head of Growth.
