A Port Macquarie Sharks junior, McIntyre made his NRL Under-20s debut for the Newcastle Knights in March 2017.

[2] Described as "A long-striding forward capable of breaking the line", he was "poached" by the Wests Tigers, joining them on a development contract for the 2018 season.

[3] He joined their full-time squad in 2019, playing 21 games for the feeder club the Western Suburbs Magpies, scoring 3 tries, making 600 tackles, and running for near 2000 metres.

"[5] With injuries to teammates Zane Musgrove and Alex Twal, McIntyre played a larger than expected 46 minutes, making 32 tackles, and running for 126 metres.

McIntyre played a total of 13 games for the Gold Coast in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 13th on the table.