Alex McKinnon and girlfriend Lily Malone post loved-up selfie and it drives fans wild

Alex McKinnon's romance with new girlfriend Lily Malone is going strong. 

The quadriplegic former NRL player, 32, and Lily have been spotted packing on the PDA in an Instagram post.

On Sunday, Lily, 22, posted a series of images to her profile, one of which included a sweet snap of Alex kissing her on the forehead as she smiled.

Lily wore her lustrous dark hair down and went for a natural makeup look, with the exception of some bright red lip stick.

Meanwhile, Alex looked to be dressed in black as the pair attended a music gig.

Followers gushed in the comments to the post, praising the happy couple. 

'Cute, gorgeous AND amazing,' wrote one, while another told Lily, 'Obsessed with you and the life you're creating.'

The athlete went public with the glamorous young social worker, who is ten years his junior, in March. 

Alex McKinnon's romance with new girlfriend Lily Malone is going strong. Both pictured

Alex McKinnon's romance with new girlfriend Lily Malone is going strong. Both pictured

On Sunday, Lily, 22, posted a series of images to her profile, one of which included a sweet snap of Alex kissing her on the forehead as she smiled

On Sunday, Lily, 22, posted a series of images to her profile, one of which included a sweet snap of Alex kissing her on the forehead as she smiled 

The former Newcastle Knights player and fellow University of Newcastle student both shared an image with their arms around one another to their Instagram pages at the time.  

McKinnon posted the picture of them both dressed in pink at Malone's 22nd birthday party just hours before the NRL season opener kicked off in Las Vegas

Moments later, Malone debuted McKinnon on her own Instagram page, sharing the same photo with a love heart emoji. 

Lily is studying a bachelor's degree in social work at University of Newcastle. 

McKinnon is studying psychology there, as well as working for Fox Sports as an analyst.

The athlete went public with the glamorous young social worker, who is ten years his junior, in March

The athlete went public with the glamorous young social worker, who is ten years his junior, in March 

Malone - who works as a family contact worker at Life Without Barriers - recently shared that she is soon to be a qualified social worker.

'In collaboration with a small, dedicated team, I've developed an eight-session program tailored to the unique needs of 'Parents of First Time Youth Offenders Within a Domestic Violence Context,' she recently posted to her LinkedIn page.

McKinnon's romance comes after he split from his ex-wife Teigan Power in January 2022 after five years of marriage, three children and his own horrific on-field footy accident that left him a quadriplegic. 

As they parted ways, both parties confirmed the split was amicable and that they remained committed to co-parenting their children, twins Audrey and Violet, and eldest daughter Harriet.