Mike McLean (rugby league)

Mike McLean is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. McLean played in the New South Wales Rugby League and the Brisbane Rugby League for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Newcastle Knights and the Gold Coast Seagulls. He gained selection for the Queensland Origin team. His position of choice was second-row.

Mike McLean
Personal information
Full nameMike McLean
Born (1963-03-11) 11 March 1963
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985–90 Eastern Suburbs 52 5 0 0 20
1991 Newcastle Knights 17 1 0 0 4
1992 Gold Coast 16 1 0 0 4
Total 85 7 0 0 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991–92 Queensland 5 0 0 0 0
As of 23 January 2019
Source: [1]

Playing career

He started his first grade career for the Easts Tigers in the Brisbane Rugby League in 1983. McLean also ran second in the Dally M medal to Gavin Miller in 1988. He was affectionately known as the 'Paddle pop lion' due to his rather prominent head of hair.[2]

Representative career

McLean was named in the Queensland squad in 1991 to 1992.

Post playing

McLean is a fourth generation publican and operates a bar in Bowen, Queensland.[3]

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