Mike McLean (rugby league)
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Full name | Mike McLean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | 11 March 1963|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 23 January 2019 |
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.
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]
References
- ^ "Mike McLean- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
- ^ "Premiere to make Bowen tango". www.news.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.
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