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Key Facts

Full name
Kevin McLean

Known as
Kevin McLean

Born
10 September 1942 (age 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 250d
Last game: 24y 224d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 86 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood; Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 47, 21
Hawthorn: 16

Recruited from
Ivanhoe  (1963); Collingwood (1966)

Kevin McLean

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CollingwoodV/AFL1963-19653310.0358%9.211.451.710
HawthornV/AFL1966-19671710.0629%14.001.064.822
V/AFL1963-19675020.0448%11.841.213.422
Total1963-19675020.0448%11.841.213.422

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,484th player to appear, 4,321st most games played, 8,066th most goals kickedCollingwood: 653rd player to appear, 437th most games played, 833rd most goals kickedHawthorn: 558th player to appear, 481st most games played, 677th most goals kicked

An accomplished if underrated wingman, Ian McLean played in Melbourne premiership teams in 1955-6-7 and 1959, as well as the runner-up sides of 1954 and 1958. His value to the side is shown by his being named high among the best players in all bar one of the grand finals in which he played. Courageous, quick both over the ground and in terms of reflexes, and a smooth ball handler, McLean, who hailed from Bendigo, played a total of 146 VFL games and booted 29 goals for the Demons between 1951 and 1960.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

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Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.