Australian Football

The first of the great centre half forwards, this Geelong star of the late 1870s and 1880s, Hugh McLean was described by Jack Worrall as ‘an absolute champion and perhaps the most graceful player ever seen on a football field’. He established a goalkicking record in 1882 when he booted 25 goals in 13 games, an astonishing feat at a time when a few goals was often enough to win a match. 

Author - Adam Cardosi