Ian McLean (footballer)

Ian McLean (27 August 1929 – 23 March 1965)[1] was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League, (VFL) .

Ian McLean
Personal information
Date of birth 27 August 1929
Date of death 23 March 1965(1965-03-23) (aged 35)
Original team(s) South Bendigo (BFL)
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–1960 Melbourne 146 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Career highlights
  • Melbourne premiership player 1955, 1957, 1959
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ian McLean played in Melbourne premiership teams in 1955, 1957 and 1959, and well as the runner-up side of 1954. 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.

References
  1. "Ian Mclean - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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