Dylan McLaren (born 8 May 1982) is a former

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er in the

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. He was recruited as the number 9 draft pick in the 2001 Preseason draft from Sale. He made his AFL debut for the

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in Round 20, 2001 against

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. He played for Brisbane's reserves team in the winning 2001 AFLQ State League Grand Final. Dylan struggled to have any major impact on his games until 2004, when he was a consistent player in the Lions' final 22. Dylan was delisted, and picked up by the

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with the first pick in the pre-season draft, at the end of the 2005 season, with the intention that he would fill the back-up ruck position behind Barnaby French. He made his debut for Carlton in the first round, and played thirteen of the fourteen rounds before being dropped in favour of Adrian Deluca and

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. He played for Carlton's , the

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, for the remainder of the season, rotating through the ruck and forward line to kick fifteen goals. He was expected to take the top ruck position at Carlton in 2007 but failed to play a senior game. McLaren was delisted from the Carlton playing list on Thursday, 6 September 2007. Dylan McLaren signed with

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in the VFL in 2008, and played there for three years, retiring from the VFL at the end of 2010. He finished his playing career with his junior club, Sale, in the Gippsland Football League, also continuing on there in a coaching capacity following his retirement.

References

External links

Dylan McLaren at the Carlton Football Club website
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Dylan McLaren profile in Blueseum
{{DEFAULTSORT:McLaren, Dylan 1982 births Carlton Football Club players Living people Brisbane Lions players Northern Bullants players Port Melbourne Football Club players Gippsland Power players Sale Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian sportsmen