Roderick "Ricky" McLean (born 8 November 1947) is a former
Australian rules football player who played in the
VFL
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...
between 1966 and 1971 for the
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of ...
and between 1972 and 1974 and again in 1976 for the
Richmond Football Club. McLean coached
Sunshine
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in the
1980 VFA season
The 1980 Victorian Football Association season was the 99th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 20th season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Port Melbourne F ...
.
Family
He is the son of Carlton footballer
Rod McLean
Roderick Findlay McLean (22 October 1915 – 14 September 1979) was an Australian rules
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two ...
.
Football
Richmond (VFL)
On 14 August 1976, playing for Richmond reserves against South Melbourne on the MCG, McLean was reported on six different charges; he was found guilty of all charges and was suspended for 16 weeks.
[McFarline, Peter, "Ricky out 16 weeks", ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 18 August), p]
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He did not play VFL football again.
Footnotes
References
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* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
External links
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Ricky McLean at ''Blueseum''.
1947 births
Living people
Carlton Football Club players
Richmond Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Sunshine Football Club (VFA) players
Sunshine Football Club (VFA) coaches
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