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 teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by ...
footballer who played with
Carlton in the
VFL. He is the father of Richmond and Carlton footballer
Ricky McLean.
A ruckman, McLean was a premiership player with Carlton in 1938 and 1945. Late in the 1942 season he was found guilty of disputing the decisions of a field umpire, abusive language and unseemly conduct during a game which resulted in a 16 games suspension.
McLean served in the Australian Army for three years during World War II.
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Blueseum profile
1915 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Carlton Football Club players
Carlton Football Club Premiership players
1979 deaths
Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
People from Campbellfield, Victoria
Australian military personnel of World War II
Military personnel from Melbourne
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