Col McLean

Col McLean

Personal information
Birth	5 August 1920
Recruited from	Hamilton
Height and weight	178 cm / 81 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 11, 1940, Melbourne v. South Melbourne, at Lake Oval
Team(s)	Melbourne (1940–41, 1944–49) 138 games, 1 goal
¹ Statistics to end of 1949 season

Colin "Col" McLean (born 5 August 1920) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL during the 1940s.

McLean was a half back flanker for Melbourne and played in three premiership sides, going back to back in 1940 and 1941, followed by another premiership in 1948. He missed the 1942 and 1943 seasons due to the war. As he was always used in defense he kicked only one goal in his career which came in his 46th game, in Melbourne's 1945 encounter against North Melbourne at Punt Road. He represented the Victorian interstate team twice in 1948.

References

• Col McLean's statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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Name	Maclean, Col
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Date of birth	5 August 1920
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