Ricky McLean

Australian rules footballer

Ricky McLean
Personal information
Full name	Roderick McLean
Date of birth	(1947-11-08) 8 November 1947 (age 76)
Original team(s)	Moonee Imperials
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1966–1971	Carlton	19 0(35)
1972–1976	Richmond	39 (103)
Total		58 (138)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Career highlights
Carlton Reserves Captain 1971 Richmond Equal Leading Goalkicker 1972
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Roderick "Ricky" McLean (born 8 November 1947) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1966 and 1971 for the Carlton Football Club and between 1972 and 1974 and again in 1976 for the Richmond Football Club. McLean coached Sunshine in the 1980 VFA season.^[1]^[2]

Family

He is the son of Carlton footballer Rod McLean.

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.^[3]^[4] He did not play VFL football again.

Footnotes

^ Fiddian (2013), p.179.
^ Hogan (1996), pp.142-143.
^ Beames, Percy, "No kicker— Ricky McLean to face six charges", The Age, (Monday, 16 August 1976), p.32.
^ McFarline, Peter, "Ricky out 16 weeks", The Age, (Wednesday, 18 August), pp.32, 29.

References

Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 179.
Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1

External links

Open Mike with Ricky McLean (20 July 2014). on YouTube
Greenberg, Tony (15 October 2012). "Top 20 Tiger trade pick-ups: No. 13". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
Ricky McLean's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Ricky McLean at AustralianFootball.com
Ricky McLean, at Blueseum.