John McClean

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Playing Career

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Southern Division 1 2 -   - 6 1 0 0 100.00% List
NRL 37 30 -   - 90 17 20 0 45.95% List
Tour Matches New South Wales XIII 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australian XIII 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Country Carnival 2 2 -   - 6 1 1 0 50.00% List
NRL Finals 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Southern Division 1950 1 2 -   - 6 1 0 0 100.00% List
Australia XIII 1951 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW XII 1951 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
South West NSW 1957 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1950-1957 4 2 0   0 6 2 2 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney NSWRFL 1951 17 12 -   - 36 4 13 0 23.53% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1952 20 18 -   - 54 13 7 0 65.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney 1951-52 37 30 -   - 90 17 20 0 45.95% List

Your Say

  • John McClean
    14/02/2012

    Hi
    Just to clarify the issue, my grand uncle John (Jack) McClean played for North's as left winger in 1951-52, his name was almost always incorrectly stated as J. McLean in programmes & newspapers, hence the J. McLean that is listed as playing for North's in 1951. From the Sydney Morning Herald 14/8/51 p10 " North Sydney club secretary, Mr Bill Lavoren, said he had given up trying to get McClean's name corrected from the spelling "McLean" which had persisted in programmes since he came into football in the southern districts."
    Jack was a professional sprinter. He trialled for Newtown in 1949, having scored 35 tries for Bowral the previous season. He had also won the Queanbeyan Gift in 1948. He scored 2 tries for Southern Division against the touring Gt Britain side in 1950. He joined North's at age 22 in 1951. That year he was selected for NSW to play Puig Aubert's touring French team. He also gained selection in the Australian X111 that played France in Melbourne. In March 1952 he won the 75yd "Commonwealth Sprint" in Canberra. I am not sure why he left North's after the 1952 season, but he coached the Wamoon Hawks in the Riverina in 1953, then coached in Coonamble. I hope this info may be of some use.
    Kind regards John

  • Scott McClean
    23/08/2021

    Jack (John) McClean was married to Roma,
    1 daughter Mellisa McClean who has no children.
    Jack had 2 sisters, Phyllis who had 4 daughters and Beverly who has 1 daughter
    1 brother James Harrison McClean who has a daughter and myself.
    All though his playing information is correct he only has 1 nephew(myself) and 1 great nephew my son.
    Would like to meet the author John McClean

  • Susanne Campbell
    22/01/2024

    Very interesting to read these comments on my Uncle, John McClean. Thanks for clarifying some issues, Scott. Also interested in hearing from the author, John McClean. Obviously where all our sporting genes come from, Scott, especially as your father, James Doc McClean also excelled in sport.

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