David McLean (rugby league)
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| Full name | David McLean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1977 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David McLean (born 5 October 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Balmain Tigers and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
Playing career
A Parramatta junior, McLean was graded by the now defunct Balmain Tigers in 1997. He made his first grade debut from the bench in his side's 30−16 loss to the Newcastle Knights at Leichhardt Oval in round 23 of the 1998 season. This was his only game of first grade for Balmain. The Tigers finished the season in 13th position and folded at the end of following the season. McLean remained at Balmain during the 1999 season, but did not make any appearances in first grade. Balmain controversially merged with rivals the Western Suburbs Magpies to form the Wests Tigers as part of the NRL's rationalization strategy. McLean was not offered a contract to play with the newly formed team for the 2000 NRL season and subsequently left the club at season's end.[2]
He later joined the
In 2005 however he earned some more consistent time in the NRL, making 7 appearances that were spaced out throughout the season. Although primarily a forward his one starting appearance for the Panthers that year was at