Jordan McLean
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Full name | Jordan McLean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 8 October 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 27 April 2024 |
Jordan McLean (born 8 October 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level.
He has previously played for the
Background
McLean was born in Sydney, New South Wales and is of Māori descent.
Jordan played his junior rugby league for the Young Cherrypickers and attended Young High School before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.[2]
Playing career
Early career
In 2007, McLean played for the Canberra Raiders Harold Matthews Cup team before joining the Melbourne Storm.[3]
He played for Melbourne's
2013
On 10 June 2013, McLean re-signed with the Melbourne side for a further three years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2016 season.
2014
In Round 3 of the
2015
On 24 March 2015, McLean re-signed with Melbourne for a further three years, keeping him at the club to the end of the 2018 season.[13] McLean finished off the 2015 season having played in 15 matches for the Melbourne club.[14]
2016
On 8 May 2016, McLean played for New South Wales Country against New South Wales City, playing off the interchange bench in the 44–30 loss in Tamworth.[15] On 2 October 2016, in Melbourne's 2016 NRL Grand Final against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, McLean started at prop in the 14–12 defeat.[16] McLean finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches for the Melbourne outfit.
2017
On 10 February 2017, McLean played for the World All Stars against the
On 3 October 2017, McLean was rewarded for his big season by being selected in the 24-man Kangaroos squad for the
2018
In Round 1 of the
Following a strong finish to the season, McLean was recalled to the Australian squad for their end of season Test matches against New Zealand and Tonga.[30] On 6 October, he represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over the PNG Prime Minister's XIII side.[31][32]
2019
On 8 March 2019, McLean was named vice-captain of the North Queensland side.
2020
McLean played 15 games for the North Queensland club in 2020, starting all 15 at prop, and captaining the side four times. He missed five games due to a calf injury.[37]
2022
On 19 June, McLean was selected by New South Wales for game two of the 2022 State of Origin series in the extended squad.[38] McLean was then selected by coach Brad Fittler to make his State of Origin debut as starting prop for game 3. With just days remaining before the series decider, McLean was ruled out of the match with a hamstring injury.[39] McLean played 22 matches for North Queensland in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. He played in both finals matches including their preliminary final loss to Parramatta.[40]
2023
McLean played 22 matches for North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.[41]
Achievements and accolades
Individual
Team
- 2017 NRL Grand Final: Melbourne Storm – Winners
- Australia– Winners
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season[42]
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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2013 | Melbourne | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 |
2014 | 16 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | |
2015 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 21 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 20 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | North Queensland | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | |
2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
2022 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 22 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Career totals | 201 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 36 |
International
† | Denotes seasons in which McLean won a World Cup |
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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2017† | Australia
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6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | ||||||
Career totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Jordan McLean – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Jordan McLean: North Queensland star on leaving Melbourne Storm - PlayersVoice".
- ^ "Raiders.com.au – Official Website of the Canberra Raiders". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "rleague.com has been shutdown". Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Storm re-signs young talent | NRL". Zero Tackle. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Storm v Roosters at Allianz Stadium". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Knights v Storm Match Report". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "McLean Sends Message to Injured McKinnon". Nrl.com. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "How One Tackle Changed the Lives of Newcastle Player Alex McKinnon and Melbourne storm's Jordan McLean". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Jordan McLean needs 'support' after Alex McKinnon tackle | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Storm's McLean happy to be back". NRL.com. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Jordan McLean Says He Resigned with the Storm to Repay the Favour for the Support Shown to Him Through Tough Times". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Young City side stun Country". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "NRL 2016 grand final: Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks player ratings". Fox Sports. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Reference at www.dailytelegraph.com.au".
- ^ Clark, Laine (20 March 2017). "North Queensland Cowboys snare Jordan McLean from Melbourne Storm". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Family first for focused Storm star". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Kangaroos squad updated". M.nrl.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Two debutants in Blues team for Origin I". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Ryan Girdler's Tohu Harris Warriors dig, Cooper Cronk's lucky undies, Macklemore and Matt Cooper". Fox Sports. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "NRL 2017 grand final: Storm player ratings v Cowboys". Fox Sports. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Mal: 'Obviously he was clearly upset'". News.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2017: Australia scrape out 6-0 victory in final against Wayne Bennett-inspired England".
- ^ "North Queensland Cowboys mark Johnathan Thurston's 300th celebrations with a win over Cronulla Sharks - NRL".
- ^ "Broncos v Cowboys NRL live stream, score: Round 2 goalpost video, Johnathan Thurston".
- ^ "Foot surgery puts McLean out for three months - NRL".
- ^ "Reference at www.dailytelegraph.com.au".
- ^ "Jordan McLean's return for Kangaroos inspired by Matt Scott's courage - NRL".
- ^ "PM's XIII Announcement - NRL".
- ^ "After pitch invasion, PM's XIII prevail - NRL".
- ^ "Introducing Captain Morgan! - Cowboys".
- ^ "Reference at www.townsvillebulletin.com.au".
- ^ "NRL 2019: Paul Green filthy at wishbone tackle on Blues hopeful Jordan McLean, Cowboys, NSW".
- ^ "McLean named Cowboys Players' Player - Cowboys".
- ^ "Injuries to a key pair rub salt into North Queensland Cowboys loss". Townsville Bulletin. 12 June 2020.
- ^ "13-game veteran recalled, Eels pair pay the price: Blues Origin II Winners and Losers". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "'I'm gutted': McLean breaks down in tears as Freddy opens up on 'heartbreaking' pre-Origin injury". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "'See it in their eyes': The late-season pact and 'massive sacrifice' behind Eels surge". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL 2023: North Queensland Cowboys season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Jordan McLean - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".