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Full name | Peter McLean | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 19 February 2019 Source: [1] |
Peter McLean was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs as a lock.
McLean made his debut for Western Suburbs in 1947 and in his second season playing for the club was a member of the Wests side which claimed their third premiership defeating Balmain 8-5 at the Sydney Sports Ground.
In 1950, McLean played in his second grand final which was the 21-15 defeat by South Sydney. In 1952, McLean was a member of the Wests side which defeated Souths in the 1952 grand final with McLean scoring a try. This would be Western Suburbs fourth and last premiership as a stand alone club before exiting the competition in 1999. McLean played one more season in 1953 as captain-coach before retiring. [2]
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Preceded by Tom McMahon 1952 | Coach Western Suburbs 1953 | Succeeded by Keith Holman 1954–1955 |