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== AFL career ==
== AFL career ==
McLean was recruited by Sydney in March 2019 as a [[2018 AFL draft#Pre-season supplemental selection period|pre-season supplemental selection]] to cover the loss of defender [[Jack Maibaum]] to a season-ending [[anterior cruciate ligament injury]].<ref name='fox'>{{cite news |last1=Balmer |first1=Matt |title=Sydney add tall Hayden McLean to playing list |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/sydney-add-tall-hayden-mclean-to-playing-list/news-story/ad162e31f3378f1f1d812ff092575e82 |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]] |date=12 March 2019}}</ref> His recruitment also increased the club's depth of tall players after [[Kurt Tippett]]'s retirement.<ref name='afl.com.au pss'>{{cite news |last1=Cleary |first1=Mitch |title=Swans fill final list spot with South Australian big man |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/131757/swans-fill-final-list-spot-with-south-australian-big-man |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=AFL.com.au |publisher=[[Telstra Media]] |date=12 March 2019}}</ref> McLean's selection was criticised by SANFL officials, as it deprived South Adelaide of an important recruit only a fortnight before their 2019 season began, leaving them unable to find a replacement in time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sutton |first1=Malcolm |title=AFL injuries bode poorly for state leagues with mid-season draft looming |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-25/afl-injuries-bodes-poorly-for-state-leagues-in-mid-season-draft/10912972 |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=25 March 2019}}</ref> McLean spent most of his first season in Sydney's [[North East Australian Football League]] (NEAFL) side, before a call-up to the AFL team in round 18 – a challenging match-up rucking alongside [[Robbie Fox]] against {{AFL Fre}} veteran [[Aaron Sandilands]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rugari |first1=Vince |title=Swans back rookie ruck to handle the AFL's biggest challenge |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/swans-back-rookie-ruck-to-handle-the-afl-s-biggest-challenge-20190719-p528xw.html |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=[[The Age]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]] |date=19 July 2019}}</ref> He played three more matches to finish the season and extended his contract with Sydney to 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swans re-sign five, including former US college basketballer |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/105135/swans-resign-five-including-former-us-college-basketballer |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=AFL.com.au |publisher=[[Telstra Media]] |date=8 October 2019}}</ref>
McLean was recruited by Sydney in March 2019 as a [[2018 AFL draft#Pre-season supplemental selection period|pre-season supplemental selection]] to cover the loss of defender [[Jack Maibaum]] to a season-ending [[anterior cruciate ligament injury]].<ref name='fox'>{{cite news |last1=Balmer |first1=Matt |title=Sydney add tall Hayden McLean to playing list |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/sydney-add-tall-hayden-mclean-to-playing-list/news-story/ad162e31f3378f1f1d812ff092575e82 |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]] |date=12 March 2019}}</ref> His recruitment also increased the club's depth of tall players after [[Kurt Tippett]]'s retirement.<ref name='afl.com.au pss'>{{cite news |last1=Cleary |first1=Mitch |title=Swans fill final list spot with South Australian big man |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/131757/swans-fill-final-list-spot-with-south-australian-big-man |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=AFL.com.au |publisher=[[Telstra Media]] |date=12 March 2019}}</ref> McLean's selection was criticised by SANFL officials, as it deprived South Adelaide of an important recruit only a fortnight before their 2019 season began, leaving them unable to find a replacement in time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sutton |first1=Malcolm |title=AFL injuries bode poorly for state leagues with mid-season draft looming |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-25/afl-injuries-bodes-poorly-for-state-leagues-in-mid-season-draft/10912972 |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=25 March 2019}}</ref> McLean spent most of his first season in Sydney's [[North East Australian Football League]] (NEAFL) side, before a call-up to the AFL team in round 18 – a challenging match-up rucking alongside [[Robbie Fox]] against {{AFL Fre}} veteran [[Aaron Sandilands]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rugari |first1=Vince |title=Swans back rookie ruck to handle the AFL's biggest challenge |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/swans-back-rookie-ruck-to-handle-the-afl-s-biggest-challenge-20190719-p528xw.html |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=[[The Age]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]] |date=19 July 2019}}</ref> He played three more matches to finish the season and extended his contract with Sydney to 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swans re-sign five, including former US college basketballer |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/105135/swans-resign-five-including-former-us-college-basketballer |accessdate=28 December 2019 |work=AFL.com.au |publisher=[[Telstra Media]] |date=8 October 2019}}</ref>

===2021===
He kicked a career-high four goals in the Round 7win against Geelong.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swans steal victory from Cats in SCG thriller|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/swans-steal-victory-from-cats-in-scg-thriller/news-story/ccccef186998a97c044051dfc3f05eea |accessdate=7 May 2021|publisher=[[The Australian]] |date=2 May 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 06:42, 7 May 2021

Hayden McLean
McLean in 2019 playing for Sydney in the NEAFL
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft Pre-season supplemental selection, 2019
Debut Round 18, 2019, Sydney vs. Fremantle, at Optus Stadium
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman/key forward
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 41
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Sydney 6 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hayden McLean (born 20 January 1999) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Sydney in the Australian Football League (AFL). A 1.97-metre tall who can play as a ruckman or key forward, McLean began his career in the TAC Cup before a season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was recruited by Sydney on the eve of the 2019 season as a pre-season supplemental selection, and made his AFL debut later that year.

Junior career

McLean attended St. Bede’s College in Mentone. He played junior football for the Beaumaris Sharks[1] before joining the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup.[2] He also was a member of the AFL Academy – spending time at the Sydney Swans as part of the development program[3] – and represented Vic Metro at the AFL Under 18 Championships. In 2017, McLean became Sandringham's captain and Vic Metro's vice-captain, but was overlooked in the 2017 AFL draft.[2][3]

He began playing in the VFL for the Sandringham Zebras, who were affiliated with AFL club St Kilda. McLean played 13 matches in 2018, averaging 5.2 marks, 10.3 hit-outs and 13.2 disposals[4] and rucking against AFL-listed players including Matthew Leuenberger, Braydon Preuss and Zac Smith. He was also named the club's best first-year player for 2018.[2] McLean trained with St Kilda in November, hoping to be selected in the 2018 AFL draft,[5] and was named by Fox Sports, which considered him similar to Adelaide ruck/forward Josh Jenkins, as a likely mature-age recruit.[6] However, he was again overlooked and moved to Adelaide to play with South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club South Adelaide in 2019.[2]

AFL career

McLean was recruited by Sydney in March 2019 as a pre-season supplemental selection to cover the loss of defender Jack Maibaum to a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury.[4] His recruitment also increased the club's depth of tall players after Kurt Tippett's retirement.[2] McLean's selection was criticised by SANFL officials, as it deprived South Adelaide of an important recruit only a fortnight before their 2019 season began, leaving them unable to find a replacement in time.[7] McLean spent most of his first season in Sydney's North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) side, before a call-up to the AFL team in round 18 – a challenging match-up rucking alongside Robbie Fox against Fremantle veteran Aaron Sandilands.[8] He played three more matches to finish the season and extended his contract with Sydney to 2020.[9]

2021

He kicked a career-high four goals in the Round 7win against Geelong.[10]

References

  1. ^ Gates, Zachary (15 March 2019). "McLean thrilled as Swans surprise". sydneyswans.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cleary, Mitch (12 March 2019). "Swans fill final list spot with South Australian big man". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Ryan, Peter (12 March 2019). "Sydney Swans add South Adelaide's Hayden McLean via rookie list". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Balmer, Matt (12 March 2019). "Sydney add tall Hayden McLean to playing list". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (5 November 2018). "Saints put state league pair on trial as 2018 draft looms". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. ^ Olle, Sarah (13 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Mature-age VFL stars AFL clubs should consider at national and rookie drafts". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  7. ^ Sutton, Malcolm (25 March 2019). "AFL injuries bode poorly for state leagues with mid-season draft looming". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  8. ^ Rugari, Vince (19 July 2019). "Swans back rookie ruck to handle the AFL's biggest challenge". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Swans re-sign five, including former US college basketballer". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Swans steal victory from Cats in SCG thriller". The Australian. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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