Player Watch #2 Hayden McLean - re-signed end 2027

[Kennedy Parker]

Hayden McLean

Player Profile
Pre-season supplementary list rules allowed the Sydney Swans to sign Hayden McLean

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Hayden Mclean

Age

25

Ht

197cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.1

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.0

5star

G

0.4

3star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

G

0.2

3star

in March 2019, and while injury ruled out the key-position player for seven of the first 10 NEAFL games of the season, he’d respond in commanding fashion. The former Sandringham Dragons skipper made his AFL debut as Sydney met Fremantle in Round 18, 2019, which saw him battle imposing ruck trio Aaron Sandilands

Aaron Sandilands

Age

41

Ht

211cm

Wt

118kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

8.2

5star

CL

3.3

5star

HO

31.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.4

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

2.0

2star

HO

13.6

5star

, Sean Darcy

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Sean Darcy

Age

26

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

and Rory Lobb

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Rory Lobb

Age

31

Ht

207cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.9

4star

D

11.3

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

1.4

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.6

3star

, as well as a parochial Optus Stadium crowd. Coach John Longmire praised McLean’s debut performance and he finished the season with four AFL games beside his name. The 197-centimetre, 93-kilogram giant is chasing consistent AFL selection in 2020. Draft history: 2019 pre-season supplementary rookie selection

Hayden McLean

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Hayden Mclean

Age

25

Ht

197cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.1

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.0

5star

G

0.4

3star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

G

0.2

3star

DOB:20 January 1999
DRAFT:2018
RECRUITED FROM: Beaumaris (Vic)/St Bede's Coll (Vic)/ Sand U18/Sand (VFL)

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[The King!]

I reckon the kicks where others out marked him couldn't have been more clearly kicked to the advantage of the opposition.

 

[Callipygian]

Interesting to hear that a couple of years ago Horse sounded Dosser out about playing in defence.

Another tidbit: Dos focuses his preparation and training mostly on his forward craft over his ruckcraft (70/30) because he feels like the rucking comes more naturally to him after he rucked all his childhood and was coached about it by his dad who also played ruck.

 

[Dan87]

Logan and Amartey both improved this year, did this guy? Not really

Would love some improvement or an upgrade

 

[The King!]

He was as intimidating and formidable as a toothbrush in the last 30% of the year, thought he was going well earlier in the year. Blues game was a highlight , Freo loss he was good .


I think they just locked the three talls
in for better or worse , was never pressure on the spot.

 

[caesar88]

27 goals as a second ruck/forward. Still looks our most likely contested mark around the ground. Very low down on the list of Swans who are an issue.

 

[The King!]

27 goals as a second ruck/forward. Still looks our most likely contested mark around the ground. Very low down on the list of Swans who are an issue.

Was a non factor as the year wore on though, maybe needed a rest ? where is he playing when forward too, like he is never the depp target that often.

Is there a place to see who is targeted?

 

[caesar88]

Was a non factor as the year wore on though, maybe needed a rest ? where is he playing when forward too, like he is never the depp target that often.

Is there a place to see who is targeted?

I think all the talls' impact faded as the year went on though. I just think McLean has his role and does it well enough and reliably enough, and it's different enough to the others to not need to worry.

 

[The King!]

I think all the talls' impact faded as the year went on though. I just think McLean has his role and does it well enough and reliably enough, and it's different enough to the others to not need to worry.

Yeah he is a role player but i can't say he improved necessarily

 

[caesar88]

Yeah he is a role player but i can't say he improved necessarily

Yeah I don't think he improved, he just performed as needed.