Brock McLean
Brock McLean, at his former team Melbourne
Personal information
Full name	Brock McLean
Nickname(s)	Chooka
Birth	11 March 1986 (1986-03-11) (age 23)
Recruited from	Calder Cannons
Draft	5th overall, 2003 Melbourne
Height	184cm
Weight	86kg
Playing Career
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club	Carlton
Number	7
Club
Years	Team	Pld	G
2004–2009	Melbourne	94	39
2010–	Carlton	0	0
	Total	94	39

Brock "Chooka" McLean (born 11 March 1986) is an Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.

[edit] AFL career

[edit] Junior Years

McLean was a graduate of the AIS/AFL academy, and member of the U18 International Rules team in 2003. He played TAC Cup football with the Calder Cannons. He was selected in the 2003 AFL National Draft by the Melbourne Football Club with its first round selection (#5 overall) and Melbourne's second selection overall, owing to a pick in the priority round.

[edit] Melbourne

McLean debuted in 2004, showing instant maturity and decision making ability quickly. He also became one of the most consistent midfielders in the side. A supergoal in the NAB Cup signalled McLean would be a force in the AFL, finishing the season with 9 games.

In his second year, McLean finished fourth in the 2005 AFL Rising Star. He finished with 20 games for the year and polled an impressive 9 Brownlow Medal votes in just his second year of football.

McLean's 2006 season was interrupted by leg and hamstring injuries, but when playing he had immediate impact and was sorely missed when not available for selection.

McLean started the 2007 season in the worst possible way, sustaining a serious foot injury in Round One, vs. St. Kilda. The injury kept him out of the majority of the first half of the season. In this period, Melbourne proceeded to lose its first nine games. Once returning to the field, McLean again managed to garner numerous possessions, and act as a guiding light for the Demons, enforcing the idea that he will be the future captain of the club.

McLean injured ligaments in his ankle in a tackle during Melbourne's Round 14 match against Brisbane in 2008. Although McLean returned to the field later in the match, it was later declared that he would require surgery, ending his season.^[1] Although McLean finished the season with only 14 games, he ran a close second in Melbourne's best and fairest.

[edit] Carlton

On the 23rd September 2009, it was announced that McLean would be traded to the Carlton Football Club in exchange for its first round selection (#11 overall) in the 2009 National Draft. The trade became official on the Monday of trade week.

[edit] External links

• Brock McLean profile on the Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club
• Brock McLean's statistics from AFL Tables

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