Mick McLaren
St Kilda
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1955 v MEL16 Apr 1955
- Most recent
- R18 1955 v RCH20 Aug 1955
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Caulfield Grammar, Mick McLaren was a promising half-back flanker who broke into the St Kilda senior side for the opening round of the 1955 season. His brief VFL career was heavily impacted by off-field duties, with National Service obligations forcing him out of the side after just two games and restricting him to a return only for the final two rounds of the year. While he possessed the defensive discipline to compete at the top level, a severe ankle injury sustained early the following season prematurely ended his time on the field. McLaren remained a distinct figure at Moorabbin long after hanging up the boots, serving as a loyal coterie member and providing vital support to the club through his printing business during the financially lean 1980s.
Profile
- Born
- 03 Apr 1936
- Died
- 18 Feb 2014 (aged 77y 321d)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 182 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Caulfield Grammar, Mick McLaren was a promising half-back flanker who broke into the St Kilda senior side for the opening round of the 1955 season. His brief VFL career was heavily impacted by off-field duties, with National Service obligations forcing him out of the side after just two games and restricting him to a return only for the final two rounds of the year. While he possessed the defensive discipline to compete at the top level, a severe ankle injury sustained early the following season prematurely ended his time on the field. McLaren remained a distinct figure at Moorabbin long after hanging up the boots, serving as a loyal coterie member and providing vital support to the club through his printing business during the financially lean 1980s.