| Dylan McLaren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1982-05-08)8 May 1982 (age 42) | ||
| Original team(s) | Sale /Gippsland Power | ||
| Debut | Round 20, 19 August 2001,Brisbane Lions vs.Fremantle, atSubiaco | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001–2005 | Brisbane Lions | 46(6) | |
| 2006 | Carlton | 13(4) | |
| Total | 59 (10) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dylan McLaren (born 8 May 1982) is a formerAustralian rules footballer in theAustralian Football League.
He was recruited as the number 9 draft pick in the2001 Preseason draft fromSale. He made his AFL debut for theBrisbane Lions in Round 20, 2001 againstFremantle. He played forBrisbane's reserves team in the winning2001 AFLQ State League Grand Final.[1]
Dylan struggled to have any major impact on his games until 2004, when he was a consistent player in the Lions' final 22. Dylan was delisted, and picked up by theCarlton Football Club with the first pick in the pre-season draft, at the end of the 2005 season, with the intention that he would fill the back-up ruck position behindBarnaby French. He made his debut for Carlton in the first round, and played thirteen of the fourteen rounds before being dropped in favour ofAdrian Deluca andChris Bryan. He played for Carlton'sVFL-affiliate, theNorthern Bullants, for the remainder of the season, rotating through the ruck and forward line to kick fifteen goals. He was expected to take the top ruck position at Carlton in 2007 but failed to play a senior game. McLaren was delisted from the Carlton playing list on Thursday, 6 September 2007.
Dylan McLaren signed withPort Melbourne in the VFL in 2008, and played there for three years, retiring from the VFL at the end of 2010.[2] He finished his playing career with his junior club, Sale, in theGippsland Football League, also continuing on there in a coaching capacity following his retirement.[3][4]