31 Facts About Jordan McLean

Jordan McLean was born on 8 October 1991 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League and Australia at international level.

Jordan McLean has previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL and was a member of the Storm's 2017 NRL Grand Final winning team.

Jordan McLean was born in Sydney, New South Wales and is of Maori descent.

Jordan McLean played his junior rugby league for the Young Cherrypickers and attended Young High School before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

In 2007, Jordan McLean played for the Canberra Raiders Harold Matthews Cup team before joining the Melbourne Storm.

Jordan McLean played for Melbourne's NYC team from 2009 to 2011 and was a part of their 2009 NYC premiership winning team.

On 10 June 2013, Jordan McLean re-signed with the Melbourne side for a further three years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2016 season.

Jordan McLean finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 14 matches and scoring a try for the Melbourne outfit.

Jordan McLean expressed his sympathies to McKinnon through a Facebook post that read "Best wishes to Alex McKinnon, I genuinely hope you're alright and have a safe recovery".

Jordan McLean's lawyer Nick Ghabar, urged the panel to remove any emotion from the case and to exercise their common sense as former players, to accept the tackle was an accident his client was given a seven-match suspension.

Jordan McLean finished off the 2014 season having played in 16 matches and scoring three tries for Melbourne.

On 24 March 2015, Jordan McLean re-signed with Melbourne for a further three years, keeping him at the club to the end of the 2018 season.

Jordan McLean finished off the 2015 season having played in 15 matches for the Melbourne club.

Jordan McLean finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches for the Melbourne outfit.

On 20 March 2017, Jordan McLean signed with the North Queensland Cowboys on a three-year deal, starting in 2018.

In May 2017, Jordan McLean was named as 18th man for Australia in the 2017 ANZAC Test match against New Zealand and for New South Wales for Game 1 of the 2017 State of Origin series.

Jordan McLean finished his last year with the Melbourne Storm with him playing in 20 matches in the 2016 NRL season.

On 3 October 2017, Jordan McLean was rewarded for his big season by being selected in the 24-man Kangaroos squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Jordan McLean returned from injury in North Queensland's Round 20 win over the Newcastle Knights.

On 8 March 2019, Jordan McLean was named vice-captain of the North Queensland side.

Jordan McLean played 22 games for the club in 2019, starting all 22 at prop.

Jordan McLean returned to the North Queensland line up in Round 15, missing just one game.

Jordan McLean played 15 games for the North Queensland club in 2020, starting all 15 at prop, and captaining the side four times.

Jordan McLean missed five games due to a calf injury.

On 19 June, Jordan McLean was selected by New South Wales for game two of the 2022 State of Origin series in the extended squad.

Jordan McLean was then selected by coach Brad Fittler to make his State of Origin debut as starting prop for game 3.

Jordan McLean played 22 matches for North Queensland in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished third on the table and qualified for the finals.

Jordan McLean played in both finals matches including their preliminary final loss to Parramatta.

Jordan McLean played 22 matches for North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.

Jordan McLean played 22 games for North Queensland in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 5th on the table.

Jordan McLean played in both finals games for North Queensland as they were eliminated in the second week by Cronulla.