Career
McLaren, a wingman, was recruited from the Geelong Falcons but came from Koroit originally. Street Kilda went on to make the American Federation of Labor-Congress grand final in 1997 but McLaren only took part in the first two rounds of the season. He played finals football in 1998 and then had his best season in 1999 when he didn"t miss a single game.
Rewarded with a seventh placing in the Trevor Barker Medal count, McLaren had taken 114 marks, kicked 21 goals and had 365 disposals over the course of the year.
After a disappointing season in 2000, McLaren was traded to the Kangaroos, in a straight swap with Matthew Capuano. He kicked two goals on debut for his new club against Richmond, but would make only 11 more appearances.
In 2003 and 2004, McLaren played for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League. Having participated in their 2007 premiership team, McLaren was made coach in 2008 and steered Koroit to another premiership the following year.
