He switched to the professional code and represented the
Kangaroos on the wing in two Tests against New Zealand in 1937 and on eight tour games of the 1937 Tour of Great Britain and France. His international rugby league debut in Auckland against New Zealand on 7 August 1937 saw McLean become Australia's 24th dual code rugby international, following
Clarrie Prentice and preceding
Ken Kearney. He was Australia's only dual-code international of the 1930s and of the 33-year period between 1919 and 1952. ==Sources==