Season in short
Dangerous and creative around goal, by the end of 2016 Toby McLean had added eleven more games to his career tally and a premiership medal.
Was a regular fixture in the Dogs' line-up in the first 11 weeks of the season before a foot injury sidelined the 20-year-old for the next two months. Returned via the VFL and showed glimpses and eventually landed back in the team for the semi-final against the Hawks.
he averaged 20 disposals (nine contested), five tackles and almost a goal a game for the remainder of the season.
Strong overhead for his size and will only get stronger with another pre-season in the gym, while his snap off a step is lethal.
The stat that mattered
Kicked a goal in 11 of 15 games played this season.
What they said
“I had a good start playing every game until round 11 and then obviously had that foot injury which didn’t help and I was out for six to eight weeks. Was good finishing off in the team.
“You set yourself a few goals during the season - my fitness was a big one, especially knowing when to push the body that little bit more.
“I think my kicking this year has improved a lot as well, my set shots, I sort of made the most of my opportunities.
“The main aim is to get bigger and stronger in the gym which I think will help me on the field.”
Gram of the year
The moment the Cup headed west.
