He scored exactly 1000 points for Queensland in his 100th match in the last match of Queensland Rugby's Centenary year; he kicked 14 consecutive goals against Wales on their Australian tour; he holds the individual Australian point-scoring record for a Test match of 21 points and he is the greatest point scorer in the history of Australian Rugby Union. McLean was president of the Queensland Rugby Union for six years from late 1999 to 2005. In April 2005 he was appointed as president of the Australian Rugby Union, a position he held for nearly five years until 2009. In 2011, he was inducted into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame. He is also a Director of Youngcare, a charitable organisation that works to create choice in care and housing options for young Australians with high care needs.