yearastart death_date teama fieldgoalsa birth_date tries yearstart triesb appearances pointsa death_place club goals fieldgoals yearbstart points name fullname yearend teamb pointsb retired appearancesa yearbend appearancesb position goalsa goalsb fieldgoalsb triesa article_title
1937 4 january 1966 new south wales 0 1915 5 1934-37 , 1940 0 94 3 marrickville , new south wales newtown jets 0 0 1937 15 gordon maclennan gordon douglas maclennan 45 australia 0 yes 1 38 0 prop forward 0 0 0 1 gordon mclennan -lrb- rugby league -rrb-

gordon mclennan -lrb- rugby league -rrb-

gordon douglas maclennan -lrb- 1915-1966 -rrb- was an australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s .
an australia national and new south wales state representative forward , he played his club football in sydney for newtown -lrb- with whom he won the 1943 nswrfl premiership -rrb- , as well as in country new south wales .
a local newtown junior player , gordon maclennan came through the ranks to become a first grade player in 1934 .
a wharf labourer throughout his life , maclennan was a feared front-row forward who played with the newtown jets for ten seasons between 1934-1937 and 1940-1945 .
his representative career was only one appearance for new south wales in 1937 , although he was selected to tour with the 1937/38 kangaroos and played 16 minor matches .
he is listed on the `` australian players register '' as kangaroo no. 211 .
the highlight of gordon maclennan 's club career was winning the 1943 grand final with newtown , partnering the iconic frank ` bumper ' farrell in the front row .
gordon maclennan also had a stint as captain-coach of cooma rugby league club in 1938-1939 .
gordon maclennan died on 4 january 1966 from a heart attack , age 51 .
