M Mclennan is remembered at Northcote Park for the kind of contribution that shows up on the scoreboard and in the culture of the club. 91 games might look like a number — at Northcote Park it reads as commitment, the kind that shows up in tough stretches of the year. The premiership count doesn’t capture the full value here — M Mclennan’s legacy is broader than silverware, built in preparation and standards. M Mclennan’s coaching spell (2017-2019) is often described as steady hands on the wheel when the club needed them, with a focus on trust. The club tends to celebrate the visible heroes, but M Mclennan is also associated with the invisible glue — the habits and expectations that make teams function. M Mclennan’s record is a reminder that clubs are built by people who do the work when no one is watching. That’s why the name belongs on the honour roll. It’s the sort of legacy that gets passed on in training drills, in committee rooms, and in the stories told after games. Plenty can be read in the statistics, but the respect attached to M Mclennan comes from how they carried responsibility in ordinary weeks. It’s the sort of legacy that gets passed on in training drills, in committee rooms, and in the stories told after games. Every club has turning points; M Mclennan was involved in enough of them to be remembered long after the seasons rolled on. It’s the sort of legacy that gets passed on in training drills, in committee rooms, and in the stories told after games.