[2] In November 2004, the Federal Court of Australia described Spyglass Management as "hopelessly insolvent", with "many creditors, whose debts in aggregate exceed $26 million".

In March 2008, McLachlan started hosting sports program AFL Game Day, an Australian Rules Football review panel television show on Sunday mornings.

[6] He owns Ten Goals, a small media and production unit specialising in "sports broadcasting, commentary, hosting and multimedia presentations".

In January 2016, McLachlan created controversy and received criticism following an on-air incident when he was pushed away by fill-in weather presenter and Miss Universe Australia, Monika Radulovic, after he hugged her during a live cross to the Magic Millions horse racing event.

[14] In 2020, in an AFL-sanctioned mini-series called Last Time I Cried, McLachlan revealed that his baby Milla was born with West Syndrome and given a 10% chance of surviving without severe brain damage or succumbing to her affliction.

[15] After six months, Doctor Jeremy Freeman of the Children's Private Medical Group told McLachlan that he was confident that Milla would make a full recovery, which she did.

[16][15] After the Seven Network lost the rights to host coverage of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, McLachlan decided to take an overseas 'party' to France in 2024.