McLinden signed for the London Broncos in November 2004[7] and was appointed team captain following on from Jim Dymock.

He scored his first Super 14 try in his side's 22–3 win over South Africa's Cheetahs at Suncorp Stadium.

[11] McLinden is a co-director of Animalates, an exercise program for children aged 4–11, combining Pilates, yoga, aerobics and dance with an animal characters theme.

He entered the field wearing a shirt with "end coal, gas & oil" on the front and "for our kids" on the back, in protest against Government inaction to prevent climate change.

[14] McLinden threatened to disrupt the 2023 NRL Grand Final, via a tip-off to a Journalist from The Sydney Morning Herald.

Security and officials carried pictures of McLinden ahead of the match, in the hope of identifying him before he attempted his pitch invasion.