ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z mək ɹˈeɪ spˈɛnt sˈɪks sˈiːzənz ɪnðɪ ˌɛnˌɑːɹɹˈɛl wɪð sˈaʊθ sˈɪdni, plˈeɪɪŋ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː fˈɜːstɡɹˈeɪd ɡˈeɪmz bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ænd kˈæntɚbˌɛɹi wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd ɪlˈɛvən fˈɜːst ɡɹˈeɪd ɡˈeɪmz bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ lˈɛd ðə bˈʊldɑːɡz ɹɪzˈɜːv ɡɹˈeɪd sˈaɪd tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt pɹəmˈɪɹʃɪp.
In the 1990s McRae spent six seasons in the NRL with South Sydney, playing 23 first-grade games between 1993 and 1995 and Canterbury where he played 11 first grade games between 1997–99 and also led the Bulldogs reserve grade side to the 1998 premiership.