The Brothers five-eighth dazzled in Group Nine this season, and was a close second in the Weissel Medal count behind dual winner James Luff, but put his place in their finals campaign on hold for a shot to Australian Indigenous sevens team.

Injury struck at training, preventing the 22-year-old from trialing but he still had done enough to earn his place.

Now he's preparing with the side ahead of a busy summer.

It's kick starts with a training camp later this month before events in Sydney, Darwin and Brisbane leading into a trip to Dubai in line with the World Series.

McLachlan is excited for what lies ahead.

"We go overseas, play at different places and if we are good enough can get a contract with Australian sevens," McLachlan said.

"I think they have two contracts to give out full-time."

The approaching Tokyo Olympics only adds to a big year for the Australian sevens program and the Indigenous side will travel alongside the men's team.

It's been a long time since McLachlan has played rugby union, especially in the sevens format.

However seven years later his attacking style is suited to the frenetic pace of the shortened game.

He's looking forward to being able to try something new.

"I can't wait," he said.

"It is something different and I haven't played union in a few years."

McLachlan broke his pelvis and dislocated his hip playing for Easts in 2016 and has only plagued rugby league since returning to Wagga.

The broken hand could have derailed his plans but we still given his chance as part of the squad.

"I just gave it a crack and it turned out to be alright," he said.

"I broke my hand on the first night, that wasn't real fun.

"We hadn't even played a game.

"We trained all night Friday and I broke that night at training.

"We played three games on Saturday and two games Saturday."

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