Jack McKenzie (footballer, born 1908)

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Jack McKenzie
Personal information
Full name John James McKenzie
Date of birth(1908-08-19)19 August 1908
Place of birth Brunswick, Victoria
Original team(s) Geelong Seconds
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1929 Essendon 5 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John James McKenzie (born 19 August 1908, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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Family

The son of Essendon, Brunswick, and Melbourne footballer, John Joseph "Dookie" McKenzie (1881–1946), [2] and Mary Ellen McKenzie (1886-1918), née McCann, [3] John James McKenzie was born at Brunswick, Victoria on 19 August 1908.

He married Lorna Mavis Ireland (1912-) on 29 April 1933. They were divorced in 1939. [4]

Football

Recruited from Geelong Seconds as a half-forward or centreman, [5] "he was hailed as a potential champion but did not fulfil this early promise". [6]

He played five consecutive games for Essendon in 1929: the first against South Melbourne, at Windy Hill, on 25 May 1929, [7] and the last against Melbourne at Windy Hill, on 29 June 1929. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 587. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ Deaths: McKenzie, The Age, (Friday, 22 March 1946), p.9.
  3. ↑ Deaths: McKenzie, The Argus, (Wednesday, 3 July 1918), p.1.
  4. ↑ Divorce Decrees, The Argus, (Tuesday, 25 April 1939), p.9.
  5. ↑ Essendon Blend Experienced Players and Promising Recruits: Son of a Champion, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 6 April 1929), p.6; Some Clubroom Gossip: Players Who Are Being Talked About, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 10 April 1929), p.9; (Essendon's final training list for 1929), The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 24 April 1929), p.8.
  6. ↑ Past Player Profile: Jack James McKenzie, "essendonfc.com.au".
  7. ↑ Football: The Teams, The Age, (Friday, 24 May 1929), p.6.
  8. ↑ Football: The Teams, The Age, (Friday, 28 June 1929), p.6.

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