Trent McKenzie

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Trent McKenzie
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McKenzie playing for Gold Coast in 2012
Personal information
Full name Trent McKenzie
Nickname(s) The Cannon
Date of birth (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 31)
Original team(s) Western Jets (TAC Cup)
Draft Underage recruit, Gold Coast
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 12
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2011–2017 Gold Coast 106 (22)
2018– Port Adelaide 59 (1)
Total165 (23)
International team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2011 Australia 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Trent McKenzie (born 3 April 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Gold Coast Football Club from 2011 to 2017. He was recruited as one of twelve 17-year-olds made available to Gold Coast under the AFL's draft concessions. [1]

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Junior career

McKenzie played with the Western Jets during 2009 and also represented Vic Metro in the 2009 Under-18 National Championships. He was selected by the Gold Coast as one of twelve 17-year-olds the club could pre-list prior to the 2009 AFL draft. He spent 2010 playing for the Gold Coast in the Victorian Football League.

AFL career

McKenzie made his debut in round 2, 2011 in the Gold Coast Suns inaugural AFL match against Carlton at the Gabba. In round 5, McKenzie was part of the first Gold Coast Suns victory over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. After the round 17 victory over Richmond in Cairns, McKenzie was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star. [2]

His nickname "The Cannon" was attributed by the fact that he can kick 70m on the full, making him one of the longest kicks in the AFL. [3]

He was delisted by Gold Coast at the conclusion of the 2017 season. [4] He subsequently signed with Port Adelaide as a delisted free agent in November. [5]

In 2020, McKenzie was able to break into the Port Adelaide side, and has had an extended period in the side as the third tall defender. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Trent McKenzie – IMG Australia". IMG Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Luke. "Kicking On". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Gold Coast Suns TV – How far can Trent McKenzie kick?
  4. ↑ "A further four SUNS delisted". GoldCoastFC.com.au. Bigpond. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Bowan, Nick (2 November 2017). "Port fires up 'the Cannon' as latest boom recruit". AFL.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Bowan, Nick (8 September 2020). "Give them a contract now: your clubs biggest resigning priorities". AFL.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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