Jock McKenzie (Australian footballer)

William Robert "Jock" McKenzie (31 October 1911 – 16 June 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1930s.[1]

Jock McKenzie
Personal information
Full name William Robert McKenzie
Date of birth (1911-10-31)31 October 1911
Place of birth Warburton, Victoria
Date of death 16 June 1989(1989-06-16) (aged 77)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931–1936 South Melbourne 044 0(0)
1936–1939 Fitzroy 048 (57)
1940 South Melbourne 011 (25)
Total 103 (82)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of John McKenzie and Elizabeth Helen Jane McKenzie, née Green, William Robert McKenzie (and his twin brother James Frank McKenzie)[2] were born at Warburton on 31 October 1911.[3]

Football

McKenzie started his career in 1931 with South Melbourne where he played in the back pocket, enjoying premiership success in 1933. He left the club for Fitzroy during the 1936 season and was used up forward, kicking 33 goals in 1938. In 1940 he returned to South Melbourne for his final season in the Victorian Football League. He later played with Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association.

War Service

McKenzie enlisted in the Australian Army during World War II and served in transport units in Victoria and Queensland.[4]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 588. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "NOTES FROM TRACK AND CLUB-ROOM". Record. Vol. XLV, no. 25. Victoria, Australia. 22 June 1940. p. 4.
  3. "World War II Roll: William Robert MacKenzie". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  4. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football: league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 394. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
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