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]
Footballedit
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 Serviceedit
McKenzie enlisted in the Australian Army during World War II and served in transport units in Victoria and Queensland.[4]
Referencesedit
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 588. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.
^"NOTES FROM TRACK AND CLUB-ROOM". Record. Vol. XLV, no. 25. Victoria, Australia. 22 June 1940. p. 4.
^"World War II Roll: William Robert MacKenzie". Department of Veterans Affairs.
^Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football: league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 394. ISBN978-0-992379-14-8.
External linksedit
Jock McKenzie at AustralianFootball.com
Jock McKenzie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Jock McKenzie's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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jock, mckenzie, australian, footballer, william, robert, jock, mckenzie, october, 1911, june, 1989, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, south, melbourne, fitzroy, during, 1930s, jock, mckenziepersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, robert, mckenziedat. 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 McKenziePersonal informationFull nameWilliam Robert McKenzieDate of birth 1911 10 31 31 October 1911Place of birthWarburton VictoriaDate of death16 June 1989 1989 06 16 aged 77 Height178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight75 kg 165 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1931 1936South Melbourne0 44 0 0 1936 1939Fitzroy0 48 57 1940South Melbourne0 11 25 Total103 82 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Family 2 Football 3 War Service 4 References 5 External linksFamily editThe son of John McKenzie and Elizabeth Helen Jane McKenzie nee Green William Robert McKenzie and his twin brother James Frank McKenzie 2 were born at Warburton on 31 October 1911 3 Football editMcKenzie 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 editMcKenzie enlisted in the Australian Army during World War II and served in transport units in Victoria and Queensland 4 References edit 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 NOTES FROM TRACK AND CLUB ROOM Record Vol XLV no 25 Victoria Australia 22 June 1940 p 4 World War II Roll William Robert MacKenzie Department of Veterans Affairs Cullen Barbara 2015 Harder than football league players at war Richmond Victoria Slattery Media Group p 394 ISBN 978 0 992379 14 8 External links editJock McKenzie at AustralianFootball com Jock McKenzie s playing statistics from AFL Tables Jock McKenzie s playing statistics from The VFA Project nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1911 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jock McKenzie Australian footballer amp oldid 1182072349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
