Jack McKenzie (footballer, born 1908)


John James McKenzie was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
His father, John Joseph "Dookie" McKenzie, was also a VFL footballer.

Football

Recruited from Geelong Seconds as a half-forward or centreman, "he was hailed as a potential champion but did not fulfil this early promise".
He played five consecutive games for Essendon in 1929: the first against South Melbourne, at Windy Hill, on 25 May 1929, and the last against Melbourne at Windy Hill, on 29 June 1929.