Jack McKenzie snr
Essendon and Melbourne · “Dookie”
AFL career
97 games100 goals
- Debut
- R6 1901 v SME1 June 1901
- Most recent
- SF 1915 v CAR28 Aug 1915
Coaching career
17 games9 wins8 losses0 draws
- First
- R1 1915 v RCH24 Apr 1915
- Most recent
- SF 1915 v CAR28 Aug 1915
Stats
Bio
Known as "Dookie," Jack McKenzie Snr was a premier ruckman and leader whose career successfully bridged the VFL and VFA. Recruited from Brunswick, he was an immediate success at Essendon, playing in the 1901 premiership side before a brief stint in the Western Australian Goldfields. He returned to captain the Bombers and win their 1906 best and fairest, only to transfer to the VFA at the peak of his powers. McKenzie became an Association legend as captain-coach of Brunswick, where he secured a 1909 premiership and famously reported a substantial bribe offered to him to throw the 1911 Grand Final. He returned to the VFL for a final season in 1915, captain-coaching Melbourne to their first finals appearance in fifteen years to cement a reputation built on immense skill and integrity.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack McKenzie
- Born
- 10 Nov 1881
- Died
- 21 Mar 1946 (aged 64y 131d)
- Birthplace
- Northcote, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Coaching
- Melbourne (Senior Coach)191517 games (W9 L8 D0), 52.9%
Honours
- Premiership1901
- Essendon B&F1906
- Melbourne captain1915
Family
Bio
1 revisionKnown as "Dookie," Jack McKenzie Snr was a premier ruckman and leader whose career successfully bridged the VFL and VFA. Recruited from Brunswick, he was an immediate success at Essendon, playing in the 1901 premiership side before a brief stint in the Western Australian Goldfields. He returned to captain the Bombers and win their 1906 best and fairest, only to transfer to the VFA at the peak of his powers. McKenzie became an Association legend as captain-coach of Brunswick, where he secured a 1909 premiership and famously reported a substantial bribe offered to him to throw the 1911 Grand Final. He returned to the VFL for a final season in 1915, captain-coaching Melbourne to their first finals appearance in fifteen years to cement a reputation built on immense skill and integrity.