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Full name
Stanley McKenzie
Known as
Stan McKenzie
Born
30 August 1896
Died
13 September 1985 (aged 89)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 261d
Last game: 29y 13d
Height and weight
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Senior clubs
Collingwood; North Melbourne; Hawthorn
Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 18
Hawthorn: 3
Recruited from
Collingwood (1919); North Melbourne (1921)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Collingwood | V/AFL | 1918 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 78% | — | — | — | 0 |
North Melbourne | VFA | 1919-1920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hawthorn | VFA | 1921-1924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hawthorn | V/AFL | 1925 | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 18% | — | — | — | 1 |
V/AFL | 1918, 1925 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 38% | — | — | — | 1 | |
VFA | 1919-1924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 1918-1925 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
AFL: 2,346th player to appear, 5,853rd most games played, 10,608th most goals kickedCollingwood: 232nd player to appear, 739th most games played, 956th most goals kickedHawthorn: 8th player to appear, 465th most games played, 712th most goals kicked
After playing briefly with Collingwood in 1918, Stan McKenzie crossed to North Melbourne in the VFA, where he remained for the next two seasons. In 1921 he moved to Hawthorn where he became a stalwart of that club's final half a dozen seasons in the Association, winning its premier individual award (then known as the Most Consistent Player Trophy) in 1922.
McKenzie's last year, 1925, coincided with the Mayblooms' elevation to league status, and he added a further 17 VFL games to the nine he had managed with the Woods. An extremely talented, hard to beat half back, he was regarded down Glenferrie way as an out and out champion, and in 1925 he became the first ever Hawthorn player to gain selection for the VFL. He later coached Auburn.
Author - John Devaney