Aubrey MacKenzie | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Aubrey Duckworth MacKenzie | ||
Date of birth | 23 October 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
Date of death | 15 July 1933 | (aged 38)||
Place of death | near Broadford, Victoria [1] | ||
Original team(s) | Brunswick Juniors | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1914 | Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
1922–1924 | St Kilda | 35 (8) | |
Total | 37 (8) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Aubrey Duckworth MacKenzie (23 October 1894 – 15 July 1933) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A Brunswick junior, MacKenzie appeared twice for Melbourne in the 1914 VFL season before enlisting in the armed forces and serving during the war. [2] [3]
MacKenzie was a member of Footscray's 1919 and 1920 Victorian Football Association premiership sides when he returned from the war and signed with St Kilda for the 1922 season. [4] The South African born ruckman spent three years with St Kilda and helped turn a struggling outfit into a winning team. [5]
In 1931, McKenzie was elected as President of the Corowa Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League. He also acted as their football coach in 1931, as a volunteer, receiving no remuneration. [6]
MacKenzie died on 15 July 1933, when he was beheaded in a motor vehicle accident near Broadford, Victoria. [7]
He was survived by his wife, Lillian, and his two children, Audrey and Maxie. [8]
Aubrey MacKenzie | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Aubrey Duckworth MacKenzie | ||
Date of birth | 23 October 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
Date of death | 15 July 1933 | (aged 38)||
Place of death | near Broadford, Victoria [1] | ||
Original team(s) | Brunswick Juniors | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1914 | Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
1922–1924 | St Kilda | 35 (8) | |
Total | 37 (8) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Aubrey Duckworth MacKenzie (23 October 1894 – 15 July 1933) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A Brunswick junior, MacKenzie appeared twice for Melbourne in the 1914 VFL season before enlisting in the armed forces and serving during the war. [2] [3]
MacKenzie was a member of Footscray's 1919 and 1920 Victorian Football Association premiership sides when he returned from the war and signed with St Kilda for the 1922 season. [4] The South African born ruckman spent three years with St Kilda and helped turn a struggling outfit into a winning team. [5]
In 1931, McKenzie was elected as President of the Corowa Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League. He also acted as their football coach in 1931, as a volunteer, receiving no remuneration. [6]
MacKenzie died on 15 July 1933, when he was beheaded in a motor vehicle accident near Broadford, Victoria. [7]
He was survived by his wife, Lillian, and his two children, Audrey and Maxie. [8]