Aubrey MacKenzie
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(1933-07-15) (aged 38)
Place of death near Broadford, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Brunswick Juniors
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914 Melbourne 02 (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]

References

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  1. ^ "Shocking Accident". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 21 July 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 27 May 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Aubrey MacKenzie". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ "Aubrey MacKenzie". Mapping our Anzacs. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Aubrey MacKenzie – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  6. ^ "1931 - Corowa FC appoint coach". The Corowa Free Press. 3 April 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 6 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  7. ^ "1931 - McKenzie killed in motor tragedy". The Herald. 17 July 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 6 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  8. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 July 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 28 December 2010 – via National Library of Australia.
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