Jack McKenzie (footballer, born 1881)

Jack McKenzie
Personal information
Full name John Joseph McKenzie
Nickname(s) Dookie
Date of birth 10 November 1881
Place of birth Fitzroy North, Victoria
Date of death 21 March 1946(1946-03-21) (aged 64)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Brunswick
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898–1900 Brunswick (VFA) 38 0(37)
1901–1902 Essendon (VFL) 32 0(26)
1903 White Feather (WAGFA)
1904–1906 Essendon (VFL) 49 0(64)
1907 Essendon Association (VFA) 13 0(23)
1908–1914 Brunswick (VFA) 84 0(98)
1915 Melbourne (VFL) 16 0(10)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1915 Melbourne 17 (9–8–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Joseph "Dookie" McKenzie (10 November 1881 – 21 March 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He gained the nickname "Dookie" from his favourite player as a youth, Alex "Dookie" McKenzie, a Carlton and Melbourne player of the 1880s, and 1890s.[1]