Eric Mackenzie (footballer)

Eric Mackenzie
Personal information
Full name	Eric Mackenzie
Date of birth	(1988-05-19) 19 May 1988
Place of birth	Perth
Original team(s)	Christ Church Grammar School
Draft	29th overall, 2006 National Draft (West Coast)
Height/Weight	196cm / 100kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	16
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2007–	West Coast	121 (6)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season.
Career highlights
West Coast acting co-captain 2014 John Worsfold Medallist 2014

Eric Mackenzie (born 19 May 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Claremont in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Mackenzie was drafted by West Coast at the 2006 National Draft, and made his debut during the 2007 season.

Career

West Coast Eagles

Mackenzie was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2006 AFL Draft.^[1]

A key position defender, he had his best season to date in 2014. He replaced the retiring Darren Glass as the club's leading backman and was named acting co-captain of the club for the remainder of the season, along with four other players.^[2] He ended the year by winning the Eagles' best and fairest award, the John Worsfold Medal, beating Brownlow Medallist Matt Priddis by 11 votes.^[3]

He missed the entire 2015 AFL season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in West Coast's first pre-season game of the year against Carlton.^[4]

Claremont Tigers

Mackenzie first played for WAFL club Claremont.^[5] He has played 39 games with the club, but none since 2011, when he became a regular player for the Eagles.

References

↑ "The 2006 Draft". TheDrafter.net.
↑ Alex Malcolm (13 June 2014). Up to five could rotate West Coast captaincy – Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
↑ Hagdorn, Kim (4 October 2014). "West Coast Eagles defender Eric Mackenzie awarded John Worsfold Medal for best player". PerthNow (News Corp Australia).
↑ "West Coast Eagle defender Eric Mackenzie set to miss season after tearing ACL". 28 February 2015.
↑ "Eric Mackenzie statistics". WAFL.

External links

Eric Mackenzie's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
Eric Mackenzie's statistics from AFL Tables

West Coast Eagles – current squad

1 Brown
2 LeCras
3 Gaff
4 Sheed
5 Sheppard
6 Yeo
7 Masten
8 Redden
9 Naitanui
10 Lamb
11 Priddis
12 Wellingham
13 Shuey
14 Duggan
15 Cripps
16 Mackenzie
17 Kennedy (vc)
18 Ellis
20 McGovern
21 Colledge*
22 Giles
23 Jetta
24 Partington
25 Hurn (c)
26 Butler
27 Darling
28 Cole
29 Lycett
30 Nelson
31 Schofield
32 Turnbridge*
33 Hill
34 Hutchings
35 McGinnity
36 McInnes
37 Barrass
38 Mutimer
39 Karpany
41 Snadden*
42 Waterman*
43 Allen
44 Bennell
45 Adamson*
46 Brophy*
47 Lucas*

Coach: Simpson

* denotes rookie listed player

John Worsfold Medal · West Coast Eagles Best and Fairest winners

1987: Malaxos
1988: Worsfold
1989: McKenna
1990: Lewis
1991: Turley
1992: Kemp
1993: Jakovich/Pyke
1994: Jakovich
1995: Jakovich
1996: Banfield
1997: Matera
1998: McIntosh
1999: McKenna
2000: Jakovich
2001: Cousins
2002: Cousins
2003: Cousins
2004: Judd
2005: Cousins
2006: Judd
2007: Glass
2008: Cox
2009: Glass
2010: LeCras
2011: Glass
2012: Selwood
2013: Priddis
2014: Mackenzie
2015: Gaff

2006 AFL national draft

First round	1. Bryce Gibbs 2. Scott Gumbleton 3. Lachlan Hansen 4. Matthew Leuenberger 5. Travis Boak 6. Mitch Thorp 7. Joel Selwood 8. Ben Reid 9. David Armitage 10. Nathan Brown 11. Andrejs Everitt 12. James Frawley 13. Jack Riewoldt 14. James Sellar 15. Daniel O'Keefe 16. Mitch Brown 17. Shaun Hampson (PP) 18. Leroy Jetta (PP)

Second round	19. Shaun Grigg 20. Tom Hislop 21. Gavin Urquhart 22. Albert Proud 23. Paul Stewart 24. Brent Renouf 25. Nathan Djerrkura 26. Shane Edwards 27. Brad Howard 28. Chris Dawes 29. Eric Mackenzie 30. Ricky Petterd 31. Clayton Collard 32. Kurt Tippett 33. Jarryd Morton 34. Chris Schmidt

Third round	35. Mark Austin 36. Alwyn Davey 37. Todd Goldstein 38. James Hawksley 39. Nathan Krakouer 40. Josh Kennedy (F/S) 41. Tom Hawkins (F/S) 42. Bachar Houli 43. Tim Houlihan 44. Brad Dick 45. Brennan Stack 46. Colin Garland 47. Kyle Reimers 48. David Mackay 49. Daniel Currie 50. Will Schofield

Fourth round	51. Clint Benjamin 52. Brock O'Brien 53. Lindsay Thomas 54. Matt Tyler 55. Robbie Gray 56. Garry Moss 57. Simon Hogan 58. Daniel Connors 59. Jarryd Allen 60. Carl Peterson 61. Josh Hill 62. Isaac Weetra 63. Tyson Goldsack 64. Nick Gill 65. Peter Faulks 66. Malcolm Lynch

Fifth round	67. Joe Anderson 69. Ben Warren 70. Sam Sheldon 71. Justin Westhoff 73. Andrew Collins 74. Matthew Ferguson 76. Paul O'Shea 77. Calib Mourish 78. Bryce Campbell 79. Jesse White 80. James Thomson

Sixth round	82. Aaron Edwards 83. Ryan Williams

Seventh round	86. David Rodan

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