John James McKenzie (19 August 1908 – 1 August 1939) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
[1] The son of Essendon, Brunswick, and Melbourne footballer, John Joseph "Dookie" McKenzie (1881–1946),[2] and Mary Ellen McKenzie (1886-1918), née McCann,[3] John James McKenzie was born at Brunswick, Victoria on 19 August 1908.
[4] Recruited from Geelong Seconds as a half-forward or centreman,[5] "he was hailed as a potential champion but did not fulfil this early promise".
[6] He played five consecutive games for Essendon in 1929: the first against South Melbourne, at Windy Hill, on 25 May 1929,[7] and the last against Melbourne at Windy Hill, on 29 June 1929.
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