Talent
An exceptionally talented "knock" ruckman (who would regularly punch the ball from the centre bounce to centre-half forward), with an extraordinarily high vertical leap.
Employed as an inspector of interstate transport vehicles and their drivers by the Victorian Country Roads Board, McKenzie was strong, tough, and aggressive, and he had the stamina to play hard all day.
He always played far beyond his height and weight, and he regularly outplayed much taller opponents (such as Carlton's Peter "Percy" Jones, St Kilda's Carl Ditterich, and Collingwood's Len Thompson), as well as much heavier opponents (such as Carlton's John Nicholls).
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