Tom MacKenzie
Encyclopedia
Tom D. MacKenzie was an Australian rules football
er in the (then) South Australian Football Association (SAFA)/South Australian Football League (SAFL)
.
MacKenzie was the first man to win three Magarey Medal
s as the fairest and most brilliant
player in the competition. He was a cool centreman who excelled under pressure.
In 1996 MacKenzie was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
. In 2002 he was inducted into the South Australian Hall of Fame
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the (then) South Australian Football Association (SAFA)/South Australian Football League (SAFL)
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
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MacKenzie was the first man to win three Magarey Medal
Magarey Medal
For the biography award of the same name, see Magarey Medal for biography. For a list of winners, see List of Magarey Medallists.The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football...
s as the fairest and most brilliant
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
player in the competition. He was a cool centreman who excelled under pressure.
In 1996 MacKenzie was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
. In 2002 he was inducted into the South Australian Hall of Fame
South Australian Football Hall of Fame
The South Australian Football Hall of Fame was created in 2002 to recognise the players, coaches, umpires, administrators and journalists who had made a significant contribution in the South Australian National Football League...
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Career highlights
- Approximately 200 games for West Torrens Football ClubWest Torrens Football ClubWest Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990...
and North Adelaide Football Club - Captain of West Torrens, 1911 – 1913
- Member 1905 Premiership team at North Adelaide
- Triple Magarey Medallist – 1902 (with West Torrens) and 1905 and 1906 (with North Adelaide)
- South Australian representative 20 matches