Aubrey MacKenzie
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Aubrey Duckworth MacKenzie (November 1894 – 15 July 1933) was an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
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er who played with Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
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 and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
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 (VFL).

A Brunswick junior, MacKenzie appeared twice for Melbourne in the 1914 VFL season
1914 VFL season
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 before enlisting in the armed forces and serving during the war.

MacKenzie was a member of Footscray
Western Bulldogs
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's 1919 and 1920 Victorian Football Association
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 premiership sides when he returned from the war and signed with St Kilda for the 1922 season. The South African born ruckman
Ruckman (Australian rules football position)
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spent three years with St Kilda and helped turn a struggling outfit into a winning team.

MacKenzie died on 15 July 1933 in a motor accident. He was survived by his wife, Lillian, and his two children, Audrey and Maxie.
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