2011 Player Review - # 13 Jordie McKenzie

[Demonland 73,140]

Melbourne's tackling machine missed several early season games because of groin problems, but made up for the late start with some fine performances once he was back in the team.  

Despite the late start, McKenzie finished in the club's top three for both handballs and tackles.

Games MFC 2011  15 MFC Total 37 Goals MFC 2011  2 MFC Total 4

Games CSFC 2011 1 Goals CSFC 2011 0

Games CSFC Reserves 2011 Goals 1 CSFC Reserves 2011 1

MFC Handballs 217 (3rd), Tackles 100 (eq3rd).

[Nasher 33,617]

He's obviously loved by the club, and he's also loved by me. Keep up the good work Jordie - can't think of a player who I'd be more pleased for to see carrying the cup on Grand Final day.

[beelzebub 23,383]

This is a man you want in the trenches and the tight clinches. Im sure Neeld will like this guy as he represents much of how Melbourne OUGHT to go about its business. FULL ON !!

[monoccular 17,573]

This wonderful young man is just about THE MVP in our midfield.

His attack on man and ball is exemplary -- #10 should have a bloody good long and hard look at him to discover just how much more important pure G&D is than raw talent!!

Over the last couple of years whenever he has been unable to play we have been greatly the poorer for it.

Go Jordie -- GO DEMONS.

[Nasher 33,617]

#10 should have a bloody good long and hard look at him to discover just how much more important pure G&D is than raw talent!!

It's actually impressive, the way we on Demonland can manage to turn ANY thread in to an opportunity to bag Morton. The guy had a bad year, give him a break FFS.

[Kento80 83]

Got a lot of love for Jordie. The grunt in our midfield for sure. My only gripe is terrible kicking and insistence upon doing anything other than kicking. Sometimes when searching for a handball rather than a kick he really ups the pressure on himself. We have got ourselves a star in this kid, and if they can teach him to kick and have confidence in his kicking, we will have a deadset superstar.

[Striker475 696]

Tackle

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This is the career of Jordie McKenzie. And I love it.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

One of my favourite players and a great guy to boot. He will look so much better when we have a few skilled outside players around him.

Sam Mitchell makes other players look good and they help him too. All it takes is a bit of chemistry.

[Viney Vidi Vici 148]

anyone else agree that he actually looks amazingly like Neeld?

[Chook 15,022]

anyone else agree that he actually looks amazingly like Neeld?

Yes. I always thought that, too. It's all in the eyes. They are both sort of "bug-eyed."

[Lutz 76]

Got a lot of love for Jordie. The grunt in our midfield for sure. My only gripe is terrible kicking and insistence upon doing anything other than kicking. Sometimes when searching for a handball rather than a kick he really ups the pressure on himself. We have got ourselves a star in this kid, and if they can teach him to kick and have confidence in his kicking, we will have a deadset superstar.

Don't agree. He's not a bad kick, in fact he's quite a good long raking kick.

But he often lacks the space to kick effectively and picks the handball to a teammate rather than bombing long.

Soon he'll be taught to sometimes just throw it on his boot.

I think he's often so focused on what is within a 10m radius that he doesn't have the vision to pick a target upfield.

It's more a refusal to bomb in hope rather than finding a teammate.

[Kento80 83]

Don't agree. He's not a bad kick, in fact he's quite a good long raking kick.

But he often lacks the space to kick effectively and picks the handball to a teammate rather than bombing long.

Soon he'll be taught to sometimes just throw it on his boot.

I think he's often so focused on what is within a 10m radius that he doesn't have the vision to pick a target upfield.

It's more a refusal to bomb in hope rather than finding a teammate.

Can't agree at all Lutz. The amount of times I have seen him doing anything to avoid kicking the ball. It's even to the point that the commentators joke about it regularly. I should admit though that I shouldn't comment on the quality of his kicking, as it is something I rarely ever see, but he quite obviously doesn't have confidence in it. I don't understand how you can't see that, but to each their own.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Kento80 is correct, McKenzie too often doesn't even look to kick as an option, he is too reliant on using the ball by hand which on many occasions has lead to mistakes or avoidable errors.

[Ned 156]

That can be changed thought I think. Jobe Watson was exactly the same and has turned out to be a terrific kick. Would love to see Jordie master that and take his game to the next level. Really admire him no matter what.

[rpfc 28,769]

He's a better kick than he thinks he is.

I want to strangle Green, Moloney, and Davey when they trail behind him screaming at him to handpass it to them while they are standing still in awful positions.

I cry sometimes about our senior players...

[Flemo56 409]

Neeld (coach) + Ranga (student)= a much better TEAM & RANGA smashing opponents everywhere with skill, aggression & teamwork............sorry the surf's flat and I'm doing some imaginitive thinking.....lol......I've posted plenty of luv for Ranga in prev posts, he's the G&D + H&S we need to teach others on our list.

[Deeoldfart 8,061]

Jordie is a hard nut who puts his body on the line and plays his guts out every time he takes the field. He is the ultimate team player who thrives on hard work . He's a footballer's footballer. I know these are all overused cliches, but for me they sum up perfectly the way Jordie plays his footy, and why he is held in such high esteem around the Club and amongst Dees supporters. It's easy to understand why he won his second successive Coaches Award and the Players Award for his efforts in 2011. These were great achievenents, especially as he missed a large part of the pre-season and some early rounds with groin problems. Well done Jordie ........ I wish we had a few more with your attitude.