2015 Player Review - 13 Jordie McKenzie

[dazzledavey36 49,367]

Good on jordie will no doubt have surban/VFL clubs lining up for his signature. Heck im gonna pester my own club to get onto him!

[Mazer Rackham 14,970]

Two pages for a bloke who played one game?

I'll take that as a tribute to a bloke for whom others have said it better. Gave his all, never shirked, makes you wonder what some others might achieve/have achieved given the same spirit and work ethic.

Good on you Jordie, thank you for your efforts, and all the best.

[wretched.sylph 164]

my favourite player.

[Pipefitter 2,042]

Can't say he didn't give it his best crack. All the best Jordie!

[Alotta 88]

Less than one in one thousand boys born in Australia each year will ever play a single game of AFL football.

Jordie is one.

Of those who ever play a game, 80% will have shorter careers than Jordie.

Better career stats than Crowley.

Jordie (pick 1 2009 rookie draft) 79 MFC games v Scully (pick 1 2009 national draft) MFC 31 games.

Massive respect.

The generosity of spirit shown by the contributors to this thread stands in stark contrast to the meanspiritness of the knockers and the naysayers who have ridden on this honest kid's back over the last 7 seasons.

[Whispering_Jack 28,094]

Less than one in one thousand boys born in Australia each year will ever play a single game of AFL football.

Jordie is one.

Of those who ever play a game, 80% will have shorter careers than Jordie.

Better career stats than Crowley.

Jordie (pick 1 2009 rookie draft) 79 MFC games v Scully (pick 1 2009 national draft) MFC 31 games.

Massive respect.

The generosity of spirit shown by the contributors to this thread stands in stark contrast to the meanspiritness of the knockers and the naysayers who have ridden on this honest kid's back over the last 7 seasons.

Agree with much of that although it's difficult to compare stoppers on the strength of statistics alone so you could argue about the Crowley comparison.

On the other hand, I have no doubt that Jordie would have had a much better record in a better team and there's a chance that he might still have a role somewhere given the example of Kyle Cheney who has managed to play finals football at two stronger clubs after he left us.

[Deeoldfart 7,820]

I loved Jordie as a player, simply because he he gave every ounce of himself every time he entered the field of play for the mighty Demons. It's a trait a lot more talented players on our list could learn from. What's more, he was a 'heart and soul' player for Casey, when it would have been easy to have dropped his head when the writing was clearly on the wall about his playing future. Well done and good luck Jordie, you can be proud of your achievements as a Demon.

Edited September 23, 2015 by Deeoldfart