Tom MacKenzie
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Tom MacKenzie
| image =
| fullname = Thomas David MacKenzie
| birth_date = {{birth date|1882|10|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1927|11|28|1882|10|4|df=yes}}
| death_place = Southwark, South Australia
| height =
| weight =
| position = Centreman
| club1 = West Torrens
| years1 = 1900–04, 1909–14
| games_goals1 = 121 (45)
| club2 = North Adelaide
| years2 = 1905–1908
| games_goals2 = 54 (4)
| games_goalstotal = 175 (49)
| statsend = 1914
| careerhighlights =
- Captain of West Torrens, 1911–1913
- 1905 premiership player
- Triple Magarey Medallist – 1902, 1905 and 1906
- South Australian representative 20 matches
}}
Thomas David MacKenzie (4 October 1882{{spaced ndash}}28 November 1927) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) South Australian Football Association (SAFA)/South Australian Football League (SAFL).
MacKenzie was the first man to win three Magarey Medals as the fairest and most brilliant player in the competition. He was a cool centreman who excelled under pressure.
He later served in World War I, being wounded several times while fighting in France.{{cite web |url=https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/41879 |title=Discovering Anzacs: Thomas David McKenzie |publisher=National Archives of Australia}}
In 1996 MacKenzie was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.{{cite book |last=Ross |first=John |title=The Australian Football Hall of Fame |year=1999 |publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers |location=Australia |isbn=0-7322-6426-X |pages=96}} In 2002 he was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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{{Magarey Medal winners}}
{{North Adelaide Team of The Century}}
{{West Torrens Football Club captains}}
{{1905 South Australia State Football Team}}
{{1908 South Australia State Football Team}}
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Category:West Torrens Football Club players
Category:North Adelaide Football Club players
Category:Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Magarey Medal winners
Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Category:Australian military personnel of World War I
Category:South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
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