Eric MACKENZIE

2017 Digest:   Found himself out of favour on return from knee injury in 2016 and had some trade suitors. Working hard to earn his spot. ence.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	NM	Had hands full at stages with North's resting ruckman. Yet to return to best form after knee reco.	4
2		Soreness.
3	WAFL	Tried hard down back and was one of the better East Perth defenders.	–
4	WAFL	Battled bravely in defence against wave after wave of Subiaco attacks.	–
5	WAFL	Strong game in defence to keep the Demons' at bay. 19 possessions, 11 rebounds.	–
6	WAFL	Did his job well in the back half. 14 possessions and is pressing for a recall.	–
7	WAFL	Bye.	–
8	WAFL	Played forward and then went into the ruck. Took some good marks and kicked a goal. Handy.	–
9	WAFL	Spent time in attack and even through the ruck, then down back. Tried hard, but not his best.	–
10		Senior emergency.
11	GCS	Hands full with Lynch throughout. Tried his best but was ultimately beaten.	4
12		Bye.
13	Geel	Kept Menzel out of the game for long periods and took some timely marks. Strong performance in the back half.	6
14	Melb	His confidence is clearly rising. Taking marks now instead of just spoiling.	5
15	WB	Kept Stringer stat-less in first term and a sterling defender throughout.	6
16	Port	Battled against the mobile Port forwards.	4
17		Hamstring.
18		Hamstring.
19	Bris	Solid in defence. Did his job and spoilt strongly.	6
20	StK	Did a fair job on St Kilda's most dangerous forward Membrey.	5
21	Carl	Stood firm under a lot of pressure during the third term.	5
22	GWS	Took care of Cameron when he was on him but had some shocking moments with the footy in the last term.	4
23	Adel	Strong defensive game. Held up under extreme pressure.	6
EF	Port	Monstered at times by Dixon, but stuck to task. Saved game in dying second of regular time by not rushing behind.	4
SF	GWS	Helped get them into a semi final, but was a non-factor all night.	3

2016 Season

1	Bris	Mackenzie has become more confident with the ball since his injury.	5
2	Haw	Had a range of opponents in Hawks rotating forward half. Made some costly mistakes.	3
3	Frem	Solid game. Pushed forward for a rare goal too.	6
4	Rich	Opponent Riewoldt was one of Richmond’s few shining lights.	5
5	Syd	Had time on Tippett and Franklin and beaten overall.	4
6	Coll	Had hands full at times in defence. Collingwood’s talls played well.	5
7	Geel	Three kicks from the back half and looked all at sea at times. Still finding feet.	3
8	StK	Still finding his feet in return to top level and was OK.	5
9	Port	Great tussle with Dixon, kept him honest.	6
10	GCS	Spent time on Lynch. The Eagles stopped Gold Coast from getting the ball forward.	5
11	WB	Took resting ruckman and Redpath at times. Certainly not the worst of the defenders.	5
12		Ill.
13	WAFL	Played first WAFL game since 2011 and was solid in back-line.	–
14	WAFL	Bye.	–
15	WAFL	Strong defensively and finished with 22 disposals, 10 marks.	–
16	WAFL	Dominant at full-back on Ricky Cary and had 17 touches.	–
17	WAFL	Another strong performance defensively and had 20 touches, six marks.	–
18	Melb	Still struggling with the zone style of defence.	4
19	Coll	Had a horror afternoon in back half. Beaten in the air and fumbled when he got the ball.	3
20	WAFL	Solid up against Taberner with 18 touches, seven marks.	–
21	WAFL	Not a great day against Subiaco's forwards with 14 touches, six marks.	–
22	WAFL	Good game down back but not needed by Eagles even without Barrass.	–
23	WAFL	Good effort again as a key defender with 20 touches and nine marks.	–
EF		–

2015 Season

1		Knee.
2		Knee.
3		Knee.
4		Knee.
5		Knee.
6		Knee.
7		Knee.
8		Knee.
9		Knee.
10		Knee.
11		Knee.
12		Knee.
13		Knee.
14		Knee.
15		Knee.
16		Knee.
17		Knee.
18		Knee.
19		Knee.
20		Knee.
21		Knee.
22		Knee.
23		Knee.
QF		Knee.
PF		Knee.
GF		Knee.

2014 Season

1	WB	Horrible mistake early cost a goal but after that he was superb across half back.	7
2	Melb	Had Howe in his back pocket and even ran off him to kick a goal.	7
3	StK	Went to Riewoldt late and was only defender who could stay with the Saint.	6
4	Geel	Battled Hawkins and did OK to keep him to three given Cats had 62 inside-50s.	5
5	Port	Won plenty of ball in defence despite standing Schulz. Port man kicked two though.	6
6	Carl	Solid in defence rotating between the Blues’ talls.	6
7	Frem	Was good on Pavlich keeping him scoreless.	7
8	GWS	Kept Patton quite then the Giant was switched to defence.	6
10	WAFL	Did the business on Cloke all night and tried to provide some run.	8
11	NM	Good job down back on Petrie.	6
12	Haw	Destroyed by Roughead. Rarely loses his position but did this time.	3
13	GCS	Took 14 marks in defence to steady the ship.	7
14	StK	Played on Riewoldt and did a satisfactory job against a restricted Saints’ skipper.	5
15	Frem	Got the better of Pavlich and was strong down back all afternoon.	7
16	Syd	Did everything in the rules (and sometimes out) to keep Franklin under wraps.	6
17	Bris	Good first half (nine touches) and then faded (four after half-time).	5
18	Rich	Had the better of Riewoldt but conditions did suit defenders. Moved well.	6
19	Adel	Great tussle with Walker despite conceding four goals.	5
20	Coll	Great job on Cloke. Clearly won that battle.	7
21	Ess	Went to Daniher and was tight as usual.	6
22	Melb	Intercepted well down back and gave drive when allowed time to run.	6
23	GCS	Lynch caused issues in the air early but as team got on to so did he.	5
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	Frem	Did a good job on Pavlich until a hamstring strain ended his night.	6
2		Hamstring.
3		Hamstring.
4	Carl	Just plodded in defence and is yet to find anything close to his best.	3
5	Port	Kept Schulz goalless and was steady all evening.	7
6	WB	Most of the time he was on Jones. Unobtrusive.	5
7	Bris	Dominated the contest with Brown. Shut down Brisbane’s avenue to goal.	8
8	NM	Big job on Petrie and kept the big fella under wraps for most of the night.	7
9	GWS	Had his moments in an entertaining battle with Cameron.	5
10	Rich	On Riewoldt who was in trouble once he started to move in second term.	2
11	StK	Solid on Riewoldt and then Maister. Bolted down ground to kick winning goal.	5
13	Haw	Had task on Franklin in what was a great battle. More than held his own.	6
14	Ess	Good job on Hurley in first half then had resting rucks.	5
15	Adel	Kept Jenkins to one goal and saved the Eagles many times in defence.	7
16	Frem	Had a good duel with Pavlich and overall was on top.	6
17	Syd	An invaluable driving force from half back with long kicks rebounding from defensive 50.	7
18	WB	Had job on Jones and gave him a bit of a lesson all match. Steady effort.	7
19	GCS	Solid worker down back and ventured forward for a goal.	6
20	Ess	Sturdy effort down back and relishing an injury-free run for once.	6
21	Geel	Did a sound job on Podsiadly given the weight of ball. Among best.	7
22	Coll	Kept Cloke to three goals, not a bad effort given weight of ball against.	6
23	Adel	Solid down back on Johnston.	5
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	WB	Had Jones covered and was steady. Not much offensively.	6
2	Melb	Had his hands full with Mitch Clark who kicked five goals.	4
3	GWS	Blanketed Folau but the ball wasn’t kicked in their direction often.	5
4	Haw	Strong game on Franklin. But lucky the Hawk was off target with 1.6.	7
6	NM	A good defensive game. Spoilt strongly.	6
7	Ess	Outgunned by tall resting forwards	3
8	StK	Lost his battle with Riewoldt but still won some key one-on-ones.	5
9	Frem	Did his job. Would have liked barely having the ball close to Freo’s goal.	6
10	Bris	Played well in patches.	5
12	Carl	Troubled by Henderson at some stages but held his own.	5
13	Coll	Started on Cloke and torched in second term.	3
14	GCS	Had little trouble. The Suns forwards never threatened.	6
15	NM	Not an eye catcher but Petrie didn’t shine so has to be rated effective.	6
16	Syd	Reid kicked three goals and took the points.	5
17	Adel	Took some telling marks in defence repelling several Crows attacks.	5
18	Bris	Solid on Brown. The Lion kicked three goals but two were in the last term.	5
19	Frem	Thrashed by Pavlich.	3
20	Geel	Hawkins threatened to tear him apart but was saved from the fate. Just.	3
21	Port	Always gets the opposition’s best forward but came off second best to Schulz.	4
22	Coll	Destroyed Cloke. Kept him scoreless.	7
EF	NM	Side so in control he kicked first goal of his career. Didn’t have much to do.	4
SF	Coll	Had the major job on Cloke and threw everything at the big fellow.	7