Trent McKenzie (born 3 April 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the

Gold Coast Football Club The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since the ...

from 2011 to 2017. He was recruited as one of twelve 17-year-olds made available to Gold Coast under the AFL's draft concessions.

Junior career

McKenzie played with the

Western Jets The Western Jets is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Victorian premier U19 competition, the NAB League, since its inception in 1992. The club have developmental squads in the U16, however much of the attention is towards its U ...

during 2009 and also represented Vic Metro in the 2009 Under-18 National Championships. He was selected by the Gold Coast as one of twelve 17-year-olds the club could pre-list prior to the 2009 AFL Draft. He spent 2010 playing for the Gold Coast in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

AFL career

McKenzie made his debut in round 2, 2011 in the Gold Coast Suns inaugural AFL match against Carlton at

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. In round 5, McKenzie was part of the first Gold Coast Suns victory over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. After the round 17 victory over Richmond in Cairns, McKenzie was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star. His nickname "The Cannon" was attributed by the fact that he can kick 70m on the full, making him one of the longest kicks in the AFL. He was delisted by Gold Coast at the conclusion of the 2017 season. He subsequently signed with Port Adelaide as a delisted free agent in November. In 2020, McKenzie was able to break into the Port Adelaide side, and has had an extended period in the side as the third tall defender.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McKenzie, Trent 1992 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club players Place of birth missing (living people) Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Western Jets players Australia international rules football team players Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)