AFL Career
McKenna was recruited to the West Coast Eagles for the 1988 season with a pre-draft selection. He played for the Eagles from 1988 until 2000, notching up 267 games and booting 28 goals. He formed one of the most feared backlines in the AFL, along with John Worsfold, Ashley McIntosh, Glen Jakovich and Michael Brennan and was known for his cool demeanour and reliability.
He won the Club Champion Award twice, once in 1989 and the other in 1999, finishing in the top three another five times.
He was captain from 1998 until his retirement at the end of 2000. He kicked a memorable goal on the final kick of his career in Round 22 2000 which frenzied the crowd at Subiaco Oval.
An unusual and rare moment came in a match against St Kilda in Round 22, 1999, when McKenna called for a head count. McKenna was only the third captain to call for a head count in league history. The teams were even.
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