Career
Originally from Golden Grove, South Australia, Menzel played for the Central District Football Club in the SANFL, as well as representing South Australia in the 2009 American Federation of Labor-Congress National Under 18 Championships, prior to being drafted by the Geelong Football Club with their first selection, and the 17th overall draft pick, in the 2009 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft. In his follow-up match in the next round, Menzel scored three goals from three kicks, with Geelong defeating Carlton. After performing well during the 2011 season, Menzel quickly become a crowd favourite with the Geelong supporters, drawing comparisons with star forward Steve Johnson.
In the first round of finals in 2011, Menzel ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
He had a knee reconstruction, and returned to VFL football in June 2012, but ruptured the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in his left knee in his return game, ruling him out for the rest of the season. He re-injured the knee in offseason training in December 2012, and opted to undergo LARS reconstruction surgery, in which the natural ligament is augmented with a synthetic ligament.
He returned to VFL football in April 2013, but re-injured the LARS-reconstructed ligament in his second match, requiring another reconstruction which will rule him out of playing for the rest of 2013. Menzel is believed to be the first American Federation of Labor-Congress football player to undergo four knee reconstructions in his career.
After 3 seasons lost to knee reconstructions, Menzel returned late in 2015 season and scored 4 goals against Collingwood.
Menzel"s younger brother Troy is also an Australian rules football player, who plays for the Adelaide Football Club.