Roselee Jencke is a former Australia netball international and netball coach. As a player, Jencke was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medal at the

1991 World Netball Championships The 1991 World Netball Championships (also known as the Johnson & Johnson World Netball Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in ...

and the silver medals at the

1985 World Games The 1985 World Games, commonly known as London 1985, were the second edition of the World Games, an international multi-sport event held in London, England. Three main venues were used, the main one being the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre ...

and the

1987 World Netball Championships The 1987 World Netball Championships was the seventh edition of the INF Netball World Cup held in Glasgow, Scotland. This quadrennial premier event in international netball featured 17 teams, and included the debut of Cook Islands. The format of ...

. In

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she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Between 2009 and

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, Jencke served as head coach of Queensland Firebirds. Between

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and

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she guided Firebirds to five ANZ Championship grand finals, winning three premierships in 2011,

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and 2016.

Early life, education and family

Jencke is originally from Pakenham, Victoria. She is the daughter of Norman and Janet Jencke. Her younger brother,

Ray Jencke Ray Jencke, (born 25 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn Football Club. Early life and family Jencke is originally from Pakenham, Victoria. He is the son of Norman and Janet Jencke. His older sister, Ros ...

, is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er. She attended Pakenham Secondary College. She is married to Paul Gardner. Her daughter,

Macy Gardner Macy Gardner is an Australian netball player who has played for Queensland Firebirds in Suncorp Super Netball and for Queensland Fusion in the Australian Netball League. Early life, education and family Gardner is originally from Victoria but ...

, is also a netball player and made her Suncorp Super Netball debut for Queensland Firebirds in

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Playing career

AIS

Between 1982 and 1983 Jencke played for the

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

where she was coached by

Wilma Shakespear Wilma Joyce Shakespear (born 4 March 1943), previously known as Wilma Ritchie, is a former Australia netball international, Australia head coach and sports administrator. As a player, she represented Australia at the 1963 World Netball Cham ...

and

Gaye Teede Gaye Teede (born 15 April 1946), also known as Gaye Switch or Gaye Walsh, is a former Australia netball international and a former Australia head coach. As a player, she represented Australia at the 1967, 1971 and 1979 World Netball Championsh ...

Esso/Mobil Superleague

During the

Esso/Mobil Superleague The Esso Superleague, later known as the Mobil Superleague, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1985 and 1996. The league was Australia's first national netball league. It was organized by the All Australia Netball A ...

era, Jencke played for Melbourne City and Melbourne Pumas. In 1990 she played for Melbourne City, a composite team coached by

Norma Plummer Norma Margaret Plummer AM (born 24 November 1944) is a former Australian national player who also served as netball coach for both Australia and South Africa. She was coach of Australia from 2003 to 2011, ending her coaching career with the D ...

that also featured

Simone McKinnis Simone McKinnis is a former Australia netball international and the current head coach of Melbourne Vixens in Suncorp Super Netball. As a player she was a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 World Netball C ...

and

Shelley O'Donnell Shelley O'Donnell is a former Australia netball international. Between 1990 and 1999, O'Donnell made 84 senior appearances for Australia. She was a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Ch ...

. Melbourne City finished as champions after defeating Adelaide Contax 52–42 in the grand final. In 1993 Jencke captained a Melbourne Pumas team with McKinnis as vice-captain and with Norma Plummer as coach. Jencke was still a member of the Pumas squad in 1996.

Australia

Between 1985 and 1992 Jencke made 43 senior Test appearances for

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. In 1984 she had captained the Australia under-21 team. She made her senior debut on 1 February 1985 against

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. She was subsequently a member of the Australia teams that won the silver medals at the

and the

. Jencke was also a prominent member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the

. In the final she made a match-saving intercept in the final minute to ensure a one-goal victory for Australia. Chronic back pain forced her to retire from the national team in 1993. In

Jencke, along with the rest of the gold medal winning squad, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.

Coaching career

Assistant coach

;Club level After a back injury kept her sidelined for much of the 1997 Commonwealth Bank Trophy season with Melbourne Kestrels,

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employed Jencke as an assistant coach. In 2000 she also served as an assistant coach with

Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Kestrels, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Comm ...

. In 2005 she also served as an assistant coach with

AIS Canberra Darters Canberra Darters are a former Australian netball team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The team was originally formed as a partnership between the Australian Institute of Sport and Netball ACT. Between 2003 and 2007 they played ...

. ;Australia Jencke has also been a selector, assistant coach and specialist coach with

. She served as an assistant coach with the Australia under-21 team that won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Netball Championships. She was also an assistant coach with the 2007 senior squad. Between 2015 and 2018 she served as

's assistant/defensive specialist.

Queensland Firebirds

In 2009 Jencke was appointed head coach of Queensland Firebirds. Between

and

she guided Firebirds to five ANZ Championship grand finals and three premierships. At the end of the

2020 Suncorp Super Netball season The 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season was the fourth season of the premier netball league in Australia. The season was originally scheduled to commence on 2 May, though was delayed to 1 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The defending premiers, ...

, Jencke announced she was stepping down as Firebirds head coach.

Honours

Player

;

World Netball Championships The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by the World Netball, inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia national netball team and t ...

**''Winners'':

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**''Runners Up'':

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**''Runners Up'':

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;Melbourne City * Esso Super League **''Winners'': 1990

Coach

; Queensland Firebirds * ANZ Championship **''Winners'':

**''Runners Up'':

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Individual awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jencke, Roselee Living people Australian netball players Netball players from Victoria (Australia) Australia international netball players Netball players at the 1985 World Games Australian Institute of Sport netball players Australian Institute of Sport netball coaches Queensland Firebirds coaches ANZ Championship coaches Suncorp Super Netball coaches Australian netball coaches Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Esso/Mobil Superleague players Year of birth missing (living people) 1987 World Netball Championships players 1991 World Netball Championships players