Roselee Jencke

Roselee Jencke
OAM

Personal information
Full name	Roselee Joy Gwendoline Jencke [1]
Born	c. 1965 (age 58–59) [2] Victoria, Australia[3]
School	Pakenham Secondary College
Children	Macy Gardner
Relatives	Ray Jencke (brother)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
1982–1983	AIS
1990s	Melbourne Blues[4]
1990	→ Melbourne City
1993–1996	Melbourne Pumas
Years	National team(s)	Caps
1985–1992	Australia	43
Coaching career
Years	Team(s)
2009–2020	Queensland Firebirds
Medal record Representing  Australia World Netball Championships 1991 Sydney Team 1987 Glasgow Team World Games 1985 London Team

Roselee Jencke OAM 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 and the silver medals at the 1985 World Games and the 1987 World Netball Championships. In 1992 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Between 2009 and 2020, Jencke served as head coach of Queensland Firebirds. Between 2011 and 2016 she guided Firebirds to five ANZ Championship grand finals, winning three premierships in 2011, 2015 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, is a former Australian rules footballer. She attended Pakenham Secondary College. She is married to Paul Gardner.^[2][5][6][7] Her daughter, Macy Gardner, is also a netball player and made her Suncorp Super Netball debut for Queensland Firebirds in 2019.^[8][9][10]

Playing career

AIS

Between 1982 and 1983 Jencke played for the Australian Institute of Sport where she was coached by Wilma Shakespear and Gaye Teede.^[11][12][13]

Esso/Mobil Superleague

During the Esso/Mobil Superleague era, Jencke played for Melbourne City and Melbourne Pumas. In 1990 she played for Melbourne City, a composite team coached by Norma Plummer that also featured Simone McKinnis and Shelley O'Donnell. 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.^[14][15][16]

Australia

Between 1985 and 1992 Jencke made 43 senior Test appearances for Australia. In 1984 she had captained the Australia under-21 team. She made her senior debut on 1 February 1985 against New Zealand. She was subsequently a member of the Australia teams that won the silver medals at the 1985 World Games and the 1987 World Netball Championships. Jencke was also a prominent member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Netball Championships. 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.^{[2][3][17][18][19]} In 1992 Jencke, along with the rest of the gold medal winning squad, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.^[1]

Tournaments	Place
1985 World Games[18]
1987 World Netball Championships[19]
1991 World Netball Championships[20][21]

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, Lisa Alexander employed Jencke as an assistant coach.^[5][22] In 2000 she also served as an assistant coach with Melbourne Phoenix.^[23] In 2005 she also served as an assistant coach with AIS Canberra Darters.^{[2][11][22][24]}

Australia

Jencke has also been a selector, assistant coach and specialist coach with Australia.^[3] She served as an assistant coach with the Australia under-21 team that won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Netball Championships.^[5][25] She was also an assistant coach with the 2007 senior squad.^[26] Between 2015 and 2018 she served as Lisa Alexander's assistant/defensive specialist.^{[27][28][29][30]}

Queensland Firebirds

In 2009 Jencke was appointed head coach of Queensland Firebirds.^[22] Between 2011 and 2016 she guided Firebirds to five ANZ Championship grand finals and three premierships.^[3][31][32] At the end of the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season, Jencke announced she was stepping down as Firebirds head coach.^[33][34]

Honours

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