Jenny Borlase OAM, also known as Jenny Kennett, is a former Australia netball international. Between 1989 and 1999 she made 70 senior appearances for Australia. She was a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships, the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. At club level, Borlase played for Garville in both the South Australia state league and the Mobil Superleague and for Adelaide Ravens and Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. She also represented South Australia. Borlase was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1992. After retiring as a player, Borlase has remained involved in netball as both an administrator and coach.

Jenny Borlase
OAM
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Anne Borlase [1] (née Kennett)
Born c. 1968 (age 55–56) [2]
South Australia[3]
Spouse Darryl Borlase
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA
Years Club team(s) Apps
198x–198x Eyre Academy
198x–198x Cummins Kapinnie Cougars
199x–199x Garville
1997–1998 Adelaide Ravens
1999 Melbourne Kestrels
Years National team(s) Caps
1989–1999 Australia 70
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
2017– SASI
2019– Seymour College
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Netball Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Birmingham Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Christchurch Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
World Games
Silver medal – second place 1989 Karlsruhe Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 The Hague Team

Early life and family

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Borlase is originally from the Eyre Peninsula.[4] She is married to Darryl Borlase, a former Australian rules footballer.[5][6][7] The couple have three children, including footballer James Borlase[8] and basketball player Isobel Borlase.[9]

Playing career

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Early years

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In her youth, Borlase, then known as Jenny Kennett played for Eyre Academy.[10] In 1983 she was a member of the Cummins Kapinnie Cougars team that won an A grade premiership in the Great Flinders Football Netball League.[11]

Garville

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Borlase played for Garville in both the South Australia state league and the Mobil Superleague. Between 1992 and 1995 she was a member of the Garville teams that won four successive state league grand finals. She also played for Garville in two Mobil Superleague grand finals. In 1993 they finished as champions. Her team mates at Garville included Natalie Avellino and Michelle den Dekker and the team was coached by Patricia Mickan.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

South Australia

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Borlase also represented South Australia and captained them to a national title. (Note 1) [18]

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

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During the early Commonwealth Bank Trophy era, Borlase played for Adelaide Ravens in 1998 and Melbourne Kestrels in 1999.[2][16][19][20][21][22]

Australia

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Between 1989 and 1999 Borlase made 70 senior appearances for Australia. She made her senior debut on 21 May 1989 against New Zealand. She was a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships, the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[3][23][24][25] She was also a member the team that won a silver medal at the 1989 World Games.[26] In 1992 Borlase, along with the rest of the gold medal winning 1991 World Netball Championship squad, were awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]

Tournaments Place
1989 World Games[26]  
1991 World Netball Championships[27][28]  
1993 World Games[25]  
1995 World Netball Championships[29]  
1998 Commonwealth Games[30][31]  
1999 World Netball Championships[32][33]  

Administrator and coach

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Administrator

Borlase served on the Netball Victoria board for three years. Between and 2008 and 2016, she served on the Netball South Australia board.[3][34][35][36][37][38][39]

Coach

In 2015 Borlase worked with the Australian Institute of Sport, coaching netball players in the Tall Athlete Program.[40] In 2016 and 2017 she served as a specialist coach with Adelaide Thunderbirds.[12][39][41] In 2017 she was appointed head netball coach at the South Australian Sports Institute.[2][42] In 2019 she was appointed coach of the Seymour College open A team.[43]

Honours

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Australia
Garville

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS ORDER OF AUSTRALIA". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 875. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 June 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b c "Jenny Borlase OAM appointed SASI Netball Head Coach". www.sasi.sa.gov.au. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Jennifer Borlase". diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "About Eyre Peninsula". www.abc.net.au. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "AFL splashes in shallow pool". www.theage.com.au. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Pitch for Grand Final Glory Ahead of Tokyo". The Advertiser. www.pressreader.com. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "AFL-bound Borlase makes a big impression in Double Blues debut". The Advertiser. www.pressreader.com. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Borlase to debut". Adelaide Football Club. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ Hustwaite, Megan (5 December 2023). "A stellar basketball career awaits Lightning star Isobel Borlase". ESPN.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024.
  10. ^ "The end of a local netball era". www.westcoastsentinel.com.au. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Former Australian netballer helps open new facilities". www.abc.net.au. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Michelle den Dekker and Jenny Borlase back together to guide Thunderbirds to ANZ Championship". www.perthnow.com.au. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  13. ^ "1994 Mobil Superleague Grand Final – Contax v Garville". netballscoop.com. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Esso/Mobil Superleague 1985-1996 (page 2)". netballscoop.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Netball legends face off in Rival Revival". The Advertiser. www.pressreader.com. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Aussie goaler great values glory days". The Advertiser. www.adelaidenow.com.au. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Netball in South Australia: photographs (page 1)". State Library of South Australia. slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Memory #26 from Jenny Borlase". www.facebook.com. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 1)". netballscoop.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997-2007 (page 2)". netballscoop.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Aussie greats happy to help out". www.theage.com.au. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Southern Force coaching roles appointed". sa.netball.com.au. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Who We Are Today – Australian Representatives". www.garville.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Australia at the Netball World Cup" (PDF). Netball Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Women Netball World Games 1993 The Hague". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  26. ^ a b "Women Netball World Games 1989 Karlsruhe". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Women Netball VIII World Championship 1991 Sydney". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  28. ^ "1991 Australian Netball Team – Sport Australia Hall of Fame". sahof.org.au. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Women Netball IX World Championship 1995 Birmingham". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  30. ^ "2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  31. ^ "Jenny Borlase". commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  32. ^ "Women Netball X World Championship 1999 Christchurch". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  33. ^ "1999 Australian Netball Team – Sport Australia Hall of Fame". sahof.org.au. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  34. ^ "Annual Report 2011 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  35. ^ "Annual Report 2012 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  36. ^ "Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  37. ^ "Annual Report 2014 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  38. ^ "2015 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  39. ^ a b "2016 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  40. ^ "Tall netballers put through their paces at the Australian Institute of Sport". www.abc.net.au. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  41. ^ "2017 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  42. ^ "Jenny Borlase". www.sasi.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  43. ^ "Elite athletes in our schools train next-generation stars". Sunday Mail. www.pressreader.com. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.