Ray Jencke

Ray Jencke
Personal information
Full name Ray Jencke
Date of birth 25 March 1966 (1966-03-25) (age 45)
Place of birth Pakenham, Victoria, Australia
Height/Weight 185 cm (6 ft 1 in), 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Half Back Flank
Club information
Current club retired
Number 1
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1986 – 1997 Hawthorn 194 (27)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1997 season .
Career highlights

Premiership - 1991 Became a Life Member - 1993

Ray Jencke, (born 25 March 1966) is a former Australian Rules footballer who played for Hawthorn Football Club. He debuted for the Hawks in 1986 but didn’t play a game until 1987. In 1991, Jencke played all 24 games, kicking a total of 5 goals. He also played in his first Premiership (he previously played in the losing 1987 grand final) and walked away with a victory against the West Coast Eagles. The final took place at Waverley Park, with a crowd of 75,231. Jencke played on Chris Waterman, it was also Waterman’s first grand final. Hawks ended up winning by 53 points and the Norm Smith medal went to Paul Dear. He continued to play through mid nineties, before retiring at the end of the 1997 season.

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