Natalie Plane

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Natalie Plane
Plane playing for St Kilda in 2025
Personal information
Full name Natalie Plane
Born (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 29)
Original team Seaford (VFLW)
Draft No. 62, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2022 (S7) Carlton 36 (5)
2023–2025 St Kilda 21 (1)
Total 57 (6)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Natalie Plane (born 4 August 1996) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to season 7 and the St Kilda Football Club from 2023 to 2025. Plane also played cricket, representing Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League in the 2016–17 season.[1][2]

AFL Women's career

Plane playing for Carlton's VFLW team in 2019

Carlton (2017–2022)

She was drafted by Carlton with the club's eleventh selection and the eighty third overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[3] She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood.[4] She suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the match however, and would not return to AFLW football that year.[5] It was revealed Plane signed a one-year contract extension with Carlton on 10 June 2021.[6]

St Kilda (2023–2025)

In March 2023, Plane was traded to St Kilda.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Triple Threat — Natalie Plane". AFLPA. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 – Melbourne Renegades Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ Black, Sarah (12 October 2016). "As it happened: 2016 AFL Women's Draft". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. ^ Guthrie, Ben (2 February 2017). "Blue ribbon day for AFLW as Carlton downs Collingwood". AFL Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Plane sidelined for AFLW season". Carlton FC. Telstra Media. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  6. ^ Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Greiser arrives at Richmond". Richmond. Telstra. 14 March 2023.
  • Natalie Plane at AustralianFootball.com
  • Natalie Plane at ESPNcricinfo
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