Natasha Chokljat

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Natasha Chokljat
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Personal information
Born (1979-04-27) 27 April 1979 (age 45)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WD, WA
YearsClub team(s)Apps
1998-2007 Melbourne Phoenix 136
2008–2010 Melbourne Vixens 36
2011 Southern Steel
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2003–05, 2006–07 Australia 29
2009 World 7
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Netball World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Kingston Netball
Last updated: 2009-03-12

Natasha Chokljat (born 27 April 1979 in Tasmania) is a former Australian netball player. She has played international netball as a member of the Australian national team, and has played in the ANZ Championship for the Melbourne Vixens and the New Zealand side the Southern Steel. However, she has not signed for any club since 2012.

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Domestic career

Chokljat was first called up to the Australian U21 netball team in 1998. After Australian representative Simone McKinnis retired from the Melbourne Phoenix that same year, an opening arose for a talented wing defender to join the Melbourne side in 1999. Chokljat decided to play for Melbourne Phoenix, which won the Commonwealth Bank Trophy in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005. Chokljat played netball for Melbourne Vixens till the end of the 2010 season in the ANZ Championships. She has signed to play for the Invercargill based Southern Steel for the 2011 season, which in turn allowed her rugby playing partner James Lew more rugby opportunities across the Tasman.

Chokljat became a member of the Australian national squad in 2002. She made her international debut against South Africa and two months later travelled to Jamaica with the Australian team then headed off to Canada to compete in their national singing contest. An accomplished wing defence, Natasha was called upon to fill the unfamiliar centre and wing-attack roles in the national team. Australia received a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. Chokljat retained her spot in the national team until late 2005. However, she was recalled to the Australian team in late 2006. In August 2009, Chokljat captained the World 7 team, coached by Julie Fitzgerald, that defeated New Zealand 2–1 in the 2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. [1]

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References

  1. "World 7, 48 defeats Silver Ferns, 44 in 1st Test". www.netballnz.co.nz. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.