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Natalie von Bertouch

Personal information
Full name	Natalie Bode (née von Bertouch)
Born	(1982-12-16) 16 December 1982 (age 42) Adelaide, South Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
School	Immanuel College
University	Flinders University
Occupation	Dietician
Spouse	Jace Bode
Relatives	Laura von Bertouch (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA, WD
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
199x–20xx	Contax
2001	Australian Institute of Sport
2002–2013	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Years	National team(s)	Caps
2004–2012	Australia	76
Medal record Representing  Australia World Netball Championships 2007 Auckland Team 2011 Singapore Team Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Team 2010 Delhi Team World Netball Series 2009 Manchester Team

Natalie von Bertouch /ˈbɜːrˌtoʊ/ BUR-toh; (born 16 December 1982), also known as Natalie Bode, is a former Australia netball international. Between 2004 and 2012 she made 76 senior appearances for Australia. Bertouch was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the 2007 and 2011 World Netball Championships. She captained Australia at the latter tournament. She was also a member of the Australia teams that won the silver medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. At club level, Bertouch captained Adelaide Thunderbirds to two ANZ Championship titles in 2010 and 2013. Her older sister Laura von Bertouch is also a former netball player. The two sisters were team mates with both Thunderbirds and Australia.

Early life, family and education

Bertouch is the daughter of Terry von Bertouch, who, during the late 1960s and 1970s, played Australian rules football for North Adelaide and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League. Her older sister, Laura von Bertouch, is also a former Australia netball international. The Bertouch sisters were both educated at Immanuel College. Between 2004 and 2008, Bertouch attended Flinders University, where she gained a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. In November 2014, she married the Australian rules footballer, Jace Bode. They have two daughters.

Playing career

Contax

Bertouch and her sister, Laura von Bertouch, began playing netball aged seven and nine at the Contax Netball Club. In 2000, together with Tracey Neville, the Bertouch sisters were members of the Contax team that won the South Australia state league. Natalie also helped Contax win further state leagues title in 2002 and 2003.

AIS

During the 2001 season, Bertouch played for the Australian Institute of Sport. She was a member of the AIS team that won the South Australia state league. She was also named the league's best and fairest player and was selected in the Team of the Year.

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between 2001 and 2013, Bertouch played for Adelaide Thunderbirds. During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era she was named in the Team of the Year for three successive seasons between 2005 and 2007. In 2008, Bertouch became the inaugural ANZ Championship Thunderbirds captain. She subsequently captained Thunderbirds to two ANZ Championship titles. In 2010, after finishing second during the regular season, they defeated the minor premiers, New South Wales Swifts, in the major semi-final and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the grand final. In 2013, Natalie von Bertouch captained Thunderbirds to a second premiership after they defeated Queensland Firebirds in the grand final. Shortly after the 2013 grand final Bertouch announced she was retiring as a player.

Australia

Between 2004 and 2012 Bertouch made 76 senior appearances for Australia. Bertouch was a member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2007 World Netball Championships. She was also a member of the Australia teams that won the silver medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. Bertouch captained Australia for the first time in 2008, in the absence of regular captain Sharelle McMahon. She subsequently captained Australia when they won the gold medal at the 2011 World Netball Championships.

Tournaments	Place
2006 Commonwealth Games
2007 World Netball Championships
2009 World Netball Series
2010 Commonwealth Games
2011 World Netball Championships

Employment

Since retiring as a netball player, Bertouch has been involved in various projects. Since 2015 she has worked for Cancer Council SA. In 2016 and 2017 she worked as a columnist for The Advertiser. In 2015 and 2016 she served as a Netball South Australia board member. In 2018 she joined the Adelaide Thunderbirds coaching staff as a mid-court specialist coach. She also serves as the Transition Manager of the Australian Netball Players’ Association.

Honours

Australia

• World Netball Championships
  • Winners: 2007, 2011
• Commonwealth Games
  • Runners Up: 2006, 2010

Adelaide Thunderbirds

• ANZ Championship
  • Winners: 2010, 2013
  • Runners Up: 2009

Australian Institute of Sport

• South Australia State League
  • Winners: 2001

Contax

• South Australia State League
  • Winners: 2000, 2002, 2003

References

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• 1982 births
• Living people
• Australian netball players
• Australia international netball players
• Australia international Fast5 players
• Netball players from South Australia
• Contax Netball Club players
• Adelaide Thunderbirds players
• ANZ Championship players
• Commonwealth Bank Trophy players
• Australian Institute of Sport netball players
• Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
• Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
• Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Australian people of German descent
• Adelaide Thunderbirds coaches
• Australian netball coaches
• Australian netball administrators
• Sportspeople from Adelaide
• Flinders University alumni
• People educated at Immanuel College, Adelaide
• South Australian Sports Institute netball players
• South Australia state netball league players
• 2007 World Netball Championships players
• 2011 World Netball Championships players
• Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games