Heyne spent most of his first season playing with St Kilda's VFL-affiliate team Sandringham. He made his AFL debut in Round 8 of the 2010 season against Essendon.[1] He played two more matches for the remainder of the season.
Heyne was delisted by the St Kilda Football Club after the 2011 season.
2012: Career with Carlton
He trained with the Carlton Football Club in the 2012 pre-season,[2] before being recruited as a rookie with a second-round pick in the 2012 Rookie Draft.[3] He spent one season on the Carlton rookie list, and was delisted at the end of 2012 without playing a game.[4]