Laura von Bertouch

Bertouch and her sister, Natalie von Bertouch, began playing netball aged seven and nine at the Contax Netball Club.^{[9][11][12][13]} In 2000, together with Tracey Neville, the Bertouch sisters were members of the Contax team that won the South Australia Farmers Union League.^[14]

In 1998, Bertouch began playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds. Together with Kathryn Harby-Williams, Jacqui Delaney, Peta Squire and Alex Hodge, she was a member of the Thunderbirds squad that won two Commonwealth Bank Trophy premierships in 1998 and 1999.^[15][16][17] In 2002 she became a regular member of the Thunderbirds starting seven, playing at wing attack, and forming a strong mid-court combination with her sister, Natalie von Bertouch. She was subsequently named in the Team of the Year for the 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons.^{[2][18][19][20][21][22]} She also captained Thunderbirds between 2004 and 2007.^[15][16][17] In November 2007 Bertouch announced she was retiring as a netball player.^[3][4] However, she returned to play for Thunderbirds in the 2009 ANZ Championship season.^[23][24]

Between 2006 and 2007 Bertouch made 18 senior appearances for Australia. She was first included in senior Australia squads in 2002 but a knee injury delayed her making a senior appearance until 2006. She eventually made her senior debut on 22 July 2006 against New Zealand.^{[1][2][20][22]} Along with her sister, Natalie von Bertouch, Bertouch was subsequently a member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2007 World Netball Championships.^{[21][25][26][27]}

Tournaments	Place
2007 World Netball Championships[21][25][26][27]

Australia

• World Netball Championships
  • Winners: 2007

Adelaide Thunderbirds

• Commonwealth Bank Trophy
  • Winners: 1998, 1999
  • Runners Up: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
• ANZ Championship
  • Runners Up: 2009

Contax

• South Australia Farmers Union League
  • Winners: 2000