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Laura von Bertouch

Personal information
Full name	Laura Gallagher (née von Bertouch)
Born	(1980-12-04) 4 December 1980 (age 44) Adelaide, South Australia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
School	Immanuel College
Occupation	Occupational therapist
Spouse	James Gallagher
Relatives	Natalie von Bertouch (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
199x–20xx	Contax
1998–2009	Adelaide Thunderbirds
Years	National team(s)	Caps
2006–2007	Australia	18
Medal record Representing  Australia World Netball Championships 2007 Auckland Team

Laura von Bertouch (/ˈbɜːrtoʊ/ BUR-toh; born 4 December 1980) is a former Australia netball international. Bertouch was a member of the Australia team that won the gold medal at the 2007 World Netball Championships. At club level, Bertouch played for Adelaide Thunderbirds, mainly during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era. She captained Thunderbirds between 2004 and 2007. Her younger sister, Natalie von Bertouch, is also a former netball player. The two sisters were team mates with both Thunderbirds and Australia.

Early life, family and education

Von 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 younger sister, Natalie von Bertouch, is also a former Australia netball international. The Bertouch sisters were both educated at Immanuel College. Bertouch is married to the Australian rules footballer, James Gallagher.

Playing career

Contax

Bertouch and her sister, Natalie 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 Farmers Union League.

Adelaide Thunderbirds

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. 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. She also captained Thunderbirds between 2004 and 2007. In November 2007 Bertouch announced she was retiring as a netball player. However, she returned to play for Thunderbirds in the 2009 ANZ Championship season.

Australia

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. 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.

Tournaments	Place
2007 World Netball Championships

Honours

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

References

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2. ^ "Player Profile – 2007 World Netball Championships". netball.asn.au. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
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22. ^ "Laura von Bertouch". diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
23. "Laura von Bertouch back with the Thunderbirds". www.anz-championship.com. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
24. "2009 (Adelaide Thunderbirds) Team List". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
25. ^ "Laura von Bertouch celebrates victory". www.abc.net.au. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
26. ^ "Australia at the Netball World Cup" (PDF). Netball Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
27. ^ "Women Netball XII World Championship 2007 Auckland". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

• 1980 births
• Living people
• Australian netball players
• Australia international netball players
• Netball players from South Australia
• Adelaide Thunderbirds players
• ANZ Championship players
• Commonwealth Bank Trophy players
• Australian people of German descent
• Sportspeople from Adelaide
• People educated at Immanuel College, Adelaide
• Contax Netball Club players
• South Australia state netball league players
• 2007 World Netball Championships players