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- ↑ "Hannah Petty: from Wudinna to the Thunderbirds". West Coast Sentinel. 2 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Adelaide Thunderbirds lock in South Australian talents". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "SA talent joins experienced Thunderbird as 2020 co-captain". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "ANPA Staff". Australian Netball Players' Association. Retrieved 17 September 2023.