Between 1997 and 2003, Delaney made 95 senior appearances for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Kathryn Harby-Williams, Peta Squire and Alex Hodge, she was a member of the Thunderbirds squad won two premierships and grand finals in 1998 and 1999. In the 1999 grand final against Adelaide Ravens, she was named the Player of the Match after scoring 38 goals with an 85% accuracy rate. She was also named the Commonwealth Bank Trophy MVP in both 1999 and 2001.[3][10][11][12][13] During her playing career, Delaney made headlines for being "unintentionally controversial". During 1997 she continued to play while pregnant. In 2003 she successfully challenged Netball Australia's residential requirement and continued to play for Thunderbirds even after she and her family relocated to Sydney for work reasons.[1][2][14]
