Beatty commenced playing in the
Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1995. Since then, Beatty has played for the
AIS (1995 to 1997),
Adelaide Lightning (1998 to 1999/04), and
Canberra Capitals (2005/06 to 2009/10). Her 352 WNBL games ranks 5th all-time. In the
2006/07 (2007) Grand Final, Beatty won the
MVP award after her 12-point, 12 rebound, 3 assist and 3 blocked shot performance. Also in 2007, Beatty led the league with 70 blocked shots in only 21 regular season games at an average of 2.7 per game, including 6-block games against
Perth in round 3 and
Townsville Fire in round 5. At tall, Beatty is the third tallest
Opals player ever, behind
Liz Cambage at 203 cm and
Sue Geh at 205 cm. At official
FIBA events, Beatty played for Australia at the 2007
World Championship for Junior Women, where she won a
Silver medal. At that tournament, Beatty played alongside future WNBL and
WNBA greats,
Lauren Jackson and
Penny Taylor. Reaching the 250 game threshold in season 2006/07, Beatty was awarded WNBL Life Membership. ==References==