She has played professionally in Australia for the WNBL's Dandenong Rangers, the Australian Institute of Sport, the Perth Lynx and the Bulleen Boomers.

[6] In the team's 66–61 loss to the Adelaide Lightning, she scored only five points, while attempting only a pair of three-point shots that she lost.

[3][9] In a December 2007 game against her former team the Rangers, she scored 23 total points, 14 of them in the first half.

[11] She missed a pair of three-point shots in the clutch that would have tied the game for her team.

[3] In 2007, she was a member of the Australia women's senior team that won a gold medal at the Oceania World Qualifications series.

[21] Richards was with the Opals in 2008[3] and participated in a week-long training camp with the national team in Canberra in late March, early April.

[4] Her team ended up winning a gold medal at the FIBA Oceania Women's Championships.

[26] In 2010, she was a member of the senior women's national team that competed at the World Championships in the Czech Republic.

[3] In July 2011, she participated in the Olympic qualification competition, returning to the team following an injury.

[29] She was scheduled to participate in the national team training camp held from 14 to 18 May 2012 at the Australian Institute of Sport.