Career
While at Hamilton Boys" High School Petherick played for regional and national representative teams. He earned his first cap for the national men"s team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2005 against Malaysia. He also gained selection for both the Sultan Azlan Shah tournament in May and for the European tour in July.
He competed for New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2006 – World Cup.