2021 Mainland Tactix season

Mainland Tactix
2021 season
Head coachMarianne Delaney-Hoshek
Asst. coachJulie Seymour
ManagerToni Torepe
CaptainJane Watson
Main venueChristchurch Arena
Season results
Wins–losses10–7
Regular season3rd
Finals placing2nd
Team colours
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The 2021 Mainland Tactix season saw the Mainland Tactix netball team compete in the 2021 ANZ Premiership.[1] With a team coached by Marianne Delaney-Hoshek, captained by Jane Watson and featuring Ellie Bird, Karin Burger, Erikana Pedersen, Kimiora Poi and Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Tactix finished the regular ANZ Premiership season in third place, behind Northern Mystics and Southern Steel.[2][3][4] In the Elimination final, Tactix defeated Steel 54–49.[5][6] However, in the grand final, they lost 61–59 to Mystics, finishing the season second overall.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Players

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Player movements

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Gains and losses
Increase Gains Decrease Losses

Source:[1][19][20]

2021 roster

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2021 Mainland Tactix roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
New Zealand Ellie Bird GS, GA (1993-03-22)22 March 1993 (aged 28) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
New Zealand Karin Burger GD, WD, GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 28) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Charlotte Elley WD, C (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 24) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
New Zealand Sophia Fenwick GK, GD (1992-12-12)12 December 1992 (aged 28) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
New Zealand Hannah Glen (TRP) GS, GA (2000-11-12)12 November 2000 (aged 20) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
New Zealand Kate Grant (TRP) GS (1990-06-15)15 June 1990 (aged 30) –
New Zealand Samon Nathan WA, C, WD (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 28) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
New Zealand Erikana Pedersen C, WA, WD (1994-07-28)28 July 1994 (aged 26) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
New Zealand Kimiora Poi C, WA (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 23) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
New Zealand Jess Prosser GS, GA (1996-06-09)9 June 1996 (aged 24) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
New Zealand Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 29) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
New Zealand Amelia Walmsley (TRP) GS, GA (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 17) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
New Zealand Jane Watson (c) GK, GD, WD (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 30) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • New Zealand Marianne Delaney- Hoshek
Assistant coach

Manager: Toni Torepe
Physiotherapist:
Sonya White
Strength and conditioning:
John Wilson
Performance Analyst:
Ben Hibbs

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:[1][19][20]

Pre-season

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Timaru series

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Mainland Tactix played Southern Steel in a two match series in Timaru. Tactix won both matches.[21][22]

Fri 12 Mar Mainland Tactix 64–45 Southern Steel Southern Trust Events Centre  
Attendance: 1200
Sat 13 Mar Mainland Tactix 63–47 Southern Steel Southern Trust Events Centre  
Attendance: 1200

Otaki tournament

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Mainland Tactix participated in the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 26 and 28 March. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part.[23] With two wins and a draw, Tactix were the only team not to lose a match.[24]

Fri 26 Mar Central Pulse 39–55 Mainland Tactix Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
10:00am
Sat 27 Mar Mainland Tactix 64–56 Northern Mystics Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
9:00am
Sun 28 Mar Mainland Tactix 49–49 Northern Stars Te Wānanga o Raukawa  
12:00pm

Sources:[25][26][27][28]

Regular season

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Fixtures and results

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Round 1
Sun 18 Apr Southern Steel 54–36 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland  
6.15pm George Fisher Goals scored 46/49 (94%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 8/14 (57%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird Goals scored 22/27 (81%)
Jess Prosser Goals scored 7/9 (78%)
Hannah Glen Goals scored 7/12 (58%)
Round 2
Sun 25 Apr Northern Stars 57–43 Mainland Tactix Pulman Arena  
4.15pm Maia Wilson Goals scored 40/45 (89%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 17/20 (85%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird Goals scored 31/34 (91%)
Jess Prosser Goals scored 11/14 (79%)
Hannah Glen Goals scored 1/2 (50%)
Round 3
Mon 3 May Northern Mystics 53–52 Mainland Tactix The Trusts Arena  
7.15pm Grace Nweke Goals scored 49/56 (88%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 4/8 (50%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird Goals scored 39/45 (87%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 10/18 (56%)
Jess Prosser Goals scored 3/6 (50%)
Round 4
Sun 9 May Mainland Tactix 63–59 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Christchurch Arena  
6.15pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 54/55 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 9/10 (90%)
Jess Prosser Goals scored 0/1 (0%) 		Report
Stats 		Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 45/48 (94%)
Chiara Semple Goals scored 5/5 (100%)
Khiarna Williams Goals scored 9/14 (64%) 		Attendance: 3,000
Round 5
Mon 17 May Mainland Tactix 64–63 Northern Mystics Christchurch Arena  
6.15pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 44/53 (83%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 20/29 (69%) 		Report
Stats 		Grace Nweke Goals scored 59/64 (92%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 4/9 (44%)
Round 6
Mon 24 May Southern Steel 50–60 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland  
6.15pm George Fisher Goals scored 42/49 (86%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 8/10 (80%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird Goals scored 46/48 (96%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 14/19 (74%)
Round 7
Mon 31 May Northern Stars 57–56 Mainland Tactix Pulman Arena  
7.15pm Maia Wilson Goals scored 38/40 (95%)
Jamie Hume Goals scored 19/25 (76%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird Goals scored 45/49 (92%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 10/14 (71%)
Hannah Glen Goals scored 1/1 (100%)
Round 8
Sat 5 Jun Mainland Tactix 55–52 Central Pulse Christchurch Arena  
5.15pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 46/57 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 9/14 (64%) 		Report
 Aliyah Dunn Goals scored 47/54 (87%)
Whitney Souness Goals scored 5/9 (56%)
Round 9
Mon 14 Jun Mainland Tactix 45–47 Southern Steel Trafalgar Centre  
8.15pm Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 18/20 (90%)
Amelia Walmsley Goals scored 16/19 (84%)
Kate Grant Goals scored 11/16 (69%) 		Report
Stats 		George Fisher Goals scored 40/44 (91%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 7/7 (100%)
Round 10
Mon 21 Jun Mainland Tactix 68–51 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Trafalgar Centre  
7.15pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 47/58 (81%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 19/23 (83%)
Amelia Walmsley Goals scored 2/2 (100%) 		Report
Stats 		Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 32/33 (97%)
Khiarna Williams Goals scored 12/13 (92%)
Chiara Semple Goals scored 7/10 (70%)
Round 11
Sun 27 Jun Central Pulse (Note 1) Mainland Tactix Te Rauparaha Arena  
4.15pm
Round 12
Sun 4 Jul Mainland Tactix 47–34 Central Pulse Trafalgar Centre  
6.15pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 31/40 (78%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 16/23 (70%) 		Report
 Aliyah Dunn Goals scored 21/22 (95%)
Ivana Rowland Goals scored 11/13 (85%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 2/4 (50%)
Round 13
Fri 9 Jul Central Pulse 49–52 Mainland Tactix Te Rauparaha Arena  
Aliyah Dunn Goals scored 35/38 (92%)
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble Goals scored 12/18 (67%)
Ivana Rowland Goals scored 2/2 (100%) 		Report
 Ellie Bird Goals scored 41/44 (93%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 11/14 (79%)
Mon 12 Jul Mainland Tactix 52–39 Northern Stars Christchurch Arena  
7.15pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 44/45 (98%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 8/14 (57%) 		Report
Stats 		Jamie Hume Goals scored 15/20 (75%)
Maia Wilson Goals scored 8/16 (50%)
Monica Falkner Goals scored 8/9 (89%)
Amorangi Malesala Goals scored 8/11 (73%)
Round 14
Sun 18 Jul Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 47–49 Mainland Tactix Energy Events Centre  
4.15pm Caitlin Bassett Goals scored 40/42 (95%)
Khiarna Williams Goals scored 7/12 (58%) 		Report
Stats 		Ellie Bird Goals scored 38/42 (90%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 10/17 (59%)
Amelia Walmsley Goals scored 1/1 (100%)
Round 15
Sun 25 Jul Mainland Tactix 59–63 Northern Mystics Christchurch Arena  
4.15pm Ellie Bird Goals scored 42/44 (95%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 17/25 (68%) 		Report
Stats 		Grace Nweke Goals scored 49/51 (96%)
Filda Vui Goals scored 11/13 (85%)
Saviour Tui Goals scored 2/2 (100%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 1/1 (100%)
Notes
  • ^1 Tactix's Round 11 match against Central Pulse was postponed after a change in COVID-19 alert levels.[29] The match was rescheduled for Friday, 9 July.[30]

Final standings

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2021 ANZ Premiership ladder
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD G% BP Pts
1 Northern Mystics 15 11 0 4 929 873 56 106.4% 4 37
2 Southern Steel 15 11 0 4 818 801 17 102.1% 0 33
3 Mainland Tactix 15 9 0 6 801 775 26 103.4% 4 31
4 Northern Stars 15 9 0 6 825 791 34 104.3% 2 29
5 Central Pulse 15 4 0 11 789 810 -21 97.4% 8 20
6 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 15 1 0 14 802 914 -112 87.7% 7 10
Last updated: 9 August 2022

  Qualified for Grand final
  Qualified for Elimination final

Source:[2]


Finals Series

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Elimination final

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Sun 1 Aug Southern Steel 49–54 Mainland Tactix    Stadium Southland Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 18–29, 32–41, 49–54
George Fisher Goals scored 39/41 (95%)
Tiana Metuarau Goals scored 10/13 (77%) 		Ellie Bird Goals scored 39/41 (95%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 15/20 (75%)

Source:[5][6]

Grand final

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Sun 8 Aug
Stats 		Northern Mystics 61–59 Mainland Tactix    Spark Arena[31]
Attendance: 5,000 		Sky Sport
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 33–28, 48–46, 61–59
Grace Nweke Goals scored 58/62 (94%)
Filda Vui Goals scored 2/3 (67%)
Bailey Mes Goals scored 1/1 (100%) 		Ellie Bird Goals scored 38/44 (86%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit Goals scored 21/39 (54%)

Source:[7][8][9][10][11]

Award winners

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New Zealand Netball Awards

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Award Winner
ANZ Premiership Player of the Year Karin Burger

Source:[32][33][34]

References

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