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2020 season | |
Head coach | Marianne Delaney-Hoshek |
Captain | Jane Watson |
Main venue | Horncastle Arena |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 11–7 |
Regular season | 2nd |
Finals placing | Super Club 6th ANZ Premiership 2nd |
The 2020 Mainland Tactix season saw the Mainland Tactix netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership. [1] [2] [3] As part of their pre-season preparations, Tactix competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in sixth place. [4] With a team coached by Marianne Delaney-Hoshek, captained by Jane Watson and featuring Ellie Bird, Temalisi Fakahokotau, Erikana Pedersen, Kimiora Poi and Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Tactix finished the regular ANZ Premiership season in second place, qualifying for their first grand final. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] However, in the grand final, Tactix lost to Central Pulse 43–31. [10] [11] [12]
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In December 2019, Mainland Tactix together with the other five ANZ Premiership teams plus Collingwood Magpies from Suncorp Super Netball and Wasps Netball from the Netball Superleague competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club. Tactix finished the tournament in sixth place. [4]
Sun 8 Dec | Mainland Tactix | 46–43 | Northern Stars | Trafalgar Centre | |
8.10pm | Ellie Bird 23/28 (82%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 15/19 (79%) Jess Prosser 8/11 (73%) | Stats | Maia Wilson 17/21 (81%) Vika Koloto 13/15 (87%) Jamie Hume 7/10 (70%) Julianna Naoupu 6/8 (75%) |
Mon 9 Dec | Mainland Tactix | 38–51 | Collingwood Magpies | Trafalgar Centre | |
6.35pm | Ellie Bird 22/27 (81%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 12/15 (80%) Jess Prosser 3/4 (75%) Hannah Glen 1/2 (50%) | Stats | Shimona Nelson 33/37 (89%) Natalie Medhurst 14/17 (82%) Nyah Allen 4/5 (80%) |
Tue 10 Dec | Mainland Tactix | 43–51 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Trafalgar Centre | |
6.35pm | Ellie Bird 19/21 (90%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 20/22 (91%) Jess Prosser 4/4 (100%) | Stats | Kelsey McPhee 32/40 (80%) Abigail Latu-Meafou 9/11 (82%) Georgia Marshall 10/12 (83%) |
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | Pts | |
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1 | Collingwood Magpies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 112 | 139.29 | 6 | |
2 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 134 | 102.24 | 4 | |
3 | Mainland Tactix | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 145 | 87.59 | 2 | |
4 | Northern Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 152 | 80.92 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-finals
5th/8th place classification
Source: [4]
Thu 12 Dec | Mainland Tactix | 41–37 | Wasps Netball | Trafalgar Centre | |
3.30pm | Ellie Bird 15/15 (100%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 16/21 (76%) Jess Prosser 10/12 (83%) | Stats | Rachel Dunn 24/25 (96%) Katie Harris 13/17 (76%) |
Fri 13 Dec | Southern Steel | 50–45 | Mainland Tactix | Trafalgar Centre | |
5.00pm | Jennifer O'Connell 38/51 (75%) Kalifa McCollin 9/11 (82%) Georgia Heffernan 3/6 (50%) Kiana Pelasio 0/3 (0%) | Stats | Ellie Bird 31/36 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 10/15 (67%) Jess Prosser 4/7 (57%) |
Mainland Tactix played a Canterbury Men's Invitational team in an exhibition. [16]
Sun 23 Feb | Mainland Tactix | v | Canterbury Men's Invitational | Cowles Stadium, Christchurch | |
3pm |
Mainland Tactix played matches against Central Pulse and Southern Steel in Queenstown. [17]
Mainland Tactix participated in the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 28 February and 1 March. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part. [17]
Fri 28 Feb | Central Pulse | 52–51 | Mainland Tactix | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
11:00am |
Sat 29 Feb | Mainland Tactix | 56–50 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
4:00 pm |
Sun 1 Mar | Mainland Tactix | 62–53 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
11:00am |
Sun 15 Mar | Mainland Tactix | 41–53 | Central Pulse | Stadium 2000, Blenheim | |
4:10 pm | Ellie Bird 26/29 (90%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 15/22 (68%) | Report Stats | Aliyah Dunn 35/38 (92%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 18/22 (82%) |
Sat 20 Jun | Southern Steel | 36–43 | Mainland Tactix | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Kalifa McCollin 22/27 (81%) Jennifer O'Connell 11/12 (92%) Georgia Heffernan 3/4 (75%) | Report Stats | Ellie Bird 31/39 (79%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 12/14 (86%) |
Sun 21 Jun | Northern Stars | 48–43 | Mainland Tactix | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Maia Wilson 37/40 (93%) Jamie Hume 12/19 (63%) | Stats | Te Paea Selby-Rickit 19/23 (83%) Ellie Bird 18/23 (78%) Jess Prosser 6/6 (100%) |
Fri 26 Jun | Mainland Tactix | 45–36 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Ellie Bird 33/44 (75%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 12/19 (63%) | Report Stats | Kelsey McPhee 21/26 (81%) Abigail Latu-Meafou 15/21 (71%) |
Fri 3 Jul | Northern Mystics | 47–42 | Mainland Tactix | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Grace Nweke 38/40 (95%) Saviour Tui 8/12 (67%) Asher Grapes 1/1 (100%) | Report Stats | Ellie Bird 26/29 (90%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 16/24 (67%) |
Sun 12 Jul | Mainland Tactix | 41–40 | Northern Mystics | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Ellie Bird 20/25 (80%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 21/24 (88%) | Report Stats | Grace Nweke 29/32 (91%) Saviour Tui 10/11 (91%) Asher Grapes 1/3 (33%) |
Mon 13 Jul | Mainland Tactix | 46–46 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Ellie Bird 30/35 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 14/17 (82%) Jess Prosser 2/6 (33%) | Report Stats | Kelsey McPhee 23/29 (79%) Abigail Latu-Meafou 23/27 Khiarna Williams 0/1 (0%) |
Sun 19 Jul | Central Pulse | 33–32 | Mainland Tactix | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Aliyah Dunn 13/13 (100%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 13/16 (81%) Tiana Metuarau 7/11 (64%) | Report Stats | Ellie Bird 24/28 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 8/11 (73%) |
Mon 20 Jul | Southern Steel | 35–48 | Mainland Tactix | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Kalifa McCollin 18/21 (86%) Ellen Halpenny 17/23 (74%) Kiana Pelasio 0/1 (0%) | Report Stats | Ellie Bird 32/34 (94%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 10/12 (83%) Jess Prosser 5/6 (83%) Hannah Glen 1/1 (100%) |
Sun 26 Jul | Mainland Tactix | 47–40 | Northern Stars | Auckland Netball Centre | |
Ellie Bird 37/37 (100%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 10/12 (83%) | Report Stats | Maia Wilson 32/36 (89%) Jamie Hume 4/9 (44%) |
Thu 30 Jul | Mainland Tactix | 52–42 | Northern Stars | Horncastle Arena | |
Ellie Bird 37/42 (88%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 15/19 (79%) | Report Stats | Maia Wilson 35/40 (88%) Jamie Hume 7/11 (64%) |
Sun 2 Aug | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 35–44 | Mainland Tactix | Claudelands Arena | |
Abigail Latu-Meafou 18/22 (82%) Kelsey McPhee 17/22 (77%) | Report Stats | Ellie Bird 26/30 (87%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 16/18 (89%) Jess Prosser 2/2 (100%) |
Mon 10 Aug | Central Pulse | 32–39 | Mainland Tactix | TSB Bank Arena | |
Aliyah Dunn 20/24 (83%) Tiana Metuarau 12/17 (71%) | Report Stats | Ellie Bird 32/38 (84%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 7/9 (78%) |
Sun 16 Aug | Southern Steel | drawn | Mainland Tactix | Edgar Centre | |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
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1 | Central Pulse | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 594 | 474 | 120 | 125.3 | 1 | 49 |
2 | Mainland Tactix | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 606 | 566 | 40 | 107.1 | 2 | 42 |
3 | Northern Mystics | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 582 | 475 | 7 | 101.2 | 3 | 35 |
4 | Northern Stars | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 590 | 626 | -36 | 94.2 | 3 | 29 |
5 | Southern Steel | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 578 | 637 | -59 | 90.7 | 3 | 21 |
6 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 520 | 592 | -72 | 87.8 | 3 | 19 |
Qualified for Grand final
Qualified for 3rd/4th place match
Qualified for 5th/6th place match
Sun 23 Aug 6.45pm | Stats | Central Pulse | 43–31 | Mainland Tactix | Stadium Southland | Sky Sport | |
Scoring by quarter:12–6, 23–13, 31–24, 43–31 | |||||||
Aliyah Dunn 28/30 (93%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 15/18 (83%) | Ellie Bird 19/23 (83%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 12/13 (92%) |
Award | Winner |
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ANZ Premiership Player of the Year | Jane Watson |
Two Tactix players were included in Stuff's team of the season, selected by Brendon Egan.
Position | Player |
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GD | Jane Watson |
GK | Temalisi Fakahokotau |
Coach | Marianne Delaney-Hoshek |
Sources: [24]
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