2021 ANZ Premiership season

2021 ANZ Premiership season
League	ANZ Premiership
Sport	Netball
Duration	19 April – 8 August 2021
Teams	6
TV partner	Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Minor Premiers	Northern Mystics
Season MVP	Karin Burger (Mainland Tactix)
Top scorer	Grace Nweke (Northern Mystics)
Finals
Champions	Northern Mystics
Runners-up	Mainland Tactix
ANZ Premiership seasons
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 ANZ Premiership season was the fifth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. ^{[1] [2]} With a team coached by Helene Wilson, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke, Northern Mystics won their first ever premiership. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, above Southern Steel and Mainland Tactix. ^{[7] [8]} In the Elimination final, Tactix defeated Steel 54–49. ^{[9] [10]} In the Grand final, Mystics defeated Tactix 61–59. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

Transfers

Player	2020 team	2021 team
Paris Lokotui	Central Manawa	Central Pulse
Parris Mason	Central Manawa	Central Pulse
Kelera Nawai [17] [18]		Central Pulse
Whitney Souness	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Central Pulse
Karin Burger [19] [20] [21]	Central Pulse	Mainland Tactix
Ama Agbeze [22] [23]		Northern Mystics
Kate Burley [24]	Northern Stars	Northern Mystics
Fa'amu Ioane [24]	Northern Stars	Northern Mystics
Gina Crampton [25] [26] [27]	Southern Steel	Northern Stars
Monica Falkner	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Northern Stars
Anna Harrison [26] [28]	retirement	Northern Stars
Amorangi Malesala		Northern Stars
Elle Temu	Central Pulse	Northern Stars
George Fisher [29] [30] [31]	Saracens Mavericks	Southern Steel
Tiana Metuarau [29] [32]	Central Pulse	Southern Steel
Rene Savai'inaea [29]	Central Pulse	Southern Steel
Caitlin Bassett [33] [34] [35]	Giants Netball	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Georgie Edgecombe	NNL Waikato Bay of Plenty	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Temalisi Fakahokotau [36] [37]	Mainland Tactix	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Grace Kara	Northern Stars	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Tori Kolose	NNL Waikato Bay of Plenty	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Chiara Semple [38] [39]	London Pulse	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Sources: ^{[1] [2] [40]}

Head coaches and captains

Team	Head coach	Captain
Central Pulse	Gail Parata [41] [42] [43]	Claire Kersten [44]
Mainland Tactix [45] [46]	Marianne Delaney-Hoshek	Jane Watson
Northern Mystics [5]	Helene Wilson	Sulu Fitzpatrick [3] [4]
Northern Stars	Kiri Wills	Maia Wilson [47]
Southern Steel [48]	Reinga Bloxham [49]	Shannon Saunders [50] [51]
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Amigene Metcalfe [52]	Samantha Winders [53] [54]

Source: ^{[1] [2]}

Pre-season

Otaki tournament

Central Pulse hosted the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 26 and 28 March. All six ANZ Premiership teams took part. ^[55] With two wins and a draw, Mainland Tactix were the only team not to lose a match. ^[56]

Day 1

Fri 26 Mar	Central Pulse	39–55	Mainland Tactix
10:00am

Fri 26 Mar	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	40–32	Northern Mystics
12.00pm

Fri 26 Mar	Northern Stars	60–34	Southern Steel
5:00pm

Fri 26 Mar	Central Pulse	57–46	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
6.30pm

Source: ^[57]

Day 2

Sat 27 Mar	Mainland Tactix	64–56	Northern Mystics
9:00am

Sat 27 Mar	Northern Stars	47–27	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
11:00am

Sat 27 Mar	Northern Mystics	66–57	Southern Steel
5:00pm

Sat 27 Mar	Central Pulse	61–53	Northern Stars
6.30pm

Source: ^[58]

Day 3

Sun 28 Mar	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	69–49	Southern Steel
10:00am

Sun 28 Mar	Mainland Tactix	49–49	Northern Stars
12:00pm

Sun 28 Mar	Central Pulse	55–53	Northern Mystics
2:00 pm

Sources: ^{[59] [60]}

Regular season

Round 1

Sun 18 Apr	Central Pulse	53–57	Northern Stars	Fly Palmy Arena
4.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  36/39 (92%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  17/19 (89%)	Report	Maia Wilson  44/50 (88%) Jamie Hume  10/12 (83%) Monica Falkner  3/4 (75%)

Sun 18 Apr	Southern Steel	54–36	Mainland Tactix	Stadium Southland
6.15pm	George Fisher  46/49 (94%) Tiana Metuarau  8/14 (57%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  22/27 (81%) Jess Prosser  7/9 (78%) Hannah Glen  7/12 (58%)

Mon 19 Apr	Northern Mystics	60–64	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	The Trusts Arena
7.15pm	Grace Nweke  36/41 (88%) Bailey Mes  6/9 (67%) Filda Vui  5/6 (83%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  36/41 (88%) Chiara Semple  16/22 (73%) Khiarna Williams  12/14 (86%)

Round 2

Sat 24 Apr	Northern Mystics	64–58	Southern Steel	Eventfinda Stadium
5.15pm	Grace Nweke  56/60 (93%) Bailey Mes  8/9 (89%)	Report Stats	George Fisher  42/42 (100%) Tiana Metuarau  16/21 (76%)

Sun 25 Apr	Northern Stars	57–43	Mainland Tactix	Pulman Arena
4.15pm	Maia Wilson  40/45 (89%) Jamie Hume  17/20 (85%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  31/34 (91%) Jess Prosser  11/14 (79%) Hannah Glen  1/2 (50%)

Sun 25 Apr	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	47–59	Central Pulse	Claudelands Arena
6.15pm	Caitlin Bassett  23/26 (88%) Khiarna Williams  18/20 (90%) Chiara Semple  6/6 (100%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  41/46 (89%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  16/19 (84%) Whitney Souness  2/3 (67%) Ivana Rowland  0/1 (0%)

Round 3

Sun 2 May	Southern Steel	56–52	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
4.15pm	George Fisher  48/52 (92%) Tiana Metuarau  8/8 (100%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  38/39 (97%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  14/18 (78%)

Sun 2 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	51–55	Northern Stars	Trustpower Baypark Arena
6.15pm	Caitlin Bassett  21/23 (91%) Khiarna Williams  20/21 (95%) Chiara Semple  10/13 (77%)	Report Stats	Maia Wilson  42/53 (79%) Jamie Hume  13/21 (62%)

Mon 3 May	Northern Mystics	53–52	Mainland Tactix	The Trusts Arena
7.15pm	Grace Nweke  49/56 (88%) Bailey Mes  4/8 (50%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  39/45 (87%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  10/18 (56%) Jess Prosser  3/6 (50%)

Round 4

Sun 9 May	Northern Stars	59–45	Southern Steel	Pulman Arena
4.15pm	Maia Wilson  33/43 (77%) Jamie Hume  22/31 (71%) Amorangi Malesala  4/4 (100%)	Report Stats	George Fisher  34/37 (92%) Tiana Metuarau  11/19 (58%)

Sun 9 May	Mainland Tactix	63–59	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Christchurch Arena
6.15pm	Ellie Bird  54/55 (98%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  9/10 (90%) Jess Prosser  0/1 (0%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  45/48 (94%) Chiara Semple  5/5 (100%) Khiarna Williams  9/14 (64%)	Attendance: 3,000

Mon 10 May	Central Pulse	47–58	Northern Mystics	TSB Bank Arena
7.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  27/34 (79%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  18/24 (75%) Whitney Souness  2/4 (50%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  51/55 (93%) Bailey Mes  5/7 (71%) Saviour Tui  2/3 (67%)

Round 5

Sun 16 May	Central Pulse	52–56	Southern Steel	Te Rauparaha Arena
4.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  39/40 (98%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  13/14 (93%)	Report	George Fisher  44/49 (90%) Tiana Metuarau  12/15 (80%)

Mon 17 May	Mainland Tactix	64–63	Northern Mystics	Christchurch Arena
6.15pm	Ellie Bird  44/53 (83%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  20/29 (69%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  59/64 (92%) Bailey Mes  4/9 (44%)

Mon 17 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	49–61	Northern Stars	Trustpower Baypark Arena
8.15pm	Chiara Semple  19/23 (83%) Khiarna Williams  19/23 (83%) Caitlin Bassett  11/12 (92%)	Report Stats	Maia Wilson  43/51 (84%) Jamie Hume  18/22 (82%) Amorangi Malesala  0/1 (0%)

Round 6

Sun 23 May	Northern Stars	44–57	Central Pulse	Pulman Arena
4.15pm	Maia Wilson  23/29 (79%) Jamie Hume  13/16 (81%) Amorangi Malesala  8/12 (67%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  35/39 (90%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  22/27 (81%)

Mon 24 May	Southern Steel	50–60	Mainland Tactix	Stadium Southland
6.15pm	George Fisher  42/49 (86%) Tiana Metuarau  8/10 (80%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  46/48 (96%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  14/19 (74%)

Mon 24 May	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	59–67	Northern Mystics	Trustpower Baypark Arena
8.15pm	Caitlin Bassett  26/28 (93%) Khiarna Williams  30/36 (83%) Chiara Semple  3/3 (100%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  47/55 (85%) Bailey Mes  8/13 (62%) Filda Vui  12/14 (86%)

Round 7

Sun 30 May	Northern Mystics	58–63	Southern Steel	The Trusts Arena
4.00pm	Grace Nweke  52/61 (85%) Bailey Mes  6/9 (67%) Filda Vui  0/2 (0%)	Report Stats	George Fisher  47/52 (90%) Tiana Metuarau  16/19 (84%)

Sun 30 May	Central Pulse	64–53	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Bank Arena
6.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  42/46 (91%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  22/25 (88%)	Report	Caitlin Bassett  47/55 (85%) Grace Kara  6/14 (43%)

Mon 31 May	Northern Stars	57–56	Mainland Tactix	Pulman Arena
7.15pm	Maia Wilson  38/40 (95%) Jamie Hume  19/25 (76%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  45/49 (92%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  10/14 (71%) Hannah Glen  1/1 (100%)

Round 8

Sat 5 Jun	Mainland Tactix	55–52	Central Pulse	Christchurch Arena
5.15pm	Ellie Bird  46/57 (81%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  9/14 (64%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  47/54 (87%) Whitney Souness  5/9 (56%)

Sun 6 Jun	Southern Steel	59–58	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Edgar Centre
4.15pm	George Fisher  50/54 (93%) Tiana Metuarau  9/10 (90%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  39/41 (95%) Chiara Semple  19/20 (95%)

Sun 6 Jun	Northern Mystics	63–60	Northern Stars	The Trusts Arena
6.15pm	Grace Nweke  60/64 (94%) Bailey Mes  3/3 (100%)	Report Stats	Maia Wilson  34/38 (89%) Jamie Hume  10/15 (67%) Amorangi Malesala  16/17 (94%)

Round 9

Sun 13 Jun	Northern Stars	55–53	Central Pulse	Pulman Arena
6.15pm	Maia Wilson  37/45 (82%) Jamie Hume  18/21 (86%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  39/46 (85%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  14/17 (82%)

Mon 14 Jun	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	63–68	Northern Mystics	Claudelands Arena
	Caitlin Bassett  36/41 (88%) Chiara Semple  17/20 (85%) Khiarna Williams  10/14 (71%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  57/61 (93%) Filda Vui  8/11 (73%) Bailey Mes  3/5 (60%)

Mon 14 Jun	Mainland Tactix	45–47	Southern Steel	Trafalgar Centre
8.15pm	Te Paea Selby-Rickit  18/20 (90%) Amelia Walmsley  16/19 (84%) Kate Grant  11/16 (69%)	Report Stats	George Fisher  40/44 (91%) Tiana Metuarau  7/7 (100%)

Round 10

Sat 19 Jun	Southern Steel	43–53	Northern Stars	Edgar Centre
4.15pm	George Fisher  22/32 (69%) Tiana Metuarau  19/23 (83%) Kiana Pelasio  2/6 (33%)	Report Stats	Maia Wilson  38/47 (81%) Jamie Hume  13/19 (68%) Amorangi Malesala  2/3 (67%)

Sun 20 Jun	Northern Mystics	64–51	Central Pulse	The Trusts Arena
2.15 pm	Grace Nweke  54/63 (86%) Bailey Mes  2/9 (22%) Saviour Tui  2/3 (67%)	Report Stats	Aliyah Dunn  31/39 (79%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  16/20 (80%) Whitney Souness  4/7 (57%)

Mon 21 Jun	Mainland Tactix	68–51	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trafalgar Centre
7.15pm	Ellie Bird  47/58 (81%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  19/23 (83%) Amelia Walmsley  2/2 (100%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  32/33 (97%) Khiarna Williams  12/13 (92%) Chiara Semple  7/10 (70%)

Round 11

Sun 27 Jun	Central Pulse	(Note 1)	Mainland Tactix	Te Rauparaha Arena
4.15pm

Sun 27 Jun	Northern Stars	57–65	Northern Mystics	Pulman Arena
6.15pm	Maia Wilson  35/41 (85%) Amorangi Malesala  22/27 (81%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  55/59 (93%) Bailey Mes  3/4 (75%) Filda Vui  7/8 (88%)

Mon 28 Jun	Southern Steel	65–50	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland
7.15pm	Grace Namana  35/38 (92%) Tiana Metuarau  29/30 (97%) Kiana Pelasio  1/3 (33%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  21/22 (95%) Khiarna Williams  18/20 (90%) Chiara Semple  11/16 (69%)

Round 12

Sun 4 Jul	Northern Mystics	69–61	Northern Stars	The Trusts Arena
4.15pm	Grace Nweke  54/65 (83%) Filda Vui  11/14 (79%) Bailey Mes  4/9 (44%)	Report Stats	Maia Wilson  40/46 (87%) Amorangi Malesala  20/33 (61%) Monica Falkner  1/1 (100%)

Sun 4 Jul	Mainland Tactix	47–34	Central Pulse	Trafalgar Centre
6.15pm	Ellie Bird  31/40 (78%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  16/23 (70%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  21/22 (95%) Ivana Rowland  11/13 (85%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  2/4 (50%)

Mon 5 Jul	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	54–56	Southern Steel	Claudelands Arena
7.15pm	Caitlin Bassett  34/35 (97%) Khiarna Williams  20/23 (87%)	Report Stats	Grace Namana  24/28 (86%) George Fisher  17/19 (89%) Tiana Metuarau  15/20 (75%)

Round 13

Fri 9 Jul	Central Pulse	49–52	Mainland Tactix	Te Rauparaha Arena
	Aliyah Dunn  35/38 (92%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  12/18 (67%) Ivana Rowland  2/2 (100%)	Report	Ellie Bird  41/44 (93%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  11/14 (79%)

Sun 11 Jul	Central Pulse	55–51	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	TSB Arena
4.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  41/44 (93%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  14/17 (82%)	Report	Caitlin Bassett  31/36 (86%) Khiarna Williams  20/23 (87%)

Sun 11 Jul	Southern Steel	61–58	Northern Mystics	Stadium Southland
6.15pm	George Fisher  39/41 (95%) Tiana Metuarau  22/46 (48%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  50/57 (88%) Filda Vui  6/6 (100%) Bailey Mes  2/3 (67%)

Mon 12 Jul	Mainland Tactix	52–39	Northern Stars	Christchurch Arena
7.15pm	Ellie Bird  44/45 (98%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  8/14 (57%)	Report Stats	Jamie Hume  15/20 (75%) Maia Wilson  8/16 (50%) Monica Falkner  8/9 (89%) Amorangi Malesala  8/11 (73%)

Round 14

Sun 18 Jul	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	47–49	Mainland Tactix	Energy Events Centre
4.15pm	Caitlin Bassett  40/42 (95%) Khiarna Williams  7/12 (58%)	Report Stats	Ellie Bird  38/42 (90%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  10/17 (59%) Amelia Walmsley  1/1 (100%)

Sun 18 Jul	Central Pulse	54–56	Northern Mystics	TSB Bank Arena
6.15pm	Aliyah Dunn  31/36 (86%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  18/26 (69%) Ivana Rowland  5/10 (50%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  52/61 (85%) Filda Vui  2/3 (67%) Bailey Mes  2/5 (40%)

Mon 19 Jul	Northern Stars	45–46	Southern Steel	Pulman Arena
7.15pm	Jamie Hume  30/38 (79%) Maia Wilson  11/21 (52%) Monica Falkner  4/5 (80%)	Report Stats	George Fisher  33/34 (97%) Tiana Metuarau  13/17 (76%)

Round 15

Sat 24 Jul	Southern Steel	59–57	Central Pulse	Stadium Southland
5.15pm	George Fisher  42/45 (93%) Tiana Metuarau  17/21 (81%)	Report	Aliyah Dunn  36/39 (92%) Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  21/21 (100%)

Sun 25 Jul	Mainland Tactix	59–63	Northern Mystics	Christchurch Arena
4.15pm	Ellie Bird  42/44 (95%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  17/25 (68%)	Report Stats	Grace Nweke  49/51 (96%) Filda Vui  11/13 (85%) Saviour Tui  2/2 (100%) Bailey Mes  1/1 (100%)

Mon 26 Jul	Northern Stars	65–46	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Pulman Arena
7.15pm	Jamie Hume  26/35 (74%) Monica Falkner  20/28 (71%) Maia Wilson  17/29 (59%)	Report Stats	Caitlin Bassett  32/35 (91%) Chiara Semple  12/15 (80%) Khiarna Williams  2/4 (50%)

Notes

• ^1 The Round 11 match between Central Pulse and Mainland Tactix was postponed after a change in COVID-19 alert levels. ^[61] The match was rescheduled for Friday, 9 July. ^[62]

Final Standings

2021 ANZ Premiership ladder v t e
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: ^[8]

Finals Series

Elimination final

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  39/41 (95%) Tiana Metuarau  10/13 (77%)		Ellie Bird  39/41 (95%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  15/20 (75%)

Source: ^{[9] [10]}

Grand final

Sun 8 Aug	Stats	Northern Mystics	61–59	Mainland Tactix		Spark Arena [63] Attendance: 5,000	SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter:17–14, 33–28, 48–46, 61–59
		Grace Nweke  58/62 (94%) Filda Vui  2/3 (67%) Bailey Mes  1/1 (100%)		Ellie Bird  38/44 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  21/39 (54%)

Source: ^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award	Sulu Fitzpatrick	Northern Mystics
ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year	Helene Wilson	Northern Mystics
ANZ Premiership Player of the Year	Karin Burger	Mainland Tactix

Source: ^{[5] [64] [65] [66] [67]}

ANZ Premiership Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Grand Final MVP [14] [16]	Peta Toeava	Northern Mystics

Season statistics

Goal Shooters (by Goals Scored)
Pos.	Player	Team	Goals (%)
1	Grace Nweke	Northern Mystics	852/951 (90%)
2	Ellie Bird	Mainland Tactix	647/726 (89%)
3	George Fisher	Southern Steel	585/640 (91%)
4	Aliyah Dunn	Central Pulse	539/601 (90%)
5	Maia Wilson	Northern Stars	483/594 (81%)
6	Caitlin Bassett	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	474/518 (92%)

Circle Feeds
Pos.	Player	Team	CF
1	Peta Toeava	Northern Mystics	662
2	Gina Crampton	Northern Stars	642
3	Shannon Saunders	Southern Steel	583
4	Kimiora Poi	Mainland Tactix	469
5	Samantha Winders	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	465
6	Whitney Souness	Central Pulse	446

Deflections
Pos.	Player	Team	Def
1	Jane Watson	Mainland Tactix	78
2	Anna Harrison	Northern Stars	66
3	Taneisha Fifita	Southern Steel	63
3	Erena Mikaere	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	63
5	Sulu Fitzpatrick	Northern Mystics	58
6	Kelly Jury	Central Pulse	51

Intercepts
Pos.	Player	Team	Inter.
1	Karin Burger	Mainland Tactix	48
2	Anna Harrison	Northern Stars	39
3	Taneisha Fifita	Southern Steel	25
3	Kelera Nawai-Caucau	Central Pulse	25
5	Sulu Fitzpatrick	Northern Mystics	21
6	Erena Mikaere	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	11
6	Holly Fowler	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	11

Rebounds
Pos.	Player	Team	Reb.
1	Sulu Fitzpatrick	Northern Mystics	30
2	Karin Burger	Mainland Tactix	27
3	Kelera Nawai-Caucau	Central Pulse	22
4	Taneisha Fifita	Southern Steel	19
5	Elle Temu	Northern Stars	18
6	Temalisi Fakahokotau	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	14

Source: ^[68]

References

1. "ANZ Premiership 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
2. Brendon Egan (17 April 2021). "ANZ Premiership: Your team-by-team guide to the 2021 competition". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
3. "Fitzpatrick named Mystics captain for 2021". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
4. "Is this the Northern Mystics' year? Captain Sulu Fitzpatrick weighs in". stuff.co.nz. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
5. "Netball Northern 2021 Annual Report" (PDF). www.netballnorthern.co.nz. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
6. "Northern Mystics – History". www.northernmystics.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
7. "Mystics clinch minor premiership with nail-biting win". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
8. "(2021) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
9. "Tactix defeat Steel to progress to Grand Final". anzpremiership.co.nz. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
10. Brendon Egan (1 August 2021). "ANZ Premiership: Tactix qualify for grand final after beating Steel in elimination final". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
11. "History-making Mystics win Grand Final thriller". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
12. "Mystics' magic claims first ever title for team in blue". www.northernmystics.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
13. "Nweke inspires Mystics to maiden title". www.rnz.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
14. "Netball: Northern Mystics claim first ANZ Premiership title with win over Mainland Tactix". www.nzherald.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
15. Brendon Egan (8 August 2021). "Northern Mystics v Mainland Tactix live – ANZ Premiership grand final". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
16. "ANZ Premiership: Mystics dedicate grand final win to late Silver Fern Margaret Forsyth". stuff.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
17. "Fiji defender leaps into Pulse colours". www.pulse.org.nz. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
18. "Fijian defender Kelera Nawai completes Central Pulse roster for 2021". www.nzherald.co.nz. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
19. "Netball: Karin Burger signs with Mainland Tactix for 2021 ANZ Premiership season". www.nzherald.co.nz. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
20. "Pulse lose Silver Ferns defender". www.rnz.co.nz. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
21. "Mainland Tactix sign Silver Ferns netball star Karin Burger from Central Pulse". stuff.co.nz. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
22. "Gold medallist joins Mystics defence". anzpremiership.co.nz. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
23. "Former England Roses captain rekindles career in NZ". www.rnz.co.nz. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
24. "The 'Old married couple' of the Mystics". www.northernmystics.co.nz. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
25. "Stars lure Crampton, Harrison for 2021". countiessportshub.co.nz. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
26. "Northern Stars bolstered by Silver Ferns signing, former NZ defender returns". stuff.co.nz. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
27. "Goodbye Gina: midcourter heads north". www.odt.co.nz. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
28. "Netball: Anna Harrison rules out shock return to Silver Ferns". www.nzherald.co.nz. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
29. "New faces galore for Southern Steel in 2021 ANZ Premiership". stuff.co.nz. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
30. "Vitality Rose George Fisher signs for Southern Steel in ANZ Premiership". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
31. "Fisher excited for new challenge in NZ". anzpremiership.co.nz. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
32. "Teen star Tiana Metuarau's emotional exit from netball powerhouse Central Pulse". stuff.co.nz. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
33. "Bassett to Depart GIANTS and Suncorp Super Netball". giantsnetball.com.au. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
34. "Australian Diamonds' Caitlin Bassett signs with Splice Construction Magic". anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
35. "Caitlin Bassett joins Waikato Bay of Magic in ANZ Premiership". www.skysports.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
36. "Fakahokotau shifts north, Burger coming south". www.odt.co.nz. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
37. "Fakahokotau adds to formidable Magic defensive unit". www.netballmagic.co.nz. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
38. "Chiara Semple". anzpremiership.co.nz. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
39. "ANZ Premiership: Chiara Semple providing Magic shooting solution". stuff.co.nz. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
40. "2021 ANZ Premiership team rosters". anzpremiership.co.nz. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
41. "New Pulse coach back where it all began". www.pulse.org.nz. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
42. "Central Pulse head coach job silver lining for former Fern Gail Parata". stuff.co.nz. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
43. "Central Pulse and coach Gail Parata part ways after one season in charge". stuff.co.nz. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
44. "Pulse skipper lapping up new role". www.pulse.org.nz. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
45. "From forgettable to favourites: The Tactix's rapid rise in NZ netball". www.1news.co.nz. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
46. Brendon Egan (7 August 2021). "ANZ Premiership: Tactix draw on lessons of 2020 grand final loss against Mystics". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
47. "Stars foundation player Maia Wilson named captain for 2021". www.starsnetball.co.nz. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
48. "Southern Steel 2021 Netball Team". www.southernsteel.co.nz. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
49. "Southern Steel coach Reinga Bloxham excited for what's ahead, despite Tactix loss". stuff.co.nz. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
50. "Saunders awarded Steel captaincy". www.sporty.co.nz. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
51. "Midcourter Shannon Saunders named as Steel 2021 captain". www.nzsportswire.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
52. "Amigene Metcalfe to step down as Magic head coach after ANZ Premiership season". stuff.co.nz. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
53. "Pure As: Sam Winders". www.newsroom.co.nz. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
54. "Captain's word: Samantha Winders 2022". www.netballmagic.co.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
55. "Last chance for teams to test the waters at Ōtaki pre-season". www.pulse.org.nz. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
56. Brendon Egan (28 March 2021). "ANZ Premiership: Mainland Tactix make early statement in pre-season". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
57. "Rousing response from Pulse after loss of captain". www.pulse.org.nz. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
58. "Souness shines in Pulse thriller". www.pulse.org.nz. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
59. "Pulse starting to show their true colours". www.pulse.org.nz. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
60. "Pulse close pre-season tournament with a win". anzpremiership.co.nz. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
61. "Pulse v Tactix match in Porirua postponed after COVID alert extension". www.pulse.org.nz. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
62. "Pulse v Tactix match rescheduled for Friday 9 July". anzpremiership.co.nz. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
63. "ANZ Premiership Grand Final confirmed for Spark Arena". anzpremiership.co.nz. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
64. "Silver Fern Sulu Fitzpatrick completes stunning rise with Dame Lois Muir Supreme Medal". stuff.co.nz. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
65. "Silver Ferns defender Sulu Fitzpatrick claims top honour at Netball NZ awards". www.nzherald.co.nz. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
66. "Netball's best honoured at New Zealand Netball Awards". www.northernmystics.co.nz. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
67. "New Zealand Netball Awards – Winners". nznetballawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
68. "ANZ Premiership 2022 Media Guide" (PDF). anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.