Mainland Tactix | |
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2021 season | |
Head coach | Marianne Delaney-Hoshek |
Asst. coach | Julie Seymour |
Manager | Toni Torepe |
Captain | Jane Watson |
Main venue | Christchurch Arena |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 10–7 |
Regular season | 3rd |
Finals placing | 2nd |
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]
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Manager: Toni Torepe
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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 |
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 |
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%) |
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%) |
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%) |
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 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 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 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%) |
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%) |
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%) |
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%) |
Sun 27 Jun | Central Pulse | (Note 1) | Mainland Tactix | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
4.15pm |
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%) |
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%) |
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%) |
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 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%) |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | G% | BP | Pts |
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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]
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%) |
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 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%) |
Award | Winner |
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ANZ Premiership Player of the Year | Karin Burger |
Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Between 2008 and 2012 they were known as Canterbury Tactix. However, after Netball Mainland was established in October 2012, the team subsequently adopted their current name. Netball Mainland is the governing body that represents the South Island regions of Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough. Since 2017, Tactix have represented Netball Mainland in the ANZ Premiership. During the ANZ Championship era, Tactix won just 20 of their 114 games and never featured in a finals series. However, during the ANZ Premiership era they emerged as challengers. They were grand finalists in both 2020 and 2021
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Kimiora Poi is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup, the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series and the 2021 Constellation Cup. Since 2018, Poi has played for Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Premiership. Poi was a prominent member of the 2020 and 2021 Mainland Tactix teams that played in two successive grand finals. Ahead of the 2022 season, Poi was appointed Tactix captain.
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