2021 Mainland Tactix season

Mainland Tactix
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
Team colours
Mainland Tactix seasons
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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

Player movements

Gains and losses

Gains	Losses
Karin Burger [13] [14] [15] (Central Pulse) Hannah Glen [16] (NNL Mainland) Kate Grant (Lincoln University) Amelia Walmsley [17] (Northern Comets)	Temalisi Fakahokotau [18] (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic)

Source: ^{[1] [19] [20]}

2021 roster

2021 Mainland Tactix roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Ellie Bird GS, GA (1993-03-22)22 March 1993 (aged 28) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Karin Burger GD, WD, GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 28) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Charlotte Elley WD, C (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 24) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Sophia Fenwick GK, GD (1992-12-12)12 December 1992 (aged 28) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Hannah Glen (TRP) GS, GA (2000-11-12)12 November 2000 (aged 20) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Kate Grant (TRP) GS (1990-06-15)15 June 1990 (aged 30) – Samon Nathan WA, C, WD (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 28) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Erikana Pedersen C, WA, WD (1994-07-28)28 July 1994 (aged 26) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Kimiora Poi C, WA (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 23) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Jess Prosser GS, GA (1996-06-09)9 June 1996 (aged 24) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 29) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Amelia Walmsley (TRP) GS, GA (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 17) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Jane Watson  (c) GK, GD, WD (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 30) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Head coach Marianne Delaney- Hoshek Assistant coach Julie Seymour Manager: Toni Torepe Physiotherapist: Sonya White Strength and conditioning: John Wilson Performance Analyst: Ben Hibbs Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^{[1] [19] [20]}

Pre-season

Timaru series

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

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

Fixtures and results

Round 1

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%)

Round 2

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%)

Round 3

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	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

Round 5

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%)

Round 6

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%)

Round 7

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%)

Round 9

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

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

Round 12

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%)

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%)

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%)

Round 15

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%)

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

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: ^[2]

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: ^{[5] [6]}

Grand final

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%)

Source: ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

Award	Winner
ANZ Premiership Player of the Year	Karin Burger

Source: ^{[32] [33] [34]}

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