Northern Mystics | |
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2021 season | |
Head coach | Helene Wilson |
Asst. coach | Rob Wright Tia Winikerei |
Manager | Meghan Robinson |
Captain | Sulu Fitzpatrick |
Main venue | The Trusts Arena |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 11–4 |
Regular season | 1st |
Finals placing | 1st |
The 2021 Northern Mystics season saw Northern Mystics compete in the 2021 ANZ Premiership. [1] [2] With a team coached by Helene Wilson, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke, Mystics won their first ever premiership. [3] [4] [5] [6] After finishing the regular season as minor premiers, [7] [8] they defeated Mainland Tactix 61–59 in the grand final. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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Northern Mystics 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. [21]
Fri 26 Mar | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 40–32 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
12.00pm |
Sat 27 Mar | Mainland Tactix | 64–56 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
9:00am |
Sat 27 Mar | Northern Mystics | 66–57 | Southern Steel | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
5:00pm |
Sun 28 Mar | Central Pulse | 55–53 | Northern Mystics | Te Wānanga o Raukawa | |
2:00 pm |
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%) |
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%) |
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%) |
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%) |
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 | 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%) |
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 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%) |
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%) |
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%) |
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%) |
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 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%) |
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%) |
Source: [7]
Sun 25 Jul | Mainland Tactix | 59–63 | Northern Mystics | Christchurch Arena | |
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%) |
Source: [5]
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: [8]
Sun 8 Aug | Stats | Northern Mystics | 61–59 | Mainland Tactix | Spark Arena [26] 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%) |
Award | Winner |
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Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award | Sulu Fitzpatrick |
ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year | Helene Wilson |
National Netball League Player of the Year | Saviour Tui |
Award | Winner |
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Grand Final MVP [12] [14] | Elisapeta Toeava |
Award | Winner |
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Fans Choice | Sulu Fitzpatrick |
Manawaroa | Elisapeta Toeava |
Mystics Mana | Fa'amu Ioane |
Barfoot & Thompson MVP | Grace Nweke/Elisapeta Toeava |
In 2021 Northern Marvels, the Mystics reserve team, were National Netball League premiers, defeating Northern Comets 64–56 in the grand final at The Trusts Arena. Mystics players Claire O'Brien, Filda Vui and Saviour Tui all regularly played for Marvels during the NNL season. [5] [32] Tui was named the NNL's 2021 Player of the Year. [27] [28]
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Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Northern in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Northern is the governing body that represents the Auckland and Northland Regions. In 2021, Mystics won their first premiership and in 2023 they won their second.
Sulu Fitzpatrick, also known as Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick, is a former New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2021 Constellation Cup and represented New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She captained New Zealand when they won the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series and again during the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. During the ANZ Championship era, Fitzpatrick played for Northern Mystics, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Southern Steel. During the ANZ Premiership era, she played for Mystics, Northern Stars and Central Pulse. During her career, she played for every ANZ Premiership team except Mainland Tactix. She was a member of four premiership winning teams – the 2012 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, the 2019 Central Pulse, the 2021 Northern Mystics and the 2023 Northern Mystics. She captained Mystics when they won both premierships. In 2021, Fitzpatrick received the Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.
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Northern Stars are a New Zealand netball team based in South Auckland. Since 2017 they have competed in the ANZ Premiership. The team was named after the Matariki star cluster which is also featured on the team's logo. They were grand finalists in 2019 and 2021.
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The 2022 ANZ Premiership season was the sixth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, co-captained by Kelly Jury and Tiana Metuarau and featuring Aliyah Dunn, Erikana Pedersen and Whitney Souness, Central Pulse won their third title. Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Northern Stars and Northern Mystics. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57. Pulse then defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final.
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The 2018 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2018 ANZ Premiership and the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Sulu Fitzpatrick and Claire Kersten, Central Pulse finished the regular season as minor premiers. However, in the grand final Southern Steel defeated Pulse 54–53. However, Pulse subsequently won the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament, defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final.
The 2020 Central Pulse season saw the Central Pulse netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership. As part of their pre-season preparations, Pulse competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in third place. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Pulse finished the regular ANZ Premiership season as minor premiers. In the grand final, Pulse defeated Mainland Tactix 43–31, winning their second consecutive premiership.
The 2021 Mainland Tactix season saw the Mainland Tactix netball team compete in the 2021 ANZ Premiership. 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. In the Elimination final, Tactix defeated Steel 54–49. However, in the grand final, they lost 61–59 to Mystics, finishing the season second overall.
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The 2022 Northern Stars season saw the Northern Stars netball team compete in the 2022 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Kiri Wills, captained by Maia Wilson and featuring Gina Crampton, Anna Harrison and Kayla Johnson, Stars finished the regular season in second place, behind Central Pulse and above Northern Mystics. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57. Pulse then defeated Stars 56–37 in the Grand final.
The 2023 Northern Stars season saw the Northern Stars netball team compete in the 2023 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Kiri Wills, captained by Maia Wilson and featuring Gina Crampton, Mila Reuelu-Buchanan and Elle Temu, Stars finished the regular season in third place, behind Northern Mystics and Central Pulse. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Pulse 53–52. Mystics then defeated Stars 74–56 in the Grand final.
The 2022 Northern Mystics season saw Northern Mystics compete in the 2022 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Helene Wilson, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Grace Nweke, Elisapeta Toeava and Michaela Sokolich-Beatson, Mystics finished third in the regular season, behind Central Pulse and Northern Stars. In the Elimination final, Stars defeated Mystics 63–57.
The 2023 Northern Mystics season saw Northern Mystics compete in the 2023 ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Tia Winikerei, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Phoenix Karaka, Grace Nweke, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and Peta Toeava, Northern Mystics won their second title. Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Central Pulse and Northern Stars. Mystics defeated Stars 74–56 in the Grand final.