2020 Mainland Tactix season

Mainland Tactix
2020 season
Head coachMarianne Delaney-Hoshek
CaptainJane Watson
Main venueHorncastle Arena
Season results
Wins–losses11–7
Regular season2nd
Finals placingSuper Club 6th
ANZ Premiership 2nd
Team colours

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]

Players

Player movements

Gains and losses
Gains Losses

Source:[1][14][15]

2020 roster

2020 Mainland Tactix roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Ellie Bird GS, GA (1993-03-22)22 March 1993 (aged 26) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Charlotte Elley WD, C (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 23) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Temalisi Fakahokotau GD, WD, GK (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 25) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sophia Fenwick GK, GD (1992-12-12)12 December 1992 (aged 27) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Samon Nathan WA, C, WD (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 27) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Erikana Pedersen C, WA, WD (1994-07-28)28 July 1994 (aged 25) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Kimiora Poi C, WA (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 22) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Jess Prosser GS, GA (1996-06-09)9 June 1996 (aged 23) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 28) 1.93 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



Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:[1][5][15][16]

Pre-season

2019 Super Club

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]

Group B

Matches
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%)
Final ladder
Group B
Pos Team P W D L GF GA % Pts
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]

5th/8th place classification

Semi-finals
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%)
5th/6th place match
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%)

Canterbury Men's Invitational

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

Queenstown series

Mainland Tactix played matches against Central Pulse and Southern Steel in Queenstown.[17]

Otaki tournament

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

Sources:[18][19][20]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
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%)
Round 2
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%)
Round 3
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%)
Round 4
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%)
Round 5
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%)
Round 6
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%)
Round 7
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%)
Round 8
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%)
Round 9
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%)
Round 10
Sun 16 Aug Southern Steel drawn Mainland Tactix Edgar Centre  

Final standings

Pos Team P W L D GF GA GD G% BP Pts
1 Central Pulse 15 11 2 2 594 474 120 125.3 1 49
2 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

Point System
  • Win = 4 points
  • Draw = 2 points
  • Loss of 5 or less goals = 1 point
  • Loss of more than 5 goals = 0 points

Sources:[1][9][21]


Finals Series

Grand final

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%)

Sources:[10][11][12]

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

Award Winner
ANZ Premiership Player of the Year Jane Watson

Sources:[22][23]

Team of the season

Two Tactix players were included in Stuff's team of the season, selected by Brendon Egan.

Position Player
GD Jane Watson
GK Temalisi Fakahokotau
Coach Marianne Delaney-Hoshek

Sources:[24]

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