2021 Mainland Tactix season

Mainland Tactix
2021 season
Head coachMarianne Delaney-Hoshek
Asst. coachJulie Seymour
ManagerToni Torepe
CaptainJane Watson
Main venueChristchurch Arena
Season results
Wins–losses10–7
Regular season3rd
Finals placing2nd
Team colours

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

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

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
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 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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