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2020 Mainland Tactix season

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]

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
Team colours
Team colours
Mainland Tactix seasons
← 2019

Players

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Player movements

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Gains and losses
  Gains   Losses

Source:[1][14][15]

2020 roster

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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

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2019 Super Club

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Otaki tournament

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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

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Fixtures and results

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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

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2020 ANZ Premiership ladder
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 Mainland Tactix 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

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Grand final

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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

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New Zealand Netball Awards

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Award Winner
ANZ Premiership Player of the Year Jane Watson

Sources:[22][23]

Team of the season

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2020 Media Guide ANZ Premiership" (PDF). anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Your guide to the 2020 ANZ Premiership netball season". stuff.co.nz. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "ANZ Premiership: Franchise by franchise guide for 2020 season". www.skysports.com. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "(2019) Super Club". www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Watson to Resume Captaincy of The Good Oil Tactix". www.tactixnetball.co.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ Brendon Egan (14 March 2020). "ANZ Premiership: One-time easybeats Mainland Tactix embrace title talk". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Netball: ANZ Premiership - How the Mainland Tactix overcame all odds to make first-ever grand final". www.nzherald.co.nz. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ^ Brendon Egan (22 August 2020). "Feeble to finalists: The story behind the Mainland Tactix incredible ANZ Premiership turnaround". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ^ a b "(2020) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Netball: Central Pulse beat Mainland Tactix to claim ANZ Premiership title". www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b "ANZ Premiership: Central Pulse retain title with Grand Final victory over Tactix". www.skysports.com. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  12. ^ a b Brendon Egan (23 August 2020). "ANZ Premiership: Central Pulse overpower Mainland Tactix to defend title". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Southern Steel lose Silver Ferns shooter Te Paea Selby-Rickit to Tactix and sign overseas replacement". stuff.co.nz. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Media Guide 2019 ANZ Premiership" (PDF). anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Tactix Complete 2020 ANZ Premiership Roster". www.tactixnetball.co.nz. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Tactix set to take on Canterbury Men's side". www.tactixnetball.co.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  17. ^ a b "All roads lead to Ōtaki for pre-season tester". www.pulse.org.nz. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Jury makes welcome return to on-court action for the Pulse". www.pulse.org.nz. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Pulse only unbeaten team after two days of pre-season action". www.pulse.org.nz. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Unbeaten Pulse end pre-season tournament in style". www.pulse.org.nz. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Green light given for 2020 ANZ Premiership Grand Final". anzpremiership.co.nz. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  22. ^ "New Zealand Netball Awards – Winners". nznetballawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  23. ^ "2020 ANZ Premiership season winners announced". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  24. ^ Brendon Egan (16 August 2020). "ANZ Premiership: No place for Silver Ferns star Katrina Rore in Stuff's team of the season". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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