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Mainland Tactix

Summary

Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Between 2008 and 2012 they were known as Canterbury Tactix. However, after Netball Mainland was established in October 2012, the team subsequently adopted their current name. Netball Mainland is the governing body that represents the South Island regions of Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough. Since 2017, Tactix have represented Netball Mainland in the ANZ Premiership. During the ANZ Championship era, Tactix won just 20 of their 114 games and never featured in a finals series. However, during the ANZ Premiership era they emerged as challengers. They were grand finalists in both 2020 and 2021

Mainland Tactix
Founded2007
Based inChristchurch
RegionsCanterbury
West Coast
Nelson Region
Marlborough Region
Home venueWolfbrook Arena
Head coachMarianne Delaney-Hoshek
CaptainKimiora Poi
Vice-captainKarin Burger
LeagueANZ Premiership
Websitetactixnetball.co.nz

Uniform

Uniform

History edit

Canterbury Flames edit

Between 1997 and 2007, Canterbury Flames, competed in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. In 2008, when the National Bank Cup was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Canterbury Flames were rebranded as Canterbury Tactix.[1][2]

ANZ Championship edit

Between 2008 and 2016, Tactix played in the ANZ Championship.[3] Helen Mahon-Stroud became the first Tactix head coach and Julie Seymour became their first captain.[2] Netball Mainland was established in October 2012 and Canterbury Tactix subsequently became Mainland Tactix.[4] During their nine seasons in the ANZ Championship, Tactix won just 20 of their 114 games, never winning more than five games in a season and never featuring in a finals series.[5][6]

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2008[7][8] 8th 5 0 8
2009[9] 6th 5 0 8
2010[10] 10th 1 0 12
2011[11] 10th 1 0 12
2012 10th 2 0 11
2013[4][12] 9th 2 0 11
2014[13][14] 10th 1 0 12
2015[15][16][17] 10th 1 0 12
2016[18][19] 8th 2 1 10

Source:[3]

ANZ Premiership edit

Since 2017, Tactix have played in the ANZ Premiership.[3][20] They were runners up in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.[21][22] In 2020 and 2021, with a team coached by Marianna Delaney-Hoshek and captained by Jane Watson, Tactix played in two successive grand finals.[23][24][25][26][27]

Regular season statistics
Season Position Won Drawn Lost
2017[28][29] 6th 2 13 2
2018[30][31] 3rd 7 8 5
2019[32][33][34] 5th 5 10 0
2020[35] 2nd 9 4 2
2021[36] 3rd 9 0 6
2022[37] 6th 5 0 10
2023 4th 9 0 6

  Runners Up

Grand finals edit

ANZ Premiership
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2020[38][39][40] Central Pulse 43–31 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland
2021[41][42][43] Northern Mystics 61–59 Mainland Tactix Spark Arena
Netball New Zealand Super Club
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2018[21][22][44] Central Pulse 61–56 Mainland Tactix Trafalgar Centre

Home venues edit

Years
Wolfbrook Arena[45][46] 2008–
Trafalgar Centre[45] 2012–
Cowles Stadium[46] 2022–

Notable players edit

2023 squad edit

2023 Mainland Tactix roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Aliyah Dunn GS (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 24) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
  Jane Watson GK, GD (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Karin Burger (vc) GD, WD, GK (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 30) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Jess Allan GA,GS –
  Kate Lloyd GK, GD (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 27) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
  Kimiora Poi (c) C, WA (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 26) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
  Te Paea Selby-Rickit GA, GS (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
–
  Greer Sinclair GK, GD, WD (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 23) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
  Paris Lokotui WD,C (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 22) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • Marianne Delaney-Hoshek
Assistant coach
  • Tania Hoffman

Manager: Tommy Lamb
Physiotherapist:
Alana Malcolm

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 29 Nov 2022

Internationals edit

  New Zealand
  New Zealand Fast5
  Australia
  England
  Fiji
  Hong Kong
  Jamaica
  Malawi
  Samoa
  Tonga

Source:[30]

Captains edit

Years
Julie Seymour[2][47][48][49] 2008–2009
Maree Bowden[50][51] 2010–2012
Donna Wilkins[51] 2011
Anna Thompson[4][15][18][52] 2013–2016
Jess Moulds[30][53][54][55][56][57] 2017–2018
Jane Watson[30][58][59][60] 2018–2021
Kimiora Poi[59][60][61] 2021–

Source:[3]

Award winners edit

ANZ Championship awards edit

ANZ Championship Best New Talent
Season Player
2014[14][62] Mwai Kumwenda

New Zealand Netball Awards edit

ANZ Premiership Player of the Year
Season Winner
2020[63] Jane Watson
2021[64][65] Karin Burger

Source:[66]

Coaches edit

Head coaches edit

Coach Years
Helen Mahon-Stroud[2][49][67] 2007–2011
Leigh Gibbs[4][13] 2012–2014
Sue Hawkins[15][18][68] 2014–2017
Marianne Delaney-Hoshek[69][70] 2017–

Source:[3][30]

Assistant coaches edit

Coach Years
Julie Seymour 2008–2014
Marianne Delaney-Hoshek 2015–2017
Julie Seymour 2018–2021
Tania Hoffman[71][72] 2021–

Source:[30]

Main sponsors edit

Sponsors Seasons
Skope[2] 2008
Mercury Energy[73][74][75][76] 2009–2011
Easiyo[4][13][14][77][78] 2012–2014
Silvermoon[28][30] 2017–2018
The Good Oil[34][79] 2019–2021
Trident Homes[80] 2022–

Reserve team edit

Since 2016, Netball Mainland have entered a team in the National Netball League. They are effectively the reserve team of Mainland Tactix.[81]

Honours edit

 
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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Mainland Tactix on Facebook
  • Mainland Tactix on Twitter

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