Mainland Tactix Explained

Team Name:Mainland Tactix
Founded:2007
Location:Christchurch
Regions:Canterbury
West Coast
Nelson Region
Marlborough Region
Venue:Wolfbrook Arena
Coach:Marianne Delaney-Hoshek
Captain:Kimiora Poi
Vice-Captain:Karin Burger
League:ANZ Premiership
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Url:tactixnetball.co.nz

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

History

Canterbury Flames

See main article: Canterbury Flames.

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

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.[4] Netball Mainland was established in October 2012 and Canterbury Tactix subsequently became Mainland Tactix.[5] 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.[6] [7]

Regular season statistics
SeasonPosition WonDrawnLost
2008[8] [9] 8th508
2009[10] 6th508
2010[11] 10th1012
2011[12] 10th1012
201210th2011
2013[13] 9th2011
2014[14] [15] 10th1012
2015[16] [17] [18] 10th1012
2016[19] [20] 8th2110

ANZ Premiership

Since 2017, Tactix have played in the ANZ Premiership.[3] [21] They were runners up in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.[22] [23] In 2020 and 2021, with a team coached by Marianna Delaney-Hoshek and captained by Jane Watson, Tactix played in two successive grand finals.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Regular season statistics
SeasonPosition WonDrawnLost
2017[29] [30] 6th2132
2018[31] [32] 3rd785
2019[33] [34] [35] 5th5100
[36] 2nd942
[37] 3rd906
2022[38] 6th5010
20234th906

Grand finals

ANZ Premiership
SeasonWinners ScoreRunners Up Venue
2020[39] [40] [41] Central Pulse43–31Mainland TactixStadium Southland
2021[42] [43] [44] Northern Mystics61–59Mainland TactixSpark Arena
Netball New Zealand Super Club

Home venues

Years
Wolfbrook Arena[46] [47] 2008
Trafalgar Centre2012
Cowles Stadium2022

Notable players

Internationals

Captains

Years
Julie Seymour[48] [49] [50] 2008–2009
Maree Bowden[51] [52] 2010–2012
Donna Wilkins2011
Anna Thompson[53] 2013–2016
Jess Moulds[54] [55] [56] [57] [58] 2017–2018
Jane Watson[59] [60] [61] 2018–2021
Kimiora Poi[62] 2021–

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

ANZ Championship Best New Talent

New Zealand Netball Awards

ANZ Premiership Player of the Year
SeasonWinner
2020[64] Jane Watson
2021[65] [66] Karin Burger

Coaches

Head coaches

Coach Years
Helen Mahon-Stroud[67] 2007–2011
Leigh Gibbs2012–2014
Sue Hawkins[68] 2014–2017
Marianne Delaney-Hoshek[69] [70] 2017–

Assistant coaches

Coach Years
Julie Seymour2008–2014
Marianne Delaney-Hoshek2015–2017
Julie Seymour2018–2021
Tania Hoffman[71] [72] 2021–

Main sponsors

SponsorsSeasons
Skope2008
Mercury Energy[73] [74] [75] [76] 2009–2011
Easiyo[77] [78] 2012–2014
Silvermoon2017–2018
The Good Oil[79] 2019–2021
Trident Homes[80] 2022–

Reserve team

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

Honours

External links

Notes and References

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  4. News: Netball's new faces, new name. stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009. 14 June 2022.
  5. News: Netball Mainland Zone Annual Report 2013. www.netballmainland.co.nz. 28 April 2022.
  6. News: Brendon Egan. Canterbury netball greats urge Tactix to rebrand. stuff.co.nz. 24 April 2015. 14 June 2022.
  7. News: Brendon Egan. Horrible Tactix nickname must go for new netball league. stuff.co.nz. 15 June 2016. 19 June 2022.
  8. Web site: ANZ Championship - 2008 Season Ladder. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629103630/http://www.anz-championship.com/matches/ladder_yr_2008.html. 29 June 2021. 20 February 2021.
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  10. Web site: ANZ Championship - 2009 Season Ladder. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023212856/http://www.anz-championship.com/matches/ladder_yr_2009.html. 23 October 2021. www.anz-championship.com. 20 February 2021.
  11. Web site: ANZ Championship - 2010 Season Ladder. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627235647/http://www.anz-championship.com/matches/ladder_yr_2010.html. 27 June 2021. 28 February 2021.
  12. Web site: ANZ Championship - 2011 Season Ladder. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628005539/http://www.anz-championship.com/matches/ladder_yr_2011.html. 28 June 2021. 8 March 2021.
  13. News: 2013 Netball New Zealand Annual Report. www.silverferns.co.nz. 8 April 2021.
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  16. News: Netball Mainland Annual Report 2015. www.netballmainland.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218041256/https://www.netballmainland.co.nz/images/stories/zones/Mainland/Documents/2015/Netball%20Mainland%20Annual%20Report%202015.pdf. 18 December 2019. 9 May 2021.
  17. News: Netball New Zealand – Ninety-first Annual Report 2015. silverferns.co.nz. 24 May 2022.
  18. Web site: ANZ Championship 2015 – Standings. www.flashscore.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506202107/https://www.flashscore.com/netball/australia-oceania/anz-championship-2015/standings/. 6 May 2021. 10 May 2021.
  19. News: Netball Mainland Zone Annual Report 2016. www.netballmainland.co.nz. 18 June 2022.
  20. Web site: ANZ Championship 2016 – Standings. www.flashscore.com. 8 June 2021.
  21. News: Mainland Tactix. anzpremiership.co.nz. 17 June 2022.
  22. Web site: Pulse overcome gritty Tactix to win Super Club final. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20180901115543/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/pulse-overcome-gritty-tactix-to-win-super-club-final. 1 September 2018. 24 August 2018. 22 May 2022.
  23. Web site: Central Pulse win Super Club netball competition. stuff.co.nz. 24 August 2018. 22 May 2022.
  24. News: Netball: ANZ Premiership - How the Mainland Tactix overcame all odds to make first-ever grand final. www.nzherald.co.nz. 19 August 2020. 17 June 2022.
  25. News: Brendon Egan. Feeble to finalists: The story behind the Mainland Tactix incredible ANZ Premiership turnaround. stuff.co.nz. 22 August 2020. 19 June 2022.
  26. News: From forgettable to favourites: The Tactix's rapid rise in NZ netball. www.1news.co.nz. 12 April 2021. 17 June 2022.
  27. News: Brendon Egan. ANZ Premiership: Tactix draw on lessons of 2020 grand final loss against Mystics. stuff.co.nz. 7 August 2021. 30 October 2022.
  28. Web site: ANZ Premiership: Tactix content they gave it their all after losing second final in a row. stuff.co.nz. 9 August 2021. 29 April 2022.
  29. News: Netball Mainland Zone Annual Report 2017. www.netballmainland.co.nz. 1 May 2022.
  30. Web site: (2017) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20170716062733/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 16 July 2017. 25 May 2022.
  31. News: Netball Mainland Zone Annual Report 2018. www.netballmainland.co.nz. 28 February 2019. 11 March 2021.
  32. Web site: (2018) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20180813195408/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 13 August 2018. 15 May 2022.
  33. News: Netball Mainland Zone Annual Report 2019. www.netballmainland.co.nz. 13 October 2019. 18 June 2022.
  34. Web site: (2019) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527032343/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 27 May 2019. 15 May 2022.
  35. News: 2019 Netball New Zealand Annual Report. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129032830/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/Downloads/Assets/Download/514205/1/2019%20NNZ%20Annual%20Report%20-%20DIGITAL%20PAGES.pdf. 29 January 2021. 27 April 2022.
  36. Web site: (2020) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023092032/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 23 October 2020. 15 May 2022.
  37. Web site: (2021) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804072619/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 4 August 2021. 9 August 2022.
  38. Web site: (2022) Fixtures & results. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20220819203224/http://www.anzpremiership.co.nz/fixtures-and-results/ladder. 19 August 2022. 16 October 2022.
  39. Web site: ANZ Premiership: Central Pulse retain title with Grand Final victory over Tactix. www.skysports.com. 23 August 2020. 5 May 2022.
  40. Web site: Pulse send their coach off in style. www.pulse.org.nz. 23 August 2020. 5 May 2022.
  41. Web site: ANZ Premiership: Central Pulse overpower Mainland Tactix to defend title . stuff.co.nz. 23 August 2020. 13 September 2020.
  42. Web site: Nweke inspires Mystics to maiden title. www.rnz.co.nz. 8 August 2021. 17 June 2022.
  43. Web site: Netball: Northern Mystics claim first ANZ Premiership title with win over Mainland Tactix. www.nzherald.co.nz. 8 August 2021. 17 June 2022.
  44. Web site: Brendon Egan. Northern Mystics v Mainland Tactix live - ANZ Premiership grand final. stuff.co.nz. 8 August 2021. 17 June 2022.
  45. Web site: Mainland Tactix 56–61 Central Pulse. mc.championdata.com. 24 August 2018. 22 May 2022.
  46. Web site: Netball: Edgar Centre in line to host Tactix. www.odt.co.nz. 18 October 2012. 20 June 2022.
  47. Web site: Netball returns to Cowles Stadium in 2022. tactixnetball.co.nz. 20 June 2022.
  48. News: Tactix miss out on top four spot. www.abc.net.au. 8 October 2021. 2 June 2008.
  49. News: Magic make short work of Tactix. www.abc.net.au. 9 October 2021. 5 July 2008.
  50. News: Mystics pip Tactix. stuff.co.nz. 18 October 2021. 17 June 2009.
  51. News: Bowden takes tactical step into captaincy . The Press. www.stuff.co.nz. 10 March 2010. 14 March 2010.
  52. Web site: Swifts defeat Tactix in Round 5. www.netballnz.co.nz. 15 March 2011. 14 November 2021.
  53. Web site: Thompson Ready to Lead the Tactix in 2014. www.netballnz.co.nz. 4 December 2013. 25 April 2021.
  54. Web site: Tactix name new leadership group. anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 February 2017. 17 June 2022.
  55. Web site: Brendon Egan. Jess Moulds to captain Mainland Tactix even though she's injured. stuff.co.nz. 24 February 2017. 17 June 2022.
  56. Web site: Netball: Moulds steps into leadership role with Tactix. www.nzherald.co.nz. 27 February 2017. 17 June 2022.
  57. Web site: Brendon Egan. Tactix captain Jess Moulds close to comeback after nine months out. stuff.co.nz. 26 May 2017. 17 June 2022.
  58. Web site: Tactix reappoint defender to Captaincy role. anzpremiership.co.nz. 16 April 2018. 26 October 2022.
  59. Web site: Watson to Resume Captaincy of The Good Oil Tactix. www.tactixnetball.co.nz. 28 April 2022.
  60. Web site: Kimiora Poi named Tactix captain. anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 December 2021. 29 April 2022.
  61. Web site: Poi to captain Trident Homes Tactix . www.tactixnetball.co.nz. 8 December 2021. 29 April 2022.
  62. News: First Māori netball player to captain Tactix in 2022. www.teaomaori.news. 10 December 2021. 17 June 2022.
  63. Web site: Mwai Kumwenda caps stellar debut netball season with best new talent award. www.adelaidenow.com.au. 18 June 2014 . 20 April 2021.
  64. Web site: 2020 ANZ Premiership season winners announced. www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 August 2020. 27 April 2022.
  65. Web site: Netball's finest honoured at NZ Netball Awards. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307162510/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/netballs-finest-honoured-at-nz-netball-awards. 7 March 2022. 15 April 2022. 8 December 2021.
  66. Web site: Silver Ferns defender Sulu Fitzpatrick claims top honour at Netball NZ awards. www.nzherald.co.nz. 15 April 2022. 8 December 2021.
  67. News: Coach guides Canterbury Tactix for 50th time. stuff.co.nz. 9 October 2021. 19 April 2011.
  68. News: Netball Mainland Zone Newsletter. www.netballmainland.co.nz. 15 September 2014. 14 June 2022.
  69. News: Mainland Tactix confirm Marianne Delaney-Hoshek as head coach after breaking wins drought. stuff.co.nz. 9 June 2017. 20 August 2022.
  70. News: Delaney-Hoshek to coach Tactix in 2018. anzpremiership.co.nz. 9 June 2017. 19 June 2022.
  71. News: Mainland Tactix appoint Tania Hoffman as assistant coach. www.nzsportswire.com. 6 November 2021. 18 June 2022.
  72. News: The Good Oil Tactix appoint new assistant coach . www.tactixnetball.co.nz. 6 November 2021. 20 June 2022.
  73. News: Tactix, Mercury strike sponsorship deal. stuff.co.nz. 8 April 2009. 18 June 2022.
  74. News: Netball's magic millions. stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2009. 30 July 2022.
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  76. Web site: 2011 Annual Report – Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 26 August 2020.
  77. News: Netball: EasiYo continues as Tactix title sponsor. www.sportspromedia.com. 12 September 2013. 17 June 2022.
  78. News: Mainland Tactix hunt for major sponsor for start of trans-Tasman netball league. stuff.co.nz. 27 January 2015. 18 June 2022.
  79. News: Mainland Tactix Sign The Good Oil. thegoodoil.nz. 4 March 2020. 18 June 2022.
  80. Web site: Tactix announce new partnership with Trident Homes. www.tactixnetball.co.nz. 26 October 2022.
  81. Web site: National Netball League. www.netballmainland.co.nz. 2 May 2022.