# Mainland Tactix

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

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.

### ANZ Championship

Between 2008 and 2016, Tactix played in the ANZ Championship. Helen Mahon-Stroud became the first Tactix head coach and Julie Seymour became their first captain. Netball Mainland was established in October 2012 and Canterbury Tactix subsequently became Mainland Tactix. 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.

#### Regular season statistics

| Season | Position | Won | Drawn | Lost |
| 2008 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10th | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2011 | 10th | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10th | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9th | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2014 | 10th | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 | 10th | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 10 |
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### ANZ Premiership

Since 2017, Tactix have played in the ANZ Premiership. They were runners up in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. In 2020 and 2021, with a team coached by Marianna Delaney-Hoshek and captained by Jane Watson, Tactix played in two successive grand finals.

#### Regular season statistics

| Season | Position | Won | Drawn | Lost |
| 2017 | 6th | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3rd | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5th | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3rd | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4th | 9 | 0 | 6 |
Runners Up

## Grand finals
### ANZ Premiership

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
| 2020 | Central Pulse | 43–31 | Mainland Tactix | Stadium Southland |
| 2021 | Northern Mystics | 61–59 | Mainland Tactix | Spark Arena |

### Netball New Zealand Super Club

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
| 2018 | Central Pulse | 61–56 | Mainland Tactix | Trafalgar Centre |

## Home venues

| | Years |
| Wolfbrook Arena | 2008– |
| Trafalgar Centre | 2012– |
| Cowles Stadium | 2022– |

## Notable players
### Internationals
#### New Zealand

| Maree Bowden Jodi Brown Karin Burger Aliyah Dunn Temalisi Fakahokotau Anna Galvan | Ellen Halpenny Bailey Mes Angela Mitchell Erikana Pedersen Kimiora Poi Te Paea Selby-Rickit | Julie Seymour Anna Thompson Malia Vaka Jane Watson Donna Wilkins Larrissa Willcox |

#### New Zealand Fast5

* Charlotte Kight
* Jessica Moulds

#### Australia

* Kate Beveridge
* Demelza Fellowes
* Chelsea Pitman

#### England

| Jade Clarke Kadeen Corbin Rachel Dunn Stacey Francis | Joanne Harten Sonia Mkoloma Chelsea Pitman Laura Malcolm |

#### Fiji

* Kelera Nawai

#### Hong Kong

* Victoria Smith

#### Jamaica

* Kasey Evering

#### Malawi

* Mwai Kumwenda

#### Samoa

* Julianna Naoupu

#### Tonga

* Vika Koloto
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### Captains

| | Years |
| Julie Seymour | 2008–2009 |
| Maree Bowden | 2010–2012 |
| Donna Wilkins | 2011 |
| Anna Thompson | 2013–2016 |
| Jess Moulds | 2017–2018 |
| Jane Watson | 2018–2021 |
| Kimiora Poi | 2021– |
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### Award winners
#### ANZ Championship awards
##### ANZ Championship Best New Talent

| Season | Player |
| 2014 | Mwai Kumwenda |

#### New Zealand Netball Awards
##### ANZ Premiership Player of the Year

| Season | Winner |
| 2020 | Jane Watson |
| 2021 | Karin Burger |
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## Coaches
### Head coaches

| Coach | Years |
| Helen Mahon-Stroud | 2007–2011 |
| Leigh Gibbs | 2012–2014 |
| Sue Hawkins | 2014–2017 |
| Marianne Delaney-Hoshek | 2017– |
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### Assistant coaches

| Coach | Years |
| Julie Seymour | 2008–2014 |
| Marianne Delaney-Hoshek | 2015–2017 |
| Julie Seymour | 2018–2021 |
| Tania Hoffman | 2021– |
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## Main sponsors

| Sponsors | Seasons |
| Skope | 2008 |
| Mercury Energy | 2009–2011 |
| Easiyo | 2012–2014 |
| Silvermoon | 2017–2018 |
| The Good Oil | 2019–2021 |
| Trident Homes | 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.

## Honours

* ANZ Premiership
** Runners Up: 2020, 2021
* Netball New Zealand Super Club
** Runners Up: 2018