# 2020 Mainland Tactix season

The 2020 Mainland Tactix season saw the Mainland Tactix netball team compete in the 2020 ANZ Premiership. As part of their pre-season preparations, Tactix competed in the 2019 Netball New Zealand Super Club, finishing the tournament in sixth place. 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. However, in the grand final, Tactix lost to Central Pulse 43–31.

## Players
### Player movements

Gains and losses :
| Gains | Losses |
| Te Paea Selby-Rickit (Southern Steel) Jess Prosser (NNL Hellers Mainland) | Kate Beveridge Brooke Leaver Kate Lloyd Lily Marshall |
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### 2020 roster

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## Pre-season
### 2019 Super Club

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.

#### Group B
##### 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
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#### 5th/8th place classification
##### 5th/6th place match
### Canterbury Men's Invitational

Mainland Tactix played a Canterbury Men's Invitational team in an exhibition.

### Queenstown series

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

### Otaki tournament

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.
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## Regular season
### Final standings

2020 ANZ Premiership laddervte :
| 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
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## Finals Series
### Grand final

| Sun 23 Aug 6.45pm | Stats | Central Pulse | 43–31 | Mainland Tactix | Stadium Southland | Sky Sport |
| Sky Sport |||
| Sun 23 Aug 6.45pm | Stats | Aliyah Dunn 28/30 (93%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 15/18 (83%) | | Ellie Bird 19/23 (83%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 12/13 (92%) | Stadium Southland | Sky Sport |
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## Award winners
### New Zealand Netball Awards

| Award | Winner |
| ANZ Premiership Player of the Year | Jane Watson |
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### Team of the season

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 |
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