2021 ANZ Premiership season

2021 ANZ Premiership season
LeagueANZ Premiership
SportNetball
Duration19 April – 8 August 2021
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Minor PremiersNorthern Mystics
Season MVPKarin Burger (Mainland Tactix)
Top scorerGrace Nweke (Northern Mystics)
Finals
ChampionsNorthern Mystics
  Runners-upMainland Tactix
ANZ Premiership seasons

The 2021 ANZ Premiership season was the fifth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership.[1][2] With a team coached by Helene Wilson, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke, Northern Mystics won their first ever premiership.[3][4][5][6] Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, above Southern Steel and Mainland Tactix.[7][8] In the Elimination final, Tactix defeated Steel 54–49.[9][10] In the Grand final, Mystics defeated Tactix 61–59.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

  1. ^ "ANZ Premiership 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ Brendon Egan (17 April 2021). "ANZ Premiership: Your team-by-team guide to the 2021 competition". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Fitzpatrick named Mystics captain for 2021". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Is this the Northern Mystics' year? Captain Sulu Fitzpatrick weighs in". stuff.co.nz. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Netball Northern 2021 Annual Report" (PDF). www.netballnorthern.co.nz. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Northern Mystics – History". www.northernmystics.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Mystics clinch minor premiership with nail-biting win". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  8. ^ "(2021) Fixtures & results". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Tactix defeat Steel to progress to Grand Final". anzpremiership.co.nz. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. ^ Brendon Egan (1 August 2021). "ANZ Premiership: Tactix qualify for grand final after beating Steel in elimination final". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ^ "History-making Mystics win Grand Final thriller". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Mystics' magic claims first ever title for team in blue". www.northernmystics.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Nweke inspires Mystics to maiden title". www.rnz.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Netball: Northern Mystics claim first ANZ Premiership title with win over Mainland Tactix". www.nzherald.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  15. ^ Brendon Egan (8 August 2021). "Northern Mystics v Mainland Tactix live – ANZ Premiership grand final". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  16. ^ "ANZ Premiership: Mystics dedicate grand final win to late Silver Fern Margaret Forsyth". stuff.co.nz. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.