Mystics chase record v Tactix in netball final
- Dave Worsley
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
Plenty on the line as the Mystics hots the Tactix in the ANZ Premiership Grand Final in Auckland with records at the fingertips of the defending champs.
The two franches split results in the 2025 season, the Tactix winning the Round 4 meeting 61-50 in Rangiora and the Mystics winning the Round 10 match 70-56.
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The Mystics advanced directly to the Grand Final after claiming their third ANZ Premiership Minor Premiership (2021, 2023 & 2025) with a record of nine wins and one loss.
They played in three previous Grand Finals (2021, 2023 & 2024) for a 100 percent win record.
The Mystics will become the most successful team in ANZ Premiership history if they claim the 2025 title.
Currently the Mystics (2021, 2023 & 2024) and Pulse 2019, 2020 & 2022) have both won three titles since the start of the competition in 2017.
The Tactix are coming off a 57-52 victory over the Pulse in the Elimination Final on Sunday to advance to their third Grand Final while, but have never won the titleErikana Pederse the visiting sides captain has huge experience in the competition. She played 14 matches for the Mystics, 16 for the Pulse and has now played 100 matches for the Tactix since 2015. Pedersen made her debut for the Tactix in Round 1, 2015 against the Mystics in Christchurch.
Donna Wilkins has led the Tactix to the Grand Final in her first season as Head Coach. Tia Winikerei is the most recent Head Coach to claim the title in her first season when she led the Mystics to the 2023 title.
The only other Head Coach in National League history to win in their first season was Georgina Salter in 1998 with the Otago Rebels in the first ever season of franchise Netball.
The game will be played Sunday 27 July at 4pm at the Trusts Arena, Henderson.
