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2011 Northern Mystics season

The 2011 Northern Mystics season saw Northern Mystics compete in the 2011 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Debbie Fuller and captained by Temepara George, Mystics finished the regular season fourth behind Queensland Firebirds, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and New South Wales Swifts.^[1][2][3][4] During the regular season, Mystics claimed their first win in Australia, with a 56–54 win over West Coast Fever in Round 9.^[1][5][6] Mystics defeated Swifts in the minor semi-final^[7] and Magic in the preliminary final^[8][9] before losing to Firebirds in the grand final.^[4][10][11] Mystics finished the season second overall.^[12]

Players[edit]

Player movements[edit]

Gains	Losses
Megan Dehn (Southern Steel) [13][14] Kayla McAlister New signing Jessica Moulds Otago (NPC) [15] Rachel Rasmussen (Central Pulse) [16] Anna Scarlett New signing [17]	Althea Byfield Not signed Jenny-May Coffin Appointed assistant coach [18] Finau Pulu (Canterbury Tactix) Sulu Tone–Fitzpatrick (Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic) Larrissa Willcox Not signed

Roster[edit]

2011 Northern Mystics roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Kayla Cullen GD, WD, C (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 19) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Megan Dehn GA, WA, GS (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 36) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Temepara George (c) C, WA (1975-10-23)23 October 1975 (aged 35) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Joline Henry WD, GD, GK, C (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 28) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Cathrine Latu GS, GA (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 24) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Kayla McAlister WA, C, WD (1988-08-06)6 August 1988 (aged 22) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bailey Mes GS, GA (1989-05-27)27 May 1989 (aged 21) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Jessica Moulds GK, GD (1989-11-08)8 November 1989 (aged 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Grace Rasmussen  GA, WA (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 22) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Rachel Rasmussen GK, GD (1984-06-05)5 June 1984 (aged 26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Anna Scarlett GK, GD, WD (1983-04-15)15 April 1983 (aged 27) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Maria Tutaia GA, GS (1987-02-18)18 February 1987 (aged 24) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Portia Woodman (TRP) (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 19) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Head coach Debbie Fuller Assistant coach Jenny-May Coffin Manager: Chris Tennant Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:^[1][19][20]

Milestones[edit]

• Temepara George played her 50th ANZ Championship/Mystics match in Round 10 against New South Wales Swifts.
• Cathrine Latu played her 50th ANZ Championship/Mystics match in Round 11 against Canterbury Tactix.

Source:^[1]

Pre-season[edit]

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Northern Mystics played a five-quarter match during pre-season.^[21]

Regular season[edit]

Fixtures and results[edit]

Round 1

Mon 14 February	Northern Mystics	51 – 34	Southern Steel	Trusts Stadium
19:40 (UTC+11)	Cathrine Latu  30/35 (86%) Maria Tutaia  21/29 (72%)	Report Stats	Tania Dalton  6/6 (100%) Paula Griffin  16/21 (76%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  12/20 (60%)

Round 2

Sat 19 February	Central Pulse	44 – 54	Northern Mystics	Te Rauparaha Arena
16:20 UTC+13	Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  3/5 (60%) Amber Bellringer  14/20 (70%) Caitlin Thwaites  27/35 (77%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  36/36 (100%) Bailey Mes  0/2 (0%) Maria Tutaia  18/23 (78%)

Round 3

Thu 24 February	Northern Mystics	39 – 45	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Trusts Stadium
19:40 (UTC+13)	Cathrine Latu  22/27 (81%) Maria Tutaia  17/27 (63%)	Report Stats	Jamilah Gupwell  9/13 (69%) Julianna Naoupu  7/12 (58%) Irene van Dyk  29/33 (88%)

Round 4

Sun 6 March	Northern Mystics	56 – 54	Melbourne Vixens	Trusts Stadium
18:20 (UTC+13)	Megan Dehn  5/6 (83%) Cathrine Latu  40/42 (95%) Maria Tutaia  11/16 (69%)	Report Stats	Kate Beveridge  29/37 (78%) Sharelle McMahon  25/30 (83%)

Round 5

Sun 13 March	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	46 – 47	Northern Mystics	Mystery Creek Events Centre
18:20 (UTC+13)	Julianna Naoupu  20/31 (65%) Irene van Dyk  26/31 (84%)	Report Stats	Megan Dehn  3/5 (60%) Cathrine Latu  23/26 (88%) Maria Tutaia  21/23 (91%)

Round 6

Mon 21 March	Adelaide Thunderbirds	57 – 55	Northern Mystics	ETSA Park
19:10 (UTC+10:30)	Erin Bell  21/24 (88%) Carla Borrego  36/41 (88%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  29/31 (94%) Maria Tutaia  26/31 (84%)

Round 7

Sat 26 March	Northern Mystics	52 – 61	Queensland Firebirds	Trusts Stadium
16:20 (UTC+13)	Cathrine Latu  19/19 (100%) Maria Tutaia  33/38 (87%)	Report Stats	Romelda Aiken  38/43 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)

Round 8

Sat 2 April	Northern Mystics	61 – 48	Central Pulse	Trusts Stadium
16:20 (UTC+13)	Megan Dehn  7/8 (88%) Cathrine Latu  42/42 (100%) Maria Tutaia  12/14 (86%)	Report Stats	Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  4/6 (67%) Amber Bellringer  9/18 (50%) Alanah Cassidy  1/1 (100%) Caitlin Thwaites  34/42 (81%)

Round 9

Thu 7 April	Canterbury Tactix	45 – 58	Northern Mystics (Note 1)	Vector Arena
19:30 (UTC+12)	Ellen Halpenny  2/4 (50%) Anna Thompson  11/17 (65%) Donna Wilkins  32/35 (91%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  29/32 (91%) Bailey Mes  6/8 (75%) Maria Tutaia  23/30 (77%)

Mon 11 April	West Coast Fever	54 – 56	Northern Mystics	Challenge Stadium
17:40 (UTC+8)	Caitlin Bassett  41/44 (93%) Leah Shoard  13/17 (76%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  30/35 (86%) Maria Tutaia  26/35 (74%)

Round 10

Mon 18 April	New South Wales Swifts	53 – 46	Northern Mystics	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
19:40 (UTC+10)	Catherine Cox  37/48 (77%) Susan Pratley  16/23 (70%)	Report Stats	Megan Dehn  2/2 (100%) Cathrine Latu  17/17 (100%) Bailey Mes  1/4 (25%) Maria Tutaia  26/29 (90%)

Round 11

Sun 24 April	Northern Mystics	62 – 43	Canterbury Tactix	Trusts Stadium
18:20 (UTC+12)	Cathrine Latu  45/48 (94%) Maria Tutaia  17/23 (74%)	Report Stats	Ellen Halpenny  2/3 (67%) Anna Thompson  22/28 (79%) Donna Wilkins  19/22 (86%)

Round 12

Sun 1 May	Southern Steel	35 – 46	Northern Mystics	Invercargill ILT Velodrome
18:20 (UTC+12)	Paula Griffin  22/30 (73%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  4/6 (67%) Daneka Wipiiti  9/19 (47%)	Report Stats	Cathrine Latu  26/26 (100%) Maria Tutaia  20/32 (63%)

Notes

• ^1 The Round 3 match between Canterbury Tactix and Northern Mystics was due to be played on 27 February. However it was postponed due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The match was rescheduled for 7 April.^{[22][23][24][25]}

Source:^[26]

Standings[edit]

2011 ANZ Championship ladder v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
1	Queensland Firebirds	13	13	0	758	587	171	129.13	26
2	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	13	10	3	647	578	69	111.94	20
3	New South Wales Swifts	13	9	4	677	606	71	111.72	18
4	Northern Mystics	13	9	4	684	619	65	110.5	18
5	Melbourne Vixens	13	8	5	664	610	54	108.85	16
6	Adelaide Thunderbirds	13	5	8	662	737	-75	89.82	10
7	Southern Steel	13	4	9	533	594	-61	89.73	8
8	Central Pulse	13	3	10	599	683	-84	87.7	6
9	West Coast Fever	13	3	10	646	754	-108	85.68	6
10	Canterbury Tactix	13	1	12	621	723	-102	85.89	2
Updated 8 March 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

• Pld = Games played
• W = Win (2 points)
• L = Loss (0 points)
• GF = Goals For
• GA = Goals Against
• GD = Goals Difference (= GF−GA)
• G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points

Source:^[2]

Finals[edit]

Minor semifinal[edit]

Sunday 8 May 14:20 (UTC+10)	Stats	New South Wales Swifts	44–49	Northern Mystics		Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Umpires: Rachael Ayre (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Jemma Carlton (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 9-13, 11–10, 13-11
		Catherine Cox  28/36 (78%) Amorette Wild  8/8 (100%) Susan Pratley  8/10 (80%)		Cathrine Latu  25/28 (89%) Maria Tutaia  24/29 (83%)

Source:^[7]

Preliminary final[edit]

Sunday 15 May 18:20 (UTC+12)	Report Stats	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	42–43	Northern Mystics		Mystery Creek Events Centre	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 7-16, 12–10, 10-8
		Irene van Dyk  27/28 (96%) Julianna Naoupu  14/19 (74%) Jamilah Gupwell  1/3 (33%)		Cathrine Latu  15/17 (88%) Maria Tutaia  28/30 (93%)

Source:^[8][9][27]

Grand final[edit]

Sunday 22 May 14:30 (UTC+10)	Report Stats	Queensland Firebirds	57–44	Northern Mystics		Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Attendance: 3,541 Umpires: Sharon Kelly (Australia) Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Rachael Ayre (Australia)	TEN SKYSport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 14–12, 18–8, 13-12
		Romelda Aiken  35/40 (88%) Natalie Medhurst  22/24 (92%)		Cathrine Latu  21/21 (100%) Maria Tutaia  23/31 (74%)

Source:^[4][10][11]

Statistics[edit]

Source:^[1][20]

Award winners[edit]

ANZ Championship awards[edit]

All Star Team[edit]

Sources:^{[1][22][31][32]}

References[edit]