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ANZ Premiership Elimination Final Preview

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  • When the teams last met in Round 11 the Steel defeated the Tactix 59-56 in Invercargill.
  • The Steel and Tactix have met in six ANZ Premiership matches and the Steel has won five and the Tactix one.
  • The Tactix only win over the Steel came in Round 8 this season, with a 53-52 win in Dunedin.
  • The teams have met three previous times this season for a 2-1 record to the Steel with the total margin between the teams being 5-goals, a one goal win each and a three-goal win by the Steel.
  • The Tactix are coming off a 62-60 win over the Magic in Round 13 in Hamilton, with their 62 goals their highest ANZ Premiership score.
  • The Tactix will contest the finals for the first time in their 11-year history when they meet the Steel in the Elimination Final. The Tactix will be the first Mainland Netball team since the Canterbury Flames in the 2006 National Bank Cup, to play finals Netball in an elite week-in week-out competition.
  • The Tactix previous highest finish in the former Trans-Tasman Championship was sixth in 2009.
  • The Tactix have set a swag of new club records in 2018; they claimed the most wins in a season with seven wins beating five in 2008 & 2009; claimed a finals place for the first time in their 11-year history; recorded their highest ANZ Premiership score of 62-goals against the Magic in Round 13; won the first ANZ Premiership match decided in extra time in Round 1 against the Stars and they beat the Steel, Pulse and Magic for the first time in the ANZ Premiership.
  • The Steel in coming off a 59-65 loss to the Stars in Auckland in Round 13.
  • The Steel will contest their second consecutive ANZ Premiership finals series after claiming the inaugural title against the Pulse last season.
  • Steel shooter Jennifer O’Connell missed her teams Round 13 loss to the Stars with a burst ear drum. O’Connell has shot 485 goals at 84.6% accuracy including two scores of 50-goals or more in 2018.
  • The Steel has a perfect 10 from 10 record on their home court in Invercargill in the ANZ Premiership. The Steel’s last four wins in Invercargill have been by margins of 4, 2, 4 and 3.
  • The Steel has the best attacking record in the competition scoring 58.3 goals per match while they have the fourth best defensive record conceding 57.7 goals per match.
  • The Tactix have won all three first quarters in the three meetings between the teams this season while the Steel has won two of the three fourth quarters.
  • Tactix shooter Elle Bird shot 54/61 at 89% against the Magic in Round 13 which her is her highest score in the ANZ Premiership beating her 45/51 against the Stars in Round 7.