Mystics name co-captains for 2017

Anna Harrison and Maria Tutaia have been named co-captains of the SKYCITY Mystics for the inaugural season of the ANZ Premiership.

Head coach Helene Wilson said Harrison and Tutaia complement each other's strengths as co-captains and together they make a strong leadership team.

""Maria connects players as people and Anna's professionalism around high performance is highly valued. Most importantly they are passionate about playing for the SKYCITY Mystics and leading the Northern Zone Netball community,” Wilson said.

""With their commitment to our Zone and their openness to grow in their co-captain's roles, I am excited about where they will lead their team to in 2017.""

Harrison has been playing for the SKYCITY Mystics since 2011, and the Auckland region since 2006. She said it's an honour to captain a team that has always had such flare and exciting qualities.

""We all lead in different ways and that is why Maria and I sharing the role is great as we both have different strengths that we can bring to the team and the ANZ Premiership,” Harrison said.

“We have a super exciting, young team, bar a couple of us, and we have new management which makes heading into the season even more exciting.""

Tutaia can't wait to be able to lead the SKYCITY Mystics with her long-standing team-mate.

""It's a great opportunity for myself and Anna to lead this team the way that we know how. We both bring different leadership qualities to the table, and being able to marry them together to achieve what we want to achieve is something that is really exciting and I'm really looking forward to it,” Tutaia said.

The SKYCITY Mystics will open their ANZ Premiership campaign against the Central Pulse on Sunday 26 March as part of a blockbuster Super Sunday at Hamilton’s Claudelands Arena – GET TICKETS.

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