Be a part of within the refrain! North invincibles full second straight excellent season with grand remaining masterclass
North Melbourne have cemented their standing as one of many biggest Australian soccer groups of all time, claiming back-to-back premierships and securing a second consecutive excellent season with a convincing 40-point grand remaining win over Brisbane.
Breaking the sport open with a 3 objectives to zero second quarter, the exceptional correct Kangaroos’ first behind took till the ultimate quarter to be recorded, with the Lions gallant however merely outclassed within the 9.2 (56) to 2.4 (16) defeat.
The win places the ending touches on an ideal 15-0 season, whereas their profitable streak extends to 27 – with their solely non-win because the begin of the 2024 season a draw.
AFLW greatest and fairest winner Ash Riddell led the best way with 39 disposals; nonetheless, best-afield honours went to Eilish Sheerin, who capped a spectacular first season in blue and white after being traded from Richmond within the low season with 28 disposals, 9 clearances and two objectives.
Remarkably, the Roos headed into half time with a 22-point lead regardless of a staggering 11 fewer inside 50s than the Lions, with the league’s greatest defence, spearheaded by the AFLW’s first four-time premiership participant Libby Birch, all however impenetrable.
For the Lions, the frustration makes it 5 grand remaining defeats for coach Craig Starcevich, in opposition to two wins – although because it has been for practically your entire season, no workforce in girls’s soccer historical past may have stopped the dominant Kangaroos.
Bella Dawes was titanic in defeat with 31 disposals, however there have been few winners for the Lions, who for the second 12 months in a row failed of their bid to turn out to be the primary workforce to carry each AFL and AFLW premierships on the similar time.
The loss additionally denied Brisbane a clear sweep of main soccer code premierships this 12 months, having seen the AFL, NRL and NRLW (Brisbane Broncos) all claimed for the town.
Sick self-discipline was often pricey, particularly a disastrous 100m penalty in opposition to Shannon Campbell to show a mark at half-back for Kate Shierlaw right into a purpose from the sq..
Campbell first pushed Shierlaw to set off the primary penalty, earlier than failing to clear the protected zone whereas operating again for the second.
Fittingly, it was Kangaroos captain Jas Garner who iced the competition with a purpose early within the final quarter.
