Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich says the Lions will be driven by closing the gap on North Melbourne next season as he praised the premiers for playing “the best footy I’ve ever seen”.

The history-making North Melbourne Kangaroos changed AFLW forever with a brand of never-before-seen football that powered them to a maiden premiership over their 2023 conquerors the Brisbane Lions 39-9 at Ikon Park in Melbourne on Saturday night.

North Melbourne and Brisbane are again the last teams standing and are braced for another epic AFLW grand final encounter. Follow the action in our live blog.

Garner overwhelmed attempted tagger Jade Ellenger. O’Loughlin’s speed overawed Brisbane’s defence. And captain Emma Kearney was back running at full tilt after a cautious return from a hamstring injury in the preliminary final.

There are a lot of emotions that go into the lead up of a grand final. Here's how each side and their coaches are tackling them.

Well, we made it, folks! It is the last week of November and the AFLW grand final is here. It is completely normal to feel a wave of déjà vu considering last year when we had the same match up at the same ground,

North Melbourne have broken through for their maiden AFLW premiership and completed an undefeated season with a 30-point win over the Brisbane Lions in the historic night grand final.

The Kangaroos will look to cap off an unbeaten season with a victory over Brisbane Lions in the AFLW grand final tonight. Follow along for all the big moments and post game reactions.

North Melbourne have stormed to their first AFLW premiership with a dominant 30-point win over Brisbane in Saturday night’s grand final. The Kangaroos exploded out of the blocks with the first three goals in the first quarter and defended brilliantly to keep the Lions to just one goal in the 6.3 (39) to 1.3 (9) victory.