The North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos kick off their 2022 AFLW season at home against Geelong on Saturday, January 8.

Here's how you can get behind the Kangaroos whether you're near or far.

Make sure matchday is in your calendar

The opening bounce at Arden St Oval on Saturday is at 5.10pm AEDT. Gates at the ground open at 4.10pm. 

Here is the full Round 1 AFLW fixture:

Friday, January 7 
St Kilda v Richmond at SkyBus Stadium, 7.15pm AEDT

Saturday, January 8
North Melbourne v Geelong at Arden Street, 5.10pm AEDT
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at VU Whitten Oval, 7pm AEDT
Fremantle v West Coast at Fremantle Oval, 5.50pm AWST

Sunday, January 9
Adelaide v Brisbane at Flinders University Stadium, 1.40pm ACDT
Carlton v Collingwood at Ikon Park, 4.10pm AEDT
Gold Coast v GWS Giants at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 5.10pm AEST

>> Check the Kangaroos' full 2022 AFLW fixture here and sync the fixture to your calendar

Get to the game (and get your tickets beforehand!)

Tickets are selling fast for the Kangaroos' season opener against Geelong, but you can still secure your entry to Arden St via Ticketmaster here.

Adult tickets can be purchased for as little as $10, while juniors and under 18s remain free.

Please note, in the league's push to ensure a COVID-safe environment, no tickets will be available at the gate.

Keep COVID safe at the game

You must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination via the Services Victoria app before scanning your ticket at the gate.

Please follow all instructions on your ticket to adhere to COVID-safe restrictions and protect yourself and those around you.

Support the team by becoming a member

North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos members holding an AFLW All Access or Future Roo membership can redeem a FREE ticket for each home game. 

Kangaroos AFLW members will be provided with a unique code, which has been emailed to them, allowing them to redeem one FREE ticket to Round 1. Members can repeat this process for each of the Kangaroos' five home games using the same unique code.

Members are encouraged to redeem their tickets to home games shortly after they go on sale, to avoid disappointment due to venue capacities.

>> To purchase an AFLW membership for $75 and receive a unique code for each home game before public sale, click here.

Watch on TV or stream on your phone 

All NAB AFL Women's competition matches will be broadcast live on Fox Footy and Kayo Sports.

If you're out and about, you can also stream every game on the AFL Women's Official App and the AFL Live Official App. For those using web browsers, womens.afl and AFL.com.au will also have live streams for every game.

Stay connected on social media

For behind-the-scenes access and all the best highlights, photos, stats and stories, we've got you covered.

Follow the @NorthAFLW accounts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and stay up to date with everything happening at the match.

Bring on the big game!

North Melbourne has come from behind to avoid a major upset and beat much-improved Geelong by eight points in their NAB AFLW opener.

The Cats kept the Kangaroos scoreless through the second term and well into the third on Saturday at Arden Street Oval, before North kicked the last three goals of the match to win 4.2 (26) to 2.6 (18).

Midfielder Ashleigh Riddell starred for North with 35 disposals and seven tackles.

It was a bruising match, with Geelong's Chloe Scheer forced off the field in the third term with an accidental head knock.

The Kangaroos' Kim Rennie also landed heavily and hit her head when she flew for a mark late in the match.

After a few minutes, she was able to walk off the field while Geelong captain Meg McDonald missed part of the last quarter with a leg problem.

In round one last year, North walloped Geelong by 62 points - it was the Cats' biggest loss and their lowest score.

The Cats were a vastly different proposition on Saturday, taking it up to North with relentless pressure.

Kangaroos captain Emma Kearney was forced to miss her first AFLW game after she fell ill with COVID-19.

But teammate Jenna Bruton kicked the first goal of the game late in the opening term and North kept the Cats scoreless to hold an eight-point lead at quarter-time.

Geelong scored the only two behinds in a bruising second term, with its defence holding firm under massive pressure.

Goals to Phoebe McWilliams and Julia Crockett-Grills in the third term gave the Cats an eight-point break and they were smelling blood.

But Daisy Bateman kicked a crucial goal close to three-quarter time to blunt Geelong's challenge.

Mia King and Kaitlyn Ashmore, who was forced off the field earlier in the game with an ankle injury, then goalled in the last term to seal the win.

Amy McDonald impressed for the Cats and Georgie Prespakis, in her AFLW debut, also was among their best with 20 disposals.

The hero

The Kangaroos started the season with a new look midfield, with the likes of Emma Kearney and Ellie Gavalas unavailable for Saturday’s clash.

In the absence of two of the finest contested players at the club, Ash Riddell stood head and shoulders above those around her to lead her side to victory as she contributed an arguably career-best performance.

When the game was on the line, Riddell pulled her teammates with her to victory as she finished with an astonishing 35 disposals, 7 tackles and 7 clearances in a masterful midfield performance.

While Jenna Bruton (24 disposals, 1 goal) and Jas Garner (22 disposals) also had fine games, and Mia King kicked a crucial goal in the final term, it was Riddell who proved to be the difference-maker against a strong Geelong midfield group.

The moment

While North took a slender lead into half time, Geelong came out firing in the third term and looked set to enter the final break with an eight point lead.

In the final moments of the term though, Daisy Bateman kicked a crucial goal that began to turn the tide of the contest in her team’s favour.

Electing to stay on the ground while others flew for the mark, Bateman crumbed the pack and slotted out the back of the contest, kicking an uncontested goal to begin North’s resurgence.

This late major saw the Cats enter the final term just two points in front, while it saw North enter it with momentum. 

A strong final term saw the Kangaroos overcome their spirited opposition, but it was Bateman’s goal that proved to be the turning point late in the game.

What’s next

The Kangaroos are due to travel to Norwood Oval next week to take on last season’s losing grand finalists Adelaide.

Round 3 will see North return to Arden Street to take on GWS, as it looks to continue its unbeaten home run.

NORTH MELBOURNE     1.2     1.2     2.2     4.2    (26)
GEELONG                       0.0     0.2     2.4     2.6     (18)

GOALS
North Melbourne: Bruton, Bateman, M.King, Ashmore
Geelong: McWilliams, Crockett-Grills

BEST  
North Melbourne: Riddell, Garner, Bruton, Ashmore, Ferguson
Geelong: A.McDonald, Prespakis, Webster, Morrison, Keryk

INJURIES  
North Melbourne: Ashmore (ankle), Rennie (head knock)
Geelong: Scheer (head knock), M.McDonald (leg)

Reports: Nil