The North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos head to Casey to face Melbourne as their heavyweight start to the AFLW season continues.

The Roos remain undefeated after drawing with Cats last weekend, but will hope to recapture the form they showed in their week one victory over Brisbane against the Demons.

Set your matchday reminders

Sunday, September 15
Melbourne v North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos at Casey Fields, 1.05pm AEST

So you don't miss it, or any other games this season, make sure to sync the fixture to your calendar.

The opposition

After edging out the Cats in Week 1 to win by two points, the Dees suffered their first loss of the season to reigning premiers Brisbane, going down by three goals last weekend.

Kate Hore kicked a goal from her 10 disposals and poses as an attacking threat for North Melbourne's backline, while Melbourne's Irish pair Sinead Goldrick (20 disposals) and Blaithin Mackin (19) were solid in the defeat to the Lions.

Milestone watch

Sarah Wright and Bella Eddey will become the third and fourth Roos in 2024 to celebrate 50 AFLW appearances when they run out onto the ground at Casey Fields on Sunday.

Defender Wright made her debut for North Melbourne back in the opening round of the 2020 season, while small forward Eddey started later, kicking a goal in her 2021 debut.

Week 3 injury update

Injury List

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
2. Libby Birch	Ribs	Test
24. Lulu Pullar	Calf	Test
11. Eliza Shannon	Ankle	1-2 weeks
27. Georgia Stubs	Ankle	Season

2. Libby Birch

Injury: Ribs

Est. Return: Test

24. Lulu Pullar

Injury: Calf

Est. Return: Test

11. Eliza Shannon

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: 1-2 weeks

27. Georgia Stubs

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: Season

Last Updated:

Ticketing

Grab your tickets for Sunday's clash here!

Membership

If you haven't already, become a 2024 AFLW North Melbourne member.

Joining up is a great way to support not only the AFLW team, but the entire football club and AFLW competition.

Watch on TV or stream on your phone

Sunday's game will be broadcast live on Channel 7 and for Foxtel and Kayo Sports subscribers.

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 @NMFCWomens accounts on Instagram, Facebook and X, plus the @NMFCOfficial account on TikTok to stay up to date with everything happening at the match.

Bring on the Demons!

The North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos head to Casey to face Melbourne as their heavyweight start to the AFLW season continues.

The Roos remain undefeated after drawing with Cats last weekend, but will hope to recapture the form they showed in their week one victory over Brisbane against the Demons.

Set your matchday reminders

Sunday, September 15
Melbourne v North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos at Casey Fields, 1.05pm AEST

So you don't miss it, or any other games this season, make sure to sync the fixture to your calendar.

The opposition

After edging out the Cats in Week 1 to win by two points, the Dees suffered their first loss of the season to reigning premiers Brisbane, going down by three goals last weekend.

Kate Hore kicked a goal from her 10 disposals and poses as an attacking threat for North Melbourne's backline, while Melbourne's Irish pair Sinead Goldrick (20 disposals) and Blaithin Mackin (19) were solid in the defeat to the Lions.

Milestone watch

Sarah Wright and Bella Eddey will become the third and fourth Roos in 2024 to celebrate 50 AFLW appearances when they run out onto the ground at Casey Fields on Sunday.

Defender Wright made her debut for North Melbourne back in the opening round of the 2020 season, while small forward Eddey started later, kicking a goal in her 2021 debut.

Week 3 injury update

Injury List

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
2. Libby Birch	Ribs	Test
24. Lulu Pullar	Calf	Test
11. Eliza Shannon	Ankle	1-2 weeks
27. Georgia Stubs	Ankle	Season

2. Libby Birch

Injury: Ribs

Est. Return: Test

24. Lulu Pullar

Injury: Calf

Est. Return: Test

11. Eliza Shannon

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: 1-2 weeks

27. Georgia Stubs

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: Season

Last Updated:

Ticketing

Grab your tickets for Sunday's clash here!

Membership

If you haven't already, become a 2024 AFLW North Melbourne member.

Joining up is a great way to support not only the AFLW team, but the entire football club and AFLW competition.

Watch on TV or stream on your phone

Sunday's game will be broadcast live on Channel 7 and for Foxtel and Kayo Sports subscribers.

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 @NMFCWomens accounts on Instagram, Facebook and X, plus the @NMFCOfficial account on TikTok to stay up to date with everything happening at the match.

Bring on the Demons!

Kate Shierlaw kicked a career-high five goals as the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos continued their unbeaten start to the 2024 NAB AFLW season with a thumping 50-point win over Melbourne.

After being held to a disappointing draw against Geelong last week, the Kangaroos hit back in style, winning 11.5 (71) to 3.3 (21) at Casey Fields.

DEMONS v KANGAROOS Full match coverage and stats

Scores were level at quarter time but the Kangaroos then put the Demons to the sword, kicking eight unanswered goals.

The Roos' final haul was the highest score Melbourne has conceded in its AFLW history and firmly establishes the Kangas as one of the contenders for this year's premiership.

Veteran forward Shierlaw has kicked more than two goals only once before in her long career, but had two on the board in the opening minutes as the Roos made a lightning start.

The Demons hit back with some free-flowing football before the first break, but from then on it was all North Melbourne. 

The Dees looked rushed throughout the game, trying to move the ball at pace but running themselves into trouble time and time again.

Even the ball was against Melbourne; Eliza McNamara's on-target shot in the second term – in a rare bit of space – bouncing at right angles back into the field of play.

Shierlaw added two more goals before her captain and partner Emma Kearney laid on a perfect pass to set up her fifth.

Midfield dynamo Ash Riddell was outstanding for the Roos, winning 32 touches and kicking two goals, while Paxy Paxman was a fierce competitor in defence in game No.75 for Melbourne, recording 18 touches and six marks.

Prized Kangaroos trade recruit Libby Birch endured a bruising afternoon against her old team, spending periods of the final quarter on the bench after copping some heavy knocks. 

Welcome back, Libby

After crossing from Melbourne to North Melbourne over the off-season, premiership defender Libby Birch was likely to attract some attention from her former teammates in her first game back at Casey Fields. And so it proved in the third term, as tempers spilled over and a group of 10 or so players tangled in North Melbourne's defensive 50. Unsurprisingly, Birch was at the bottom of the pack.

Next up

North Melbourne hosts the improving Port Adelaide at Mission Whitten Oval in a Friday twilight clash, taking advantage of the broadcast-quality lights which aren't in place at Arden Street.

MELBOURNE                   2.1   2.1    2.2    3.3 (21)
NORTH MELBOURNE  2.1   6.1    8.2    11.5 (71)

GOALS
Melbourne: Beasley, Fitzsimon, McNamara
North Melbourne: Shierlaw 5, Bruton 2, O'Loughlin 2, Riddell 2

BEST
Melbourne: Paxman, Mithen, Goldrick, Fitzsimon
North Melbourne: Riddell, Shierlaw, M.King, Garner, E.King, Kearney 

INJURIES
Nil

Crowd: 2,023 at Casey Fields