The North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos has acquired one of the strongest lists in AFLW history.

Danielle Hardiman (Carlton)
175cm - Defender

Key defender Hardiman holds a reputation as being amongst the best intercept players in the league.

Also effective on the ball, the 23-year-old rebounded from a serious ankle injury in 2017, which caused her to miss the entire VFLW season. The skilful defender triumphantly returned the following year, playing six matches.

Hardiman started playing footy in Melbourne's outer-south-east and was selected to play for Victoria's under-18 side, despite being just 16.

“Danielle has some real defensive versatility and is able to play both tall and small,” Harwood said.

“We think her skill-set is quite rare and we couldn’t be more excited to bring a player of her calibre to the club.

“Danielle will really stiffen our defence up, and we feel she is one of the more underrated players in the competition. She also possesses a great left foot and can impact offensively on the way out.”