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2023 NAB AFLW Season
Melbourne v Kangaroos
Finals Week 1 • Sunday 12 November 2023 • 4:05 AM (UTC)
9 1.3
Full Time
50 7.8
Kangaroos Won By 41
IKON Park,  Melbourne  • Wurundjeri

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    MATCH DETAILS

    MELBOURNE V NORTH MELBOURNE
    Date: Sunday 12 November
    Time: 3:05pm (AEDT)
    Location: IKON Park, VIC | Wurundjeri

    QUALIFYING FINALS

    The Demons are back into the finals with their first match against North Melbourne at IKON Park. 

    Last time these two teams met, Melbourne came out on top by 23 points.

     

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    TICKETING

    Fans are encouraged to get down to IKON Park 2pm, when gates open, before the first bounce at 3:05pm. Tickets to the game can be found here.

    MATCH INFORMATION

    Patrons attending IKON Park are encouraged to use public transport.  

    There will be limited public parking available at the ground and limited off-street parking in Royal Parade due to watermain replacement works.   

    Public Transport Victoria will be proving additional tram services on Royal Parade and Lygon St.  

    Tram 
    No. 19 Tram (City-North Coburg) runs from the city to Royal ParadeWalker St / Stop 16, then 3 minutes walk to Ikon Park. 

    Train 
    Take the Upfield Line to Royal Park Station, then 13 minutes walk to Ikon Park. 

    Bus 
    Route 123 Bus to Walker St / Stop 16, then 3 minutes walk from Ikon Park. 

    Gates open

    General Public | 2:00pm (AEDT)
    Match Start | 3:05pm (AEDT)

    AROUND THE GROUNDS

    Activations will begin from 2:00pm at Gate 6:

    • Walk through hells gates at gate 6, as you enter the stadium 
    • Melbourne Football Club marquee with club giveaways - spin the wheel to win prizes 
    • Hertz face painting - show your Demon Spirit and get your face painted
    • Demon Shop
    • YoPro - Yoghurt freebies and photo opportunities
    • Red Bull - cooper mini car with free red bull can hand outs
    • AAMI DJ booth playing your favourite songs
    • Macca's - inflatable handball targets

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    VIC/TAS: Seven Network, Fox Footy + Kayo - 3:00pm
    NSW/ACT: Seven Network, Fox Footy + Kayo - 3:00pm
    QLD: Seven Network, Fox Footy + Kayo - 2:00pm
    NT: Seven Network, Fox Footy + Kayo - 1:30pm
    SA:
    Seven Network, Fox Footy + Kayo - 2:30pm
    WA: Seven Network, Fox Footy + Kayo - 12:00pm

    All times local

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    Subscribers of Kayo can also watch the game. 

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    - SEN
    - ABC 774
    - AFL Nation

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    Demons overrun by Roo surge

    Melbourne was unable to match North Melbourne at Ikon Park.

    MELBOUNRE will have to do it the hard way, after a comprehensive, 41-point loss in a qualifying final at Ikon Park.

    The 7.8 (50) to 1.3 (9) result has broken the Roos' run of six straight losses to Melbourne, and means the Dees will now play Geelong in a semi-final, while North Melbourne will play the winner of Adelaide-Sydney.

    The last time North defeated Melbourne was round four, 2019, and their cumulative record against the Demons, Brisbane and Adelaide now stands at 3-16.

    Most of the damage was done in the third term, the Roos scoring 3.2 to one behind – such was the dominance, Melbourne had only kicked two behinds to the final break.

    Alyssa Bannan finally capitalised on a set shot to score Melbourne's first major with eight minutes remaining in the match. 

    North Melbourne owned the first 15 minutes of the match, but was rarely allowed to get a clean shot at goal, snapping hurriedly under immense pressure to record 1.4 for the term.

    Tahlia Randall (three goals) was one of the Roos' three forwards to hit the scoreboard in the first half, pulling one goal out of the ruck and converting her second from a set shot.

    North Melbourne was fierce all over the ground in the first half, holding Melbourne to just one point for the entire period.

    The Demons started Tayla Harris in the ruck in the third term, pushing Lauren Pearce forward, and it looked to have an immediate impact until Pearce's set shot drifted wide.

    But things seemed to open up for the Roos in the latter half of that quarter; for the first time, one team found some open space to run and carry and catch the opposing backline on the hop.

    Jas Garner (25 disposals, 12 tackles, three clearances) didn't quite rack up her usual numbers, shadowed by Shelley Heath, but was nonetheless the best player on the ground, with her contested work coming to the fore in a particularly bruising first half.

    Unheralded Roo Mia King (17 and five clearances) was ferocious, while usual suspects Ash Riddell (23 and six) and Emma Kearney (22 and 11 intercepts) caused plenty of havoc.

    Tyla Hanks (23) threatened to swing the game in Melbourne's favour on a number of occasions with daring and agile runs through the middle, while Liv Purcell (24) battled hard in the stoppages. Defender Sinead Goldrick was also very composed throughout.

    Resolute Roos defence leads the way
    Melbourne only had four fewer inside 50s than North Melbourne in the first half, but the strong Roos backline – led superbly by Sarah Wright and Jas Ferguson – kept the Demons to just one point from 12 entries. North Melbourne laid a season-high 100 tackles for the game and consistently cut off the Demons' switch-kicks across the ground, reading the play well when Melbourne attempted to change lanes.

    Up next
    North Melbourne has a week off and will host the winner of Adelaide-Sydney, while Melbourne will face Geelong at Ikon Park next weekend.

    MELBOURNE                   0.1     0.1     0.2     1.3     (9)
    NORTH MELBOURNE     1.4     2.4     5.6     7.8     (50) 

    GOALS
    Melbourne: Bannan
    North Melbourne: Randall 3, Eddey 2, O'Loughlin, E. King 

    BEST
    Melbourne: Hanks, Purcell, Hore, Goldrick, Gay
    North Melbourne: Garner, Riddell, Kearney, Randall, Wright, Pullar 

    INJURIES
    Melbourne: Nil
    North Melbourne: Shierlaw (head knock) 

    Crowd: 5,431 at Ikon Park

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