Overview
- North Melbourne finished unbeaten and set a 24-game winning record with a 49-point win over Hawthorn to lock in the minor premiership.
- Tahlia Randall kicked four goals as Jasmine Garner marked her 100th game and Ash Riddell drove the midfield in a rain-soaked statement victory.
- Carlton beat West Coast 6.6 (42) to 3.4 (22) to secure fifth place, a home final, and their first AFLW finals appearance since 2020.
- West Coast’s hopes for a maiden finals berth now hinge on other results, most directly an Essendon upset of Sydney on Saturday.
- Finals berths will be settled by Sydney v Essendon and Sunday’s St Kilda v Western Bulldogs and Adelaide v Fremantle, with Adelaide in a win-and-in scenario and Sydney without injured co-captain Chloe Molloy.