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===AFL Women's team=== In 2017, following the inaugural [[AFL Women's]] (AFLW) season, North Melbourne was among eight clubs that applied for licences to enter the competition from 2019 onwards.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmook |first=Nathan |title=Decision on AFLW expansion delayed |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-29/decision-over-aflw-expansion-delayed |work=afl.com.au |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> In September 2017, the club was announced as one of two clubs, along with {{AFLW|Gee}}, to receive a licence to join the competition in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Black |first=Sarah |title=North and Geelong win AFLW expansion race |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-09-27/afl-set-to-reveal-new-womens-teams-for-2019 |work=afl.com.au |date=27 September 2017 |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> In April 2018, the club announced the signing of {{AFLW|WB}} midfielder [[Emma Kearney (footballer)|Emma Kearney]], who had just won the [[AFL Women's best and fairest]] and a [[List of AFL Women's premiers|premiership]] and club best-and-fairest with the Bulldogs.<ref>{{cite news |title=AFLW: Recruiting coup as star Dog joins Roos |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-04/aflw-star-bulldog-walks-out-to-join-roos |work=afl.com.au |date=4 April 2018 |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gabelich |first=Josh |title=North Melbourne reels in AFLW's biggest fish, landing Western Bulldogs star Emma Kearney |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/North-melbourne-reels-in-aflws-biggest-fish-landing-western-bulldogs-star-emma-kearney/news-story/06ae75493f9486e090aa40a6c6372c1f |work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] |date=5 April 2018 |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cherny |first=Daniel |title=Emma Kearney opens up on leaving the Bulldogs for North Melbourne |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/emma-kearney-leaving-bulldogs-North-melbourne-20180405-p4z7y6.html |work=[[The Age]] |date=5 April 2018 |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> The club officially competes as the '''North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Woods|first=Dan|date=2021-12-05|title=AFLW: 2022 season preview|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/1035844/aflw-north-melbourne-tasmanian-kangaroos-2022-season-preview|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220214231055/https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/1035844/aflw-north-melbourne-tasmanian-kangaroos-2022-season-preview|archive-date=2022-02-14|access-date=2022-02-15|website=nmfc.com.au|language=en}}</ref> β often shortened simply to '''Kangaroos''' across league publications<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-15|title=Kangaroos {{!}} AFLW 2021|url=https://www.womens.afl/teams/10/womens.afl/teams/10/north-melbourne-tasmanian-kangaroos|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220214231441/https://www.womens.afl/teams/10/north-melbourne-tasmanian-kangaroos|archive-date=2022-02-14|access-date=2022-02-15|website=[[AFL Women's]]|language=en}}</ref> β due to its ground-sharing arrangement between venues in Victoria and Tasmania. The team made the grand final in 2023, losing narrowly to Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/dec/03/aflw-2023-grand-final-north-melbourne-vs-brisbane-live-updates-kangaroos-lions-squads-scores-results-kick-off-time-ikon-park-victoria | title=AFLW 2023 grand final: North Melbourne 27-44 Brisbane β as it happened | AFLW | the Guardian | work=the Guardian | date=3 December 2023 | last1=Horn | first1=Jonathan }}</ref> In 2024 the club went on a 12-match unbeaten streak, a record for the AFL Women's competition (though this includes a draw against Geelong in round two), which culminated in a 30 point [[2024 AFL Women's Grand Final|premiership]] victory against Brisbane. Star midfielder [[Jasmine Garner]] was awarded the best-on-ground medal for her 35-possession performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-30/aflw-grand-final-live-blog-kangaroos-vs-lions/104668606|title=North Melbourne wins AFLW grand final over Brisbane by 30 points, completing undefeated premiership season for Kangaroos|work=AAP|author=Dean Billton|publisher=ABC News|date=30 November 2024}}</ref> ====AFL Women's squad==== {{North Melbourne AFL Women's current squad}} ====AFL Women's season summaries==== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#bdb76b;font-size: 87%" ! colspan="9" | North Melbourne AFLW honour roll |- style="background:#bdb76b;font-size: 87%;" ! Season !! Ladder !! WβLβD !! Finals !! Coach !! Captain(s) !! Best and fairest !! Leading goalkicker |-style="font-size: 87%;" |[[2019 AFL Women's season|2019]] |3rd ^ |5β2β0 |DNQ |rowspan="2"|[[Scott Gowans]] |rowspan="7"|[[Emma Kearney (footballer)|Emma Kearney]] |[[Jenna Bruton]] |[[Emma King (footballer)|Emma King]] (8) |-style="font-size: 87%;" |[[2020 AFL Women's season|2020]] |2nd ^ |5β1β0 |Semi-finalists |[[Jasmine Garner]] |[[Kaitlyn Ashmore]] (9) |-style="font-size: 87%;" |[[2021 AFL Women's season|2021]] |6th |6β3β0 |rowspan="2"|Elimination finalists |rowspan="5"|[[Darren Crocker]] |[[Jasmine Garner]] <small>(2)</small> |[[Sophie Abbatangelo]] & [[Jasmine Garner]] (9) |-style="font-size: 87%;" |[[2022 AFL Women's season 6|2022 (S6)]] |4th |7β3β0 |[[Ash Riddell]] |[[Jasmine Garner]] <small>(2)</small> (10) |-style="font-size: 87%;" |[[2022 AFL Women's season 7|2022 (S7)]] |8th |6β3β1 |Preliminary finalists |[[Jasmine Garner]] <small>(3)</small> |[[Tahlia Randall]] (12) |-style="font-size: 87%;" |[[2023 AFL Women's season|2023]] |3rd |7β3β0 |[[2023 AFL Women's Grand Final|Runners-up]] |[[Jasmine Garner]] <small>(4)</small> |[[Tahlia Randall]] <small>(2)</small> (21) |-style="font-size: 87%;" |[[2024 AFL Women's season|2024]] |1st |10β0β1 |bgcolor="#F8EB87" div |{{font color|black|'''[[2024 AFL Women's Grand Final|Premiers]]'''}} |[[Jasmine Garner]] <small>(5)</small> |[[Alice O'Loughlin]] (19) |} <small>^ Denotes the ladder was split into two conferences. Figure refers to the club's overall finishing position in the home-and-away season.</small>
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