AN EXCITING 2024 AFL Women’s finals campaign kicks off tonight with a qualifying final between two perennial contenders of the competition.

7:15pm AEDT
Ikon Park

Recent form

North Melbourne could not have done much more during the home and away season. The Roos did drop some points in a draw against Geelong in Round 2, but that was the only points they dropped all season.

Adelaide meanwhile has had a little bit of a shaky particularly back end to the season, but is still in some solid form and will be looking to once again show why it has been such a dominant side throughout the history of the competition.

Last time they met

These two only met a couple of weeks ago, so will be fresh in the minds of players and coaches alike heading into tonight.

Back in Round 9 it was the Roos who came across to Adelaide and came back with the four points, winning by eight points. The Crows were inaccurate though, which has been their undoing on several occasions so far this season.

Key stat areas

Adelaide is a side that prefers to kick more than handball the ball, while for North things are the other way around.

Adelaide has been doing better in the number of inside 50s recorded than the Kangaroos have, but the Roos have been vastly more efficient once inside 50. This also connects well with Adelaide’s inaccuracy issues, which has brought them unstuck on several occasions this season.

When it comes to clearances, each side is more dominant than the other in one type of clearance. For North Melbourne it is stoppage clearances, while for the Crows it is centre clearances.

Key match up/s

These two sides have some of the strongest midfields in the competition and so tonight them going head to head is sure to provide an entertaining battle, and with how crucial winning the midfield battle is, it is important that these key players are not kept quiet.

On one side you have Jasmine Garner, Ash Riddell and Mia King, and on the other you have the likes of Niamh Kelly, Ebony Marinoff and Anne Hatchard.