2024 AFL Women's Grand Final
North Melbourne Brisbane 6.3 (39) 1.3 (9)
1 2 3 4 NM 3.0 (18) 4.1 (25) 4.1 (25) 6.3 (39) BL 1.1 (7) 1.2 (8) 1.3 (9) 1.3 (9)
Date	30 November 2024
Stadium	Princes Park
Attendance	12,122
Umpires	Matt Adams, Gabby Simmonds, Sam Whetton
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainment	Lime Cordiale
National anthem	Bobby Fox
Broadcast in Australia
Network	Seven Network,Fox Footy
Commentators	Jason Bennett, Jo Wotton,Abbey Holmes,Kate McCarthy,Erin Phillips, Nat Edwards
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The2024 AFL Women's Grand Final was anAustralian rules football match which was held on 30 November atPrinces Park to determine thepremiers of theninth season of theAFL Women's (AFLW) competition. The match was betweenNorth Melbourne andBrisbane, and was the second consecutive grand final to feature the matchup. North Melbourne beat the Lions by 30 points. This was the club's first premiership in the AFLW and the first premiership of an expansion club.^[1]

Pop rock bandLime Cordiale provided a 15-minute set for the Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment, while actor, dancer and singerBobby Fox sang the Australian national anthem.^[2]

Lime Cordiale's setlist included "Pedestal", "Temper Temper", "Robbery" and "Inappropriate Behaviour". The performance received mixed reviews from fans and viewers.^[3]

All times are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)

Both sides announced unchanged teams from their preliminary finals.^[4]

The first goal of the game was scored by North Melbourne'sTess Craven, who somehow found herself in space in front of goal to take an uncontestedmark from a hurried kick fromJasmine Garner. Although the Brisbane Lions mounted a series of strong attacks, North Melbourne made more of its opportunities, and led the uncontested possession count by 29–8. A second goal was scored by North'sAlice O'Loughlin from the top of the goal square after receiving a handball fromTahlia Randall. Soon after, O'Loughlin scored again after laying a tackle on Brisbane defenderPoppy Boltz. In the dying minutes of the quarter, NorthruckEmma King laid a late high tackle on Brisbane'sBre Koenen, resulting inEllie Hampson being awarded a down-fieldfree kick. A thumping and accurate one followed, and Brisbane had scored its first goal. North Melbourne took an eleven-point lead into quarter time.^[6][7]

North dominated the second term, but Brisbane'sJennifer Dunne,Shannon Campbell and Bre Koenen were staunch in defence and conceded only added one goal. North Melbourne'sVikki Wall marked 20 metres out and directly in front of goal.^[6][7] She was the only North Melbourne player without a touch in the first quarter, whereas eight Brisbane Lions players had not touched the football.^[8] At the other end of the ground, North's back line was impressively disciplined, withSarah Wright, Emma Kearney andLibby Birch maintaining their formation under pressure and dealing with Brisbane's forays forward.^[8] The Lions had one decent shot at goal, butOrla O'Dwyer missed. O'Dwyer and teammateAlly Anderson led the disposal count, but forwardDakota Davidson had still not had a touch.^[6]

Brisbane ruckTahlia Hickie injured her elbow in the opening minutes of the third quarter, but later returned to the game after treatment. Brisbane'sJade Ellenger injured her ankle later in the quarter, and did not return. North Melbourne skipperEmma Kearney had only returned from a hamstring injury the week before, and had not racked up much time on ground in that preliminary final match, but there was no sign of it, and her 19th disposal sent the ball to O'Loughlin, who once again marked inside 50, but failed to score. Her strongest competition for best on ground came from teammateJasmine Garner. Garner was loosely tagged by Ellenger in the first half, but Bre Koenen was moved on to her in the second, as was the case in the previous year's grand final. Brisbane actually won the quarter, but only by a solitary rushed behind.^[6][7][8]

In the final quarter, Wall kicked a second goal from 35 metres out, and a dangerous sling tackle by Brisbane'sNat Grider gave O'Loughlin a shot a goal from point blank range, which she easily converted. North Melbourne came out victors by thirty points.^[9] Libby Birch became the first AFLW player to win three premierships with three different clubs, having previously won with the Western Bulldogs in 2018 and with Melbourne in 2022.^[10]

Thebest-on-ground medal was presented by formerRichmond presidentPeggy O'Neal.^[2] The panel to decide the medal consisted ofKate McCarthy (chair,Seven Network), Sarah Black (AFL Media), Ed Bourke (NCA NewsWire) and Jess Webster (Fox Footy).^[11]

Seven's coverage, simulcast on streaming service7+, began at 7 pmAEDT.Abbey Holmes hosted the broadcast from the ground, with analysis coming fromKate McCarthy andErin Phillips. The match was commentated by Jason Bennett, Jo Wotton, Abbey Holmes, Kate McCarthy, Erin Phillips and Nat Edwards. The game had a national reach of 1.236 million people with a national average audience of 354,000 across the Seven Network.^[13]

Fox Footy's coverage, simulcast onKayo Sports and for the first time ever,BINGE, began at 7 pmAEDT.Kelli Underwood hosted the broadcast from Fox Footy's Studios in Southbank, with analysis coming from Collingwood star and 2-time AFLW All-AustralianRuby Schleicher and Western Bulldogs 2018 premiership player and 3-time AFLW All-AustralianEllie Blackburn. Fox Footy commentator Jess Webster provided interviews and updates from IKON Park during the broadcast. Fox Footy simulcast the Seven Network coverage with Seven's commentators and graphics for the game.

• 2024 AFL Women's season
• November 2024 sports events in Australia
• AFL Women's Grand Finals
• Brisbane Lions
• North Melbourne Football Club
• 2024 in Victoria (state)

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