The North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos return to Arden Street Oval on Sunday to play their first home game of the season.

They'll meet their 2024 preliminary final opponent Port Adelaide, who are coming off a season-opening defeat to Fremantle.

When: Sunday, August 24 at 1.05pm AEST
Where: Arden Street Oval, North Melbourne, VIC
Gates Open: 11.45am
Tickets: Secure your seat here!
Member Access: Scan in using your mobile membership tickets via the NMFC Official App

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Getting to the game

Car
Very limited street parking available for attendees, on Langford St, Laurens St and Macaulay Road. We encourage public transport or rideshare. 

Public transport
The ground is a short walk from North Melbourne train station, accessible by all train lines via Southern Cross or Flinders Street. Also, a short walk from the 57 tram route.

Around the ground

Be at the ground by 12.30pm to get a prime position to watch the 2024 premiership flag being unfurled across the top of the Arden Street precinct. The team will be on-field for pre-match celebrations. 

Get your photo taken with the 2024 premiership cup on the outdoor multi-purpose courts, near Fogarty St.

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Make your way to Fogarty St and fill up on treats from a range of food trucks including Chef Calamari, Schnitty Schnitty Bang Bang, Famous Sandwich Truck, Krema Xpress Coffee, Ice Cream, plus more.  

Quench your thirst at the Stomping Ground Bar behind the Arden St goal end.

Secure your place on the Mazda Hill with deck chairs, bean bags, picnic rugs and lawn games, open for all fans to enjoy throughout the game. 

Check out our Roo Squad activities and roaming mascots for family fun on the outdoor multi-purpose courts near Fogarty St. 

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Member item collection
Collect your AFLW Turkish towel from our member hub to add to your collection, located on the basketball courts at the Fogarty side of Arden St. 

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Sunday's game will be broadcast live on Channel 7, 7Plus, Foxtel and Kayo Sports.

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Bring on Round 2!

Irish forward Vikki Wall will make her North Melbourne return in Sunday's Round 2 match against Port Adelaide at Arden St.

Wall, who was a mainstay in the Kangaroos' side last year and starred in December's Grand Final, missed last weekend's season opener against Geelong after returning from Gaelic duties earlier this month.

She is the Roos' only inclusion for Sunday's match.

Forward Bella Eddey will miss the game after picking up a shin injury.

Fans are encouraged to be at the ground by 12.30pm on Sunday to watch the Roos unfurl their 2024 premiership flag before the match. The opening bounce at Arden St is at 1.05pm. 

Wall is named on the interchange bench for her return, alongside Ruby Tripodi, Amy Smith, Erika O'Shea and Ariana Hetherington.

Tessa Boyd, Ella Slocombe and Amy Gavin Mangan are the Roos' emergencies.

Records tumbled as the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos continued their unbeaten start to the season against Port Adelaide on Sunday.

Midfield star Ash Riddell equalled the AFLW disposals record and captain Jasmine Garner kicked a club-record six goals as the Roos won 13.9 (87) to 2.3 (15).

The 72-point winning margin was the Kangaroos' highest in their AFLW history. 

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The Kangaroos raised their 2024 AFLW premiership flag over Arden St accompanied by fireworks before the game, and the pyrotechnics continued as the Roos made an explosive start.

Garner had two goals on the board in the opening five minutes.

Minutes later, Irish forward Amy Gavin Mangan - a late inclusion for the injured Jenna Bruton - sprinted and took a bounce before snapping home a scintillating goal with her first kick on debut.

The reigning premiers dominated possession across the match. It is not unlike Port Adelaide to lose the disposal count – averaging 35 fewer than its opposition throughout 2024 – but given the Roos' supreme skill, giving up so much of the footy really hurt.

North Melbourne's signature spread repeatedly caught the Power out. As the visitors worked hard to create plenty of contested ball, the moment the Roos were able to pop the ball out to a receiver they found themselves in acres of space.

It meant that the rare fumble or miskick from North was easily recoverable, and attacking movement often resulted in an outnumber close to goal.

The Irish trio of Blaithin Bogue, Amy Gavin Mangan, and Vikki Wall waxed and waned inside 50 for the Roos, and last year's leading goalkicker Alice O'Loughlin (13 disposals, one goal) wreaked havoc.

An undersized Port Adelaide defence worked hard in the absence of Amelie Borg (ankle) and Janelle Cuthberton (knee/foot), but struggled in the face of North Melbourne's quick ball movement and wealth of tall forward options.

It was North Melbourne's 14th-straight win, equalling Melbourne's record which has stood since 2023.

Ash has done it again

Back in round 10 of 2022 (S6), North Melbourne star Ash Riddell set a then-disposal record of 42 at Arden Street in what was a stunning performance against West Coast. It was a record broken by Brisbane's Ally Anderson last year, but Riddell has now bounced back into the record books, equalling Anderson's 43 on Sunday afternoon. In a game where her partner in crime Jasmine Garner starred in front of the big sticks, it was Riddell getting the job done at the contest in an impressive display.

Is Jas, is good

It will come as no surprise to say Jasmine Garner is a star, but the new North Melbourne captain somehow broke new ground on Sunday afternoon. In front of the flowing 2024 premiership flag, Garner kicked four goals across the opening half, bettering her previous best of three goals. It was a slightly different role for the Roo, who started at the centre stoppage but then spent plenty of the game playing as a forward in the absence of the club's third key tall Emma King. Unfortunately for Port Adelaide, it simply had no answer for Garner, with Ella Heads and Ashleigh Woodland attempting the role of limiting her.

Luck of the Irish

There was a distinctly Irish feeling about North Melbourne's attack on Sunday afternoon. Last week's debutant Blaithin Bogue continued her good work across the line with 11 disposals and a goal for the game, while premiership Roo Vikki Wall (13 disposals, one goal) made her triumphant return to the line, and draftee Amy Gavin Mangan (seven disposals, one goal) goaled with her very first kick on debut.

With their quick, aggressive energy, they made North Melbourne's attacking 50 particularly unpredictable, and that reward was felt on the scoreboard.

Next up

North Melbourne will aim to break the AFLW winning streak record as it travels west to take on a smarting Fremantle side on Sunday afternoon. The opening bounce at Fremantle Oval will be at 1.05pm AWST (3.05pm AEST). 

NORTH MELBOURNE     4.4    7.7    11.8   13.9 (87)
PORT ADELAIDE            0.0    1.0    2.3     2.3 (15)

GOALS  
North Melbourne: Garner 6, Gavin Mangan, Randall, Bogue, Riddell, Wall, O'Loughlin, Shierlaw
Port Adelaide: Houghton 2

BEST  
North Melbourne: Garner, Riddell, Sheerin, Bogue, Tripodi, M.King
Port Adelaide: Tahau, Houghton, Germech, Scholz

INJURIES  
North Melbourne: Rennie (left ankle)
Port Adelaide: Nil

LATE CHANGES
North Melbourne: Jenna Bruton (quad) replaced in selected side by Amy Gavin Mangan, Nicole Bresnehan (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Tessa Boyd 
Port Adelaide: Nil

Crowd: 2,346 at Arden Street Oval