The North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos have secured a second consecutive minor premiership and equalled the V/AFL consecutive game winning streak, the 46-point victory over St Kilda being the Roos' 23rd in a row.

But the record-equalling win came at a cost, with bullocking forward Vikki Wall leaving the field with a left ankle injury in the fourth term.

The Saints were spirited but ultimately outclassed at a sunny North Hobart Oval, with the Kangaroos dominating the outside ball in the 9.13 (67) to 3.3 (21) result.

North's 23rd straight win, a record stretching back to Round 3 last season, equals the mighty Geelong men's side of 1952-53 as the longest winning run in VFL/AFL/AFLW history.

To claim the record for themselves, the Roos will have to overcome a five-day break and a tricky trip to Frankston to face second-placed Hawthorn on Friday night.

The much-improved Paige Trudgeon had some nice moments in defence, but was ultimately completely outsized by Emma King, with the Roos forward kicking 3.2 from five contested marks.

King relished the extra space afforded in attack after usual forward Kate Shierlaw was given a run in defence. It was a move that both covered for the rested Emma Kearney, and was also a trial for a potential switch during finals in the case a game is getting out of hand.

This match was essentially a free hit for St Kilda. A surprise win would make life a lot easier in the race for finals, but there weren't any expectations the Saints would get the job done against the rampant Roos, despite coming in with six wins on the trot.

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They worked hard on the inside in the first term, but continually fell into North Melbourne's trap on the outside, with the mature Roos' backline having set their structure up perfectly behind the footy.

St Kilda coach Nick Dal Santo's message to his side at quarter-time was around reinforcing team structure, and the players immediately responded, locking the ball well into their forward half.

Aided by a breeze, St Kilda got its first major on the board after a strong contested mark from Jesse Wardlaw – who traded niggling blows with Libby Birch during the entire game – and Hannah Priest kicked a second, but North Melbourne piled on three quick goals late to set up a game-winning break.

Ash Riddell (42 disposals, six clearances) and Jasmine Garner (30 and 10) once again drove the engine room for North Melbourne, well and truly outplaying Ty Smith and Georgia Patrikios, who had a few bright moments but ultimately struggled against the best in the league.

Garner's quest to be the first AFLW player to reach the 100-goal milestone will have to wait for next week at least, with the superstar recording two posters (three behinds total) as she remained stranded on 97 career majors.

LONGEST VFL/AFL/AFLW WINNING STREAKS

23 - North Melbourne (R3, 2024 to R11, 2025)*
23 – Geelong (R12, 1952 to R13, 1953)
20 – Essendon (R1, 2000 to R20, 2000)
20 – Collingwood (SF, 1928 to R18, 1929)
20 – Brisbane (R10, 2001 to R4, 2002)
19 – St Kilda (R1, 2009 to R19, 2009)
19 – Melbourne (R15, 1955 to R13, 1956)
18 – Carlton (R10, 1995 to R2, 1996)
17 – Collingwood (R5, 1903 to R2, 1904)
17 – Melbourne (R20, 2021 to R10, 2022)
16 – Geelong (R10, 2022 to GF, 2022)
16 – Essendon (R7, 1950 to R2, 1951)
16 – Essendon (R12, 1949 to R5, 1950)

North Melbourne rest watch
With both Kearney and Jenna Bruton rested for the trip to Tasmania, and with a five-day break to come ahead of a game in Frankston against second-place Hawthorn, the Roos also gave in-game breaks to players. With the result well and truly sewn up by three-quarter time, Ash Riddell started the fourth term on the bench (a very rare move), with Bella Eddey and Ruby Tripodi starting on the ball. Jas Ferguson and Libby Birch also got a few rare minutes on the pine, with Kim Rennie, Tahlia Randall and Amy Smith also getting a good rest late in the game.

NORTH MELBOURNE     2.5     6.5     7.9     9.13     (67)
ST KILDA         0.0     2.1     2.3     3.3     (21)

GOALS
North Melbourne: E.King 3, Bogue 2, Randall, O'Loughlin, Wall, Craven
St Kilda: Wardlaw, Priest, Lambert

BEST
North Melbourne: Riddell, Garner, E.King, Craven, Eddey, Tripodi
St Kilda: Watson, Patrikios, Trudgeon, Smith

INJURIES
North Melbourne: Wall (left ankle)
St Kilda: Trudgeon (TBC)

Crowd: 1,473 at North Hobart Oval