North Melbourne is only one win away from claiming the AFLW’s minor premiership after defeating Adelaide by eight factors in a hard-fought contest at Norwood Oval.
Crows star Danielle Ponter kicked two objectives within the opening three minutes of the ultimate time period to scale back the margin from 20 factors to eight in a Friday evening top-four blockbuster.
However in a frantic end during which Adelaide threw every little thing on the contest, North Melbourne’s defence stood tall to safe the 6.5 (41) to 4.9 (33) win.
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The end result means North Melbourne will enter subsequent week’s remaining spherical half a win away from second-placed Hawthorn.
North Melbourne host the lowly Suns within the remaining spherical, with a win or draw guaranteeing them prime spot.
Adelaide slipped to a 7-3 report, with their top-four hopes to be determined by subsequent Friday’s conflict with the Cats in Geelong.
“That was a grind. It felt like a remaining,” North Melbourne ahead Kate Shierlaw instructed the Seven Community.
“It was nice enjoyable to be part of and I am completely satisfied to get the 4 factors.
“To return over right here to their dwelling floor with their mad crowd, it is actually good to get the win.”
Jasmine Garner starred for North with 27 disposals, 5 clearances, eight tackles, 527m gained and two objectives, whereas Ash Riddell was additionally essential with 25 disposals and 7 clearances.
For Adelaide, Ebony Marinoff was outstanding with 25 possessions and 17 tackles, whereas Porter completed with a game-high three objectives.
Adelaide’s plight was summed up by the third quarter during which North scored the one two objectives.
Gould badly sprayed a 30m set shot earlier than Chelsea Randall’s personal set shot light late.
North Melbourne made the many of the reprieves by swinging the ball up the opposite finish, the place Bella Eddey tumbled by a aim from 48m to stretch the result in 15 factors.
Then with lower than a minute remaining within the time period, Garner snapped her second aim to provide North a 20-point benefit regardless of Adelaide having the identical quantity of scoring photographs.
Ponter’s early objectives within the final quarter made issues tense, however North held agency to increase their unbeaten run to 10 video games.
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