MATCH DETAILS

When: Saturday 5 October
Where: Arden Street Oval
First bounce: 1.05pm AEST
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Broadcast: Fox Footy and Kayo Sports 

LAST MEETING

Round 10, 2023
Western Bulldogs 1.3 (9) def. by North Melbourne 7.13 (55)

North Melbourne flexed their muscles in the final round of the 2023 season, defeating the Dogs by 46 points in Pride Round. The Dogs were saved more scoreboard pain thanks to a gritty defensive performance from their backs, and North Melbourne's inaccuracy. Issy Grant (nine, eight) worked hard in an effort to minimise the impact of the Roos' talls, while Aurora Smith (five intercepts, nine disposals) was aggressive and creative out of the back half. Britney Gutknecht was the Dogs’ sole goal-scorer.

04:09

AFLW Match Highlights | RD10 v North Melbourne

The Bulldogs and Kangaroos clash in round 10 of the 2023 NAB AFLW Season

THE LINE-UP

Ins: Naomi Ferres, Analea McKee, Zimmie Farquharson
Outs: Jorja Borg (injured), Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner (managed), Elle Bennetts (managed)
New: Zimmie Farquharson (club debut)

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

– Gemma Bastiani, womens.afl

North Melbourne is dangerous, but in the wet its weapons are dulled. With rain forecast for Saturday, the Dogs will be out to make the Roos really work for every attacking attempt. With the weather, and the pressure that the Western Bulldogs have stamped as their trademark in recent weeks, they have the potential to take away some of North Melbourne's neat kicking and controlled game style.

What the Dogs have become very good at recently is capitalising on forward half turnovers, with speed both to generate the turnover, and in that attacking run after the fact. This will be more difficult against such a seasoned North Melbourne defence, that is averaging the fewest points against of any side this year, conceding just 20.3 points each game. At the other end of the ground, it is the Roos' small forwards who have really lifted their output this year, with both Bella Eddey and Alice O'Loughlin having career-best seasons. Tahlia Randall, Kate Shierlaw, and Emma King will get you in the air, and Eddey and O'Loughlin will get you on the deck.