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Roos make AFLW history with three straight minor premierships

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Roos make AFLW history with three straight minor premierships. (2026, October 31). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-31/north-melbourne-seals-aflw-minor-premiership/107332290

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North Melbourne secured the AFL Women's (AFLW) minor premiership by defeating Richmond on October 30, marking their third straight year winning it. This historic achievement makes North Melbourne the first team in the league’s history to win three consecutive minor premierships. On the same day, St Kilda lost its final game of the season against Port Adelaide, ending with an 11th defeat for the year.
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North Melbourne secured the AFLW minor premiership for the third consecutive year on Saturday, defeating Richmond with a score of 101-33. This historic achievement marks the first time in AFLW history that a team has won three straight minor premierships. Meanwhile, St Kilda concluded its season with an 11th loss to Port Adelaide, finishing the year strongly for North Melbourne but poorly for St Kilda.

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Topics

AFLW Game Kangaroos North Melbourne St Kilda

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AFLW ORG · 3× Kangaroos ORG · 2× North Melbourne ORG · 2× St Kilda ORG · 2× Bulldogs ORG · 1× Cats ORG · 1× Lions ORG · 1× Power ORG · 1× Saints ORG · 1× Tigers ORG · 1×

Narrative

Fri, 30 Oct, 7:15 pm, Final score, Cats 88, Bulldogs 20 Sat, 31 Oct, 1:05 pm, Final score, Saints 45, Power 51 Sat, 31 Oct, 3:05 pm, Final score, Tigers 33, Kangaroos 101 Sat, 31 Oct, 5:05 pm, Live score, Lions 4.5 29, Blues 5.4 34 Sat, 31 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, Eagles versus Hawks Sun, 1 Nov, 12:35 pm, Game not started, Giants versus Suns Sun, 1 Nov, 1:05 pm, Game not started, Bombers versus Magpies Sun, 1 Nov, 3:05 pm, Game not started, Crows versus Demons Sun, 1 Nov, 5:05 pm, Game not started, Dockers versus Swans North Melbourne seals AFLW minor premiership, St Kilda suffers 11th loss
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-01
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Claims (4 extracted, 0 hedged)

Fri, 30 Oct, 7:15 pm, Final score, Cats 88, Bulldogs 20 Sat, 31 Oct, 1:05 pm, Final score, Saints 45, Power 51 Sat, 31 Oct, 3:05 pm, Final score, Tigers 33, Kangaroos 101 Sat, 31 Oct, 5:05 pm, Live score, Lions 4.5 29, Blues 5.4 34 Sat, 31 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, Eagles versus Hawks Sun, 1 Nov, 12:35 pm, Game not started, Giants versus Suns Sun, 1 Nov, 1:05 pm, Game not started, Bombers versus Magpies Sun, 1 Nov, 3:05 pm, Game not started, Crows versus Demons Sun, 1 Nov, 5:05 pm, Game not started, Dockers versus Swans North Melbourne seals AFLW minor premiership, St Kilda suffers 11th loss asserted
Kilda → start → loss
In short: North Melbourne has defeated Richmond to secure the AFLW minor premiership. asserted
Melbourne → defeat → premiership
The Kangaroos are the first club in the AFLW to win the minor premiership in three consecutive seasons. asserted
Kangaroos → win → seasons
St Kilda ended its season with a loss to Port Adelaide, the club's 11th defeat this season. asserted
Kilda → end → Adelaide
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