Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich says the Lions will be driven by closing the gap on North Melbourne next season as he praised the premiers for playing “the best footy I’ve ever seen”.

North Melbourne and Brisbane are again the last teams standing and are braced for another epic AFLW grand final encounter. Follow the action in our live blog.

North Melbourne have broken through for their maiden AFLW premiership and completed an undefeated season with a 30-point win over the Brisbane Lions in the historic night grand final. Gun midfielder Jasmine Garner and captain Emma Kearney starred in the Kangaroos' 5.

Garner overwhelmed attempted tagger Jade Ellenger. O’Loughlin’s speed overawed Brisbane’s defence. And captain Emma Kearney was back running at full tilt after a cautious return from a hamstring injury in the preliminary final.

Meath All-Ireland winner Vikki Wall contributed two goals and a behind as North Melbourne hammered the Brisbane Lions to claim a first AFLW title.

For the second straight year we have a North Melbourne and Brisbane AFLW grand final and again it is almost impossible to separate the two.

Well, we made it, folks! It is the last week of November and the AFLW grand final is here. It is completely normal to feel a wave of déjà vu considering last year when we had the same match up at the same ground,

The Kangaroos will look to cap off an unbeaten season with a victory over Brisbane Lions in the AFLW grand final tonight. Follow along for all the big moments and post game reactions.