Carlton went down to North Melbourne by 36 points in Saturday afternoon's qualifying final at IKON Park.

Following a highly-contested first quarter, the Roos booted four second quarter goals separating the two sides, before finishing the game with seven individual goal scorers to win 7.7. (49) to 1.7. (13) in front of a healthy crowd of 5,028.

North won the disposal count by 102, inside 50s by 19 and dominated the tackle count by 22, highlighting their pressure and work rate.

Carlton will now host the winner of Sunday’s elimination final between Gold Coast and Hawthorn in a semi-final at IKON Park next weekend. 

05:26

AFLW QF | Buck post-match

Hear from AFLW Senior Coach Mathew Buck after the Qualifying Final against North Melbourne.

The Roos had plenty of the ball early, but Carlton’s defence stood tall, Maddy Hendrie, Harriett Cordner and Ciara Fitzgerald intercepting North’s forays forward despite an onslaught of inside 50s.

Carlton’s Erone Fitzpatrick and Sophie McKay had flashes of brilliance, but couldn’t turn their turnovers into scores; the Carlton forwards were caught out of position and too far up the ground to impact.

Eventually, the Roos wore down Carlton’s midfielders and defenders in the second term; the Roos started to hit the scoreboard, led by North’s leaders.

Experienced Roos Kate Shierlaw, Vikki Wall, Garner and Sheerin all added majors, piling on four unanswered goals in quick succession.

Carlton defender Fitzgerald flew for a huge marking contest and injured her knee in the process, playing no further part in the game with what the club described as a ‘corked shin’.

05:35

AFLW QF | Match highlights

Match highlights from the Qualifying Final at IKON Park.

The Roos held onto their lead, while adding three further majors in the second half. 

Club favourite Jenna Bruton was the only goal scorer in the third term, kicking a goal in her 100th game much to the delight of her teammates, who all celebrated with her.

Carlton finally scored when young forward Sophie McKay slotted the side’s only goal, a small consolation on a day that was well and truly owned by the Kangaroos.

NORTH MELBOURNE          0.0   4.2   5.5   7.7  (49)
CARLTON                             0.2   0.3   0.5  1.6   (13)

GOALS
North Melbourne: Shierlaw, Wall, Garner, Sheerin, Bruton, Gatt
Carlton: S McKay

BEST
North Melbourne: Garner, Riddell, Sheerin, O’Shea, Eddey
Carlton: Cordner, Hendrie, Hill, A McKay, Fitzpatrick

INJURIES
North Melbourne: O’Loughlin (knee)
Carlton: Fitzgerald (corked shin)

Reports: Nil

Crowd: 5,028 at Ikon Park