North Melbourne to make immediate impact in first AFLW season after announcing key signings

NORTH Melbourne expects to make an immediate impact in its maiden AFLW season next year following a bumper start to the 10-day signing period — and there’s more to come with Magpie Mo Hope and Lion Kaitlyn Ashmore likely to land at Arden St.

Is Mo Hope heading to Arden St? Picture: Getty

NORTH Melbourne expects to make an immediate impact in its maiden AFLW season next year following a bumper start to the 10-day signing period.

Having already secured this year’s AFLW best player Emma Kearney, the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos on Friday announced they had locked in Jasmine Garner, Jamie Stanton, Jess Duffin, Tahlia Randall, Danielle Hardiman, Jenna Bruton and Katherine Gillespie-Jones.

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More signings will come in the following days with the prospect that Collingwood’s Mo Hope and Brisbane’s Kaitlyn Ashmore will also be playing at Arden St next year.

The Kangaroos have signed Maddison Smith, a highly-rated Tasmanian, who kicked nine goals for Clarence in her first Tasmanian state league game.

Is Mo Hope heading to Arden St? Picture: Getty

North Melbourne’s AFLW coach, Scott Gowans said he was delighted with the players the club has been able to secure.

“We wanted to go into our first year and have a real impact on the competition and I strongly believe we have built a list that will do exactly that,” Gowans said.

“We were diligent in securing some of the competition’s most elite talent, and we wanted to build a side that could work together and complement each other.”