CAVENDISH export, Emma Kearney, will be out for premiership glory when she leads the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos out in the AFLW Grand Final tomorrow.

Kearney had 19 possessions in the Kangaroos’ preliminary final win over Adelaide last Sunday, booking a spot in the season decider against Brisbane at Ikon Park.

The 34-year-old told The Spectator she was excited about getting among the AFLW Grand Final festivities, having won a premiership with the Western Bulldogs in 2018.

“I am feeling really good, we are so excited,” she said.

“Clearly there are a bit of nerves around, we are just so excited that we have been finally able to break through for our maiden grand final appearance.”

Kearney’s experience from the 2018 campaign, a year before joining the blue and white for the Roos’ inaugural AFLW season, would be something she will draw upon to guide the group in the lead-up.

The former local said the team had been building to this over the past few years and was excited about the prospect of being involved in North Melbourne’s first AFLW premiership.

“With any grand final, you go in with your plans and hopefully we can come out on top,” Kearney said.

“We have been building really nicely, we are confident our best footy can match it with the best teams.

“I have no doubt it will be a close contest, like it usually is between the two teams.”

Tomorrow’s decider is also the first time since 2018 that the showpiece game will be played in Melbourne, with Kearney hopeful the club’s supporters fill out the Ikon Park stands.

“We haven’t had a grand final in Melbourne since 2018 when I played for the Bulldogs, it is special to play at Ikon in front of hopefully the majority of North Melbourne fans,” she said.

“We played our last two games at Ikon Park, so we are familiar with it.”

The club had its main training session on Wednesday in front of supporters, with yesterday’s final session of the season at Ardern Street also drawing a big turnout.

Former Hawthorn and now North Melbourne player, Liam Shiels, spoke to the team at Wednesday’s session, having been involved in the Hawks’ AFL premiership threepeat from 2013-15, giving the group plenty to think about leading into the game.

Grand final week also got bigger for the midfielder-turned-defender, picking up her eighth All-Australian award at the W Awards on Monday night.

The Roos skipper remains the only player to notch up eight team of the year selections – gaining selection in each of the eight seasons of the AFLW competition.

With ongoing discussions between her manager and the club about a new contract, Kearney’s selection did her no harm in those negotiations.

“It is a nice thing to be recognised for,” Kearney said.

“I am always wanting to get better and I want to leave the game knowing I have done everything possible and got the most out of myself.”

With premiership glory and her family set to be in the stands, tomorrow’s decider could well be the perfect full stop on yet another standout performance for the Kangaroos captain.