It was all North Melbourne on the scoreboard at a rain-soaked Ikon Park, with the defending AFLW premiers holding Hawthorn goalless in a 5.12 (42) to 0.3 (3) qualifying final victory on Friday night.
The Kangaroos earn a week off ahead of their fourth straight preliminary final, while the Hawks are tossed into a sudden-death semi-final against the winners of Saturday's elimination final between Carlton and West Coast.
The reigning premiers had thrashed Hawthorn by 49 points last week to eclipse Geelong's VFL/AFL record of 23 straight victories.
Hawthorn refused to be blown away again on Friday and remained close until injury carnage struck in the third quarter.
Forward Kaitlyn Ashmore went down first with a calf injury, before Emily Everist (concussion) and Laura Elliott (chest) followed.
Aine McDonagh momentarily went down with a knee concern, leaving Hawks coach Daniel Webster at one point with just one person on the bench.
"We just ran out of bullets there at the end," Webster said.
"It was looking a bit dicey, but no, I thought the way we fought it out was actually pretty good.
"We tried some different things, and I thought the look of the game was not too bad."
North Melbourne's powerhouse duo Jasmine Garner (26 disposals, four clearances) and Ash Riddell (26, two) had their usual impact in a tight contest, while Erika O'Shea and Libby Birch shone in defence.
Eliza West (24, four) again led the way for Hawthorn, but the star midfielder lacked support around the contest.
Just as they had started last week at Kinetic Stadium, the Kangaroos kept the Hawks goalless to take a 10-point lead at quarter-time.
It was the 50th time in North's winning streak that the defending premiers had held a side goalless in a quarter.
But Hawthorn did well to limit scoreboard damage this time, with Kim Rennie kicking the first - and only - goal of the opening term after six straight forward entries for North Melbourne.
The Kangaroos made uncharacteristic mistakes under Hawthorn's pressure, and Emma King fluffed her chance to extend the lead by sending her after-the-siren shot into the post.
North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker admitted Hawthorn had served the Kangaroos their biggest challenge so far.
"I do feel like we were challenged pretty heavily tonight," Crocker said.
"They did a couple of things that made it difficult for us.
"We've played in enough of those games now to know how we can work through it."
Aine McDonagh's wayward shot at goal notched Hawthorn's first score in the second quarter, before the star Irishwoman sent a scare through the Hawks camp after suffering a head clash with North defender Jasmine Ferguson.
McDonagh - who re-signed with the Hawks on a two-year deal this week - was assessed on the sidelines and was able to return to the fray before halftime.
While Hawthorn couldn't cut the deficit any further, North couldn't convert all their chances.
Blaithin Bogue had an opportunity after the halftime siren but also sprayed her shot, with Kangaroos forward Alice O'Loughlin kicking the sole goal to help build the home side's lead to 18 points.
There were plenty of spot-fires late in the third quarter, with the Ikon Park crowd roaring to life after a tussle between Greta Bodey and Emma Kearney outside of the contest.
McDonagh went down clutching her right knee in agony after colliding with fellow Irishwoman and North star Erika O'Shea before the end of the third quarter, but the Hawks forward refused to be ruled out of the game.
Najwa Allen tried to spark the Hawks with desperation in defence, but North Melbourne finally broke away and slammed through three goals in the final term.
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