North Melbourne are on the brink of something special — but if we’re going to celebrate it, let’s do it properly.

No comparisons, no caveats, no “that’s like the men’s.” It’s pure AFLW greatness.

With 22 wins in a row, the Roos are poised to equal -- and most likely overtake -- the long-standing AFL/VFL record of consecutive wins made by Geelong in the the 1950’s.

It’s a remarkable achievement, and one that deserves to be celebrated for exactly what it is: a milestone in the AFLW, not a milestone borrowed from somewhere else.

Because here’s the thing: we can’t keep saying the AFLW is its own game and then only half-believing it when it suits us.

We talk about wanting to move beyond comparison and that it’s a different style of footy.

The women’s game is more contested, scrappier and

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