North Melbourne has notched up its 25th straight win and secured a home preliminary final after steamrolling an injury-ravaged Hawthorn side by 39 points.

It was all North Melbourne on the scoreboard at Princes Park, with the defending 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, while the Hawks are tossed into a sudden-death semifinal 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. Loading Twitter content

Hawthorn refused to be blown away again on Friday and remained close until injury carnage struck in the third quarter.

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