Sydney players in tears as emotional week ends with win over North Melbourne

Sydney players shed tears after a turbulent week concluded with a victory over North Melbourne. The win closed out what the club described as a ‘dark and difficult’ week that included parts of a record AFLW crowd boycotting the men’s game. The emotional response from the players followed the on-field result, with the match providing a finish to several fraught days for the club and its supporters. 7NEWS Sport reported the sequence of events, noting the overlap between the AFLW crowd action and the men’s fixture. The outcome offered a moment of relief for Sydney players after a challenging period, though the circumstances around the crowd response left a notable imprint on the week surrounding the match.