NORTH Melbourne AFLW star Mia King will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a serious neck injury in the side's victory over Brisbane last Saturday night.

King has remained in Queensland this week after sustaining the injury in an incident during the 11-point win over the Lions, undergoing an operation to the vertebrae in her neck earlier this week.

The Kangas are expected to release more details on the nature of King's injury on Friday afternoon, though the club expects the talented 25-year-old midfielder to miss the remainder of the season.

It's a devastating blow for King, who is one of North Melbourne's most important players but missed last year's Grand Final victory after battling a PCL injury to her knee throughout the second half of the season.

King spoke to AFL.com.au in June about how she was "quite emotional" to miss the 2025 decider and revealed her absence from the victory was "one of the hardest things I've had to go through in my football career".

More to come