THE LAST TIME THEY MET

Never take your opponent for granted. That was the lesson we learned when the Demons went down to Blundstone Arena last year. They trailed the bottom-of-the-ladder Kangaroos by 19 points at half time and only managed to shake them off with their superior fitness in the final term.

NORTH MELBOURNE

B:  A. Bonar 16 B McKay 23 S. Atley 18
HB: J. Ziebell 7 J. Walker 19 A. Hall 43 
C: L. Young 17 J. Simpkin 12 J. Stephenson 2
HF: K. Turner 28 C. Taylor 5 C. Zurhaar 44
F: Jack Mahony 1 N. Larkey 20 T. Thomas 26
Foll T. Goldstein 22 B. Cunnington 10 T. Powell 24
I/C: A. Bosenavulagi 15 T. Campbell 42 C. Lazzaro W. Phillips 29
Sub: C. Menadue 31 Emerg: E. Ford 40 B. Scott 8 D. Tyson 21

In: A. Hall C. Lazzaro 

Out: L. Davies-Uniacke (personal reasons) C. Menadue (omitted)

MELBOURNE

B: J. Lever 8 S. May 1 M. Hibberd 14
HB: C. Salem 3 A. Tomlinson 20 J. Hunt 29
C: O. Baker 33 C. Petracca 5 E Langdon 15
HF: J. Jordon 23 T. McDonald 25 J. Melksham 18 
F: C. Spargo 9 B. Brown 50 B. Fritsch 31
Foll: M. Gawn 11 A. Brayshaw 10 C. Oliver 13
I/C L. Jackson 6 A. Neal-Bullen 30 K. Pickett 36 T. Rivers 24
Sub: N. Jones 2 Emerg: K. Chandler 37 H. Petty 35

In: O. Baker B. Brown 

Out: K. Chandler (omitted) J. Viney (toe)