THE LAST TIME THEY MET

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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)