26 disposals, 11 marks and 10 one percenters against Frankston on Sunday was the tipping point for Brad Scott and the match committee, selecting Delaney in the 22 to take on Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Affectionately known as ‘Leggy’, the 21-year-old hasn’t played since Round 10 last year when North lost to Hawthorn by 115-points in Launceston.
Scott McMahon is the player to make way and is the only omission from the side that fell to Carlton last Friday night. Returning from an ankle injury against the Blues, McMahon was substituted out in the third quarter.
Ben Jacobs has been named as an emergency after his terrific game for the Roosters and is joined by Luke Delaney and Sam Wright.
The team
B: Lachlan Hansen, Scott Thompson, Cam Delaney
HB: Aaron Mullett, Nathan Grima, Taylor Hine
C: Daniel Wells, Sam Gibson, Shaun Atley
HF: Ben Cunnington, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey
F: Aaron Black, Robbie Tarrant, Lindsay Thomas
Fol: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Jack Ziebell
Int: Brad McKenzie, Ryan Bastinac, Leigh Adams, Jamie Macmillan
Emer: Ben Jacobs, Luke Delaney, Sam Wright
In: Cam Delaney
Out: Scott McMahon (omitted)
