Melbourne will hand a debut to Josh Wagner this weekend, the older brother of North draftee, Corey.

The 21-year-old defender was named in the Demons' 25 for Sunday's clash at Blundstone Arena, after being promoted from the rookie list.

Despite both brothers being on AFL list, Josh admitted life as a professional AFL player was rarely spoken about.

“We don’t actually talk much footy really – we just talk about surfing outside of footy.”

Corey joined North via the 2015 National Draft, selected at pick 43.

“(Corey will) get his chance soon – he’s going well,” Josh added.