Hawthorn has brought back a host of premiership players for its clash against North Melbourne in Shepparton on Sunday.

Luke Hodge headlines a bumper list of 12 inclusions, with the likes of Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis and Brian Lake also returning for their first hit-out of 2015.

RELATED: North Melbourne’s squad for Sunday’s match

With the Kangaroos making eight changes of their own, both sides continue to rotate their playing lists throughout the NAB Challenge; the ultimate aim to be fit and firing in the first weekend of April.

The game at Deakin Reserve is close to sold out and will be televised on Fox Footy nationwide.

North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Deakin Reserve, Shepparton
Sunday 8 March, 4.40pm

Hawthorn squad

2. Jarryd Roughead, 3. Jordan Lewis, 4. Matt Suckling, 5. Sam Mitchell, 6. Josh Gibson, 7. Ben McEvoy, 8. Taylor Duryea, 9. Shaun Burgoyne, 10. Bradley Hill, 12. James Frawley, 13. Jono O’Rourke, 15. Luke Hodge, 16. Isaac Smith, 17. Brian Lake, 18. Jonathan Ceglar, 19. Jack Gunston, 20. David Hale, 21. James Sicily, 22. Luke Breust, 24. Ben Stratton, 26. Liam Shiels, 28. Paul Puopolo, 31. Angus Litherland, 33. Cyril Rioli, 35. Sam Grimley, 37. Jed Anderson, 39. Alex Woodward, 40. Billy Hartung, 41. Daniel Howe

In: Roughead, Lewis, Suckling, Gibson, Burgoyne, Hill, O’Rourke, Hodge, Smith, Lake, Hale, Rioli