Desperate for a win to keep its final hopes intact, North Melbourne will hope to regain some experience for Sunday's clash with the Bulldogs.

Nathan Grima has been ruled out for another week with a quad injury, while Scott McMahon, Lindsay Thomas, Daniel Wells and Daniel Pratt all face tests to prove their fitness.

The Roos' VFL teams experienced mixed fortunes on the weekend. North Ballarat won in the dying minutes, while Werribee fell to a third straight loss with just three North Melbourne rookies in the line-up.

kangaroos.com.au details the form of those close to a call-up and as always, you can have your say on this week's ins and outs in the comments section below.

Sam Wright
Last week: Did not play (injured)
A fortnight ago: 6 possessions (AFL)
Three weeks ago: 18 possessions, 8 marks (AFL)

Scott McMahon
Last week: Did not play (injured)
A fortnight ago: Did not play (injured)
Three weeks ago: Did not play (injured)

Daniel Wells
Last week: Did not play (injured)
A fortnight ago: 26 possessions, 1 goal (AFL)
Three weeks ago: 14 possessions (AFL)

Lindsay Thomas
Last week: Did not play (injured)
A fortnight ago: Did not play (injured)
Three weeks ago: Did not play (injured)

Daniel Pratt
Last week: Did not play (injured)
A fortnight ago: 15 possessions, 1 goal (AFL)
Three weeks ago: 7 possessions (AFL)

Brayden Norris
Last week: 22 possessions (VFL)
A fortnight ago: 8 possessions, 1 goal (VFL)
Three weeks ago: 12 possessions (VFL)

Corey Jones
Last week: 13 possessions, 3 goals (VFL)
A fortnight ago: 12 possessions, 1 goal - 42% game time (VFL)
Three weeks ago: 17 possessions, 5 tackles (VFL)

Nathan O'Keefe
Last week: 21 possessions, 4 goals (VFL reserves)
A fortnight ago: 4 possessions, 2 tackles (VFL)
Three weeks ago: 17 possessions, 6 marks, 3 goals (VFL)