North Melbourne has regained two of its fiercest competitors for what could be a slog against Adelaide on Thursday night.

Wet, slippery conditions are expected to greet the Roos, so the inclusion of Andrew Swallow and Ben Cunnington in the side couldn't have come at a better time.

Swallow returns from a concussion, while Cunnington has recovered from a corked thigh - both injuries were sustained in North's loss against the Cats.

North has ruled out Luke McDonald and Daniel Wells with injury. McDonald had surgery to repair a serious hamstring tear yesterday while Wells will now have two full weeks to rehabilitate his calf.

Ryan Clarke, Lachlan Hansen and Robbie Nahas have been named on the emergency list.

Teams

North Melbourne

B: Scott Thompson, Michael Firrito, Brad McKenzie
HB: Shaun Atley, Robbie Tarrant, Sam Gibson
C: Farren Ray, Andrew Swallow, Jamie Macmillan
HF: Nick Dal Santo, Ben Brown, Brent Harvey
F: Lindsay Thomas, Drew Petrie, Mason Wood
Fol: Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington, Jack Ziebell
Int: Trent Dumont, Aaron Mullett, Majak Daw, Corey Wagner
Emer: Lachlan Hansen, Ryan Clarke, Robbie Nahas

In: Andrew Swallow, Ben Cunnington
Out: Daniel Wells (calf), Luke McDonald (hamstring)

Adelaide

B: Jake Lever, Kyle Hartigan, Brodie Smith
HB: Rory Laird, Daniel Talia, Kyle Cheney
C: David Mackay, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane
HF: Richard Douglas, Josh Jenkins, Charlie Cameron
F: Tom Lynch, Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts
Fol: Sam Jacobs, Jarryd Lyons, Matt Crouch
Int: Brad Crouch, Luke Brown, Rory Atkins, Mitch McGovern
Emer: Andy Otten, Wayne Milera, Ricky Henderson

In: Brad Crouch
Out: Paul Seedsman (hamstring)

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