The North Melbourne squad took some time out from its grueling training camp to take in some professional football, of a different kind.

Lapping up the atmosphere among a 60,000 strong crowd at the LaVell Edwards Stadium, the players were quick to appreciate the unique skills required to play American football.

Many of the Roos' stars donned the home colours of Brigham Young University, who incidentally defeated University of Nevada, 55-7.

A rare moment on the other side of the fence
The perfect stadium backdrop
Lachlan Hansen gets caught in the moment


Earlier in the morning, the players took to the local indoor pool for an exhausting laps session.

The hard work continues for North's players
Michael Firrito takes a breather
Andrew Swallow works on his stroke