Matt McGuinness played a key role in marshalling the North Melbourne defence while it was under heavy fire.

North Melbourne has named its line-up to take on Frankston at Skybus Stadium on Sunday night.

Tom Powell returns to the reserves having negotiated a calf complaint two weeks ago and featured for the senior team as the substitute on Good Friday.

The team is otherwise rather settled. Charlie Comben will lead the forward line after his day out against the Dogs, while skipper Harry Jones will continue to feed him the ball.

Matt McGuinness will trust himself to anchor the backline in the absence of experienced defender Marty Hore, who was injured in the second term last Friday.

McGuinness played his best game in blue and white, as he accumulated an equal game-high 28 disposals to go with 12 marks.

The Kangaroos will strive for a second consecutive victory, having held Footscray at bay after the Bulldogs stormed home from a 28-point deficit.

Rookie Dogs defender Cody Raak levelled the scores late in the last quarter, but Comben secured the victory with a quick gather and snap.

Frankston stand in North Melbourne's way this time around, and will host the match at Skybus Stadium on the road to the Mornington Peninsula.

The Dolphins had a scheduled bye last round, but before that ran up 20 goals on Essendon, a game in which ex-North rookie Will Fordham collected 38 disposals and booted four goals.

A key focus for coach Leigh Adams will be limiting Frankston's spread, given the Dolphins had six of the top seven possession-getters on the ground against the Bombers.

14:13

Can Comben back up his best game?

One of the most exciting prospects at Arden Street, 'Chom' was the dominant key forward on the ground in the Roos' victory on Good Friday.

Matched up on multiple opponents such as the experienced Josh Schache and Dogs draftee Luke Cleary, he was able to beat his opponents up the ground, back to goal and in the air.

He finished with four goals, among them the winner, as well as a set shot from the point where the 50m arc meets the boundary.

Having grappled with injuries over his first two seasons, the 20-year-old will be relishing this uninterrupted run, and hoping a senior call-up isn't far away.

>> Full VFL fixture and results

Sunday, April 24

Frankston v North Melbourne at Skybus Stadium, 7.05pm AEST

B: 16. A.Bonar, 37. K.Hayden, 41. M.McGuinness
HB: 27. M.Bergman, 31. J.Goater, 34. J.Archer
C: 54. K.Answerth, 46. D.Tyson, 49.H.Jones
HF: 59. J.Lipscombe, 47. M.Walker, 24. T.Powell
F: 35. C.Lazzaro, 30. C.Comben, 32. J.Edwards
Foll: 21. C.Coleman-Jones, 33. P.Walker, 29. W.Phillips

I/C: 52. S.Collins, 56. Y.Dib, 60. J.Guthrie, 70. J.Watkins, 75. C.Weightman 
23rd player: 52. S.Collins  

Emerg: 48. H.Murphy, 51. C.Cachia, 57. C.Smith

>> The game will be streamed live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App

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