North Melbourne has made four changes for Sunday's clash against the GWS Giants in Canberra.

As revealed earlier on Friday, forward Geordie Payne and key tall Cooper Trembath will both make their AFL debuts.

Senior coach Alastair Clarkson revealed the news with an assist from VFL coach Tom Lynch during Friday morning's team meeting.

Bailey Scott also comes into the team, and ruck Tristan Xerri returns after serving his three-game suspension. 

Spearhead Nick Larkey (knee) leads the outs, after he was ruled out for the rest of the season on Friday. 

Small forward Zac Banch (ribs) also misses this week. 

Paul Curtis is unavailable due to his one-match suspension for striking Saint Angus Hastie, while Robert Hansen jnr has been omitted.

Payne, Trembath and Scott will start on the interchange bench against the Giants, alongside Cooper Harvey and Brynn Teakle.

One of the five will be named substitute an hour before Sunday's 1.40pm opening bounce. 

Hansen jnr, Finnbar Maley and Will Phillips are this week's emergencies.