North Melbourne will close out its season at Marvel Stadium on Saturday as it hunts an upset over the ladder-leading Adelaide Crows.

The Kangaroos will be looking to record back-to-back after claiming a commanding 48-point win over Richmond on Sunday.

Round 24, North Melbourne v Adelaide
Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
When: Saturday, August 23 at 1.20pm AEST 
How to watch: Foxtel, Kayo Sports

The opposition

Adelaide will be looking to secure its first minor premiership since 2017, currently sitting atop the ladder with a 17-5 record.

The Crows will come into the clash with plenty of confidence, having won each of their last eight games, including a thrilling three-point victory over Collingwood last time out.

Defenders Mark Keane and Josh Worrell were instrumental in the win, picking up 14 and 11 intercepts respectively while playing important roles in keeping the Magpies to only 56 points for the match.

Rory Laird is likely to return from suspension, while the availability of star forward Izak Rankine is yet to be determined.

Running hot

Harry Sheezel was the talk of the town after his record-breaking performance against the Tigers.

The star midfielder equalled the AFL disposal record with 54, while dealing major damage on the scoreboard with two goals and 15 score involvements.

What the coach has said

North Melbourne senior coach Alastair Clarkson on Thursday: "(It's) a big challenge against Adelaide. We're looking forward to taking a step forward and seeing how we go.

"We’re consistently good in the contest. ‘Big X’ (Tristan Xerri), ‘LDU’ (Luke Davies-Uniacke), Luke Parker, George Wardlaw, Harry Sheezel and Tom Powell … did really strong jobs for us last week.

"The challenge is that that is a real strength of the Adelaide side. That’s why they are top of the ladder.

"If we have the same sort of ferocity at the ball like we had against Richmond, we will give ourselves a chance."

Last time we met

It was a spirited performance from North Melbourne in its last meeting with Adelaide in Round 3, with the Crows holding out for a 17.12 (114) to 12.6 (78) win at Adelaide Oval.

Captain Jy Simpkin was among the Kangaroos’ best for the match, finishing with 31 disposals and a goal, as defender Caleb Daniel recorded a game-high 33 touches.

Nick Larkey was clinical up forward and helped threaten an upset by bagging four goals.