Off-season recruit Charlie Spargo will feature for North Melbourne's VFL side in their season opener against Essendon at the NEC Hangar on Saturday afternoon.
Spargo, a free agency arrival from Melbourne during the off-season, will start at half-forward for the Kangaroos, who had a bye in the VFL competition's opening round.
He is joined in the side by forwards Jack Darling and Jacob Konstanty, who both played in the AFL team's first two games of the season.
2025 draftee Hugo Mikunda has been named on the half-backline along with Cooper Harvey and Robert Hansen jnr, with Riley Hardeman set to start on the wing.
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SYNC NOWFormer Tiger Thomson Dow will make his first appearance as a VFL-listed Kangaroo this weekend, as will prolific state-league midfielder and vice-captain Patrick Fairlie, who crossed over from the Northern Bullants prior to the 2026 campaign.
Seasoned defender Adam Tomlinson is back for another season with North Melbourne and will start Saturday's clash on the bench with new skipper Matthew Keast.
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Round 2
Saturday, March 28
Essendon v North Melbourne at the NEC Hangar, Tullamarine, 12.35pm AEDT
| B | M. Whitlock (35) | W. Dawson (18) | B. Scott (8) |
| HB | R. Hansen Jnr (46) | H. Mikunda (28) | C. Harvey (37) |
| C | R. Hardeman (17) | O. Lowe (70) | Z. Fisher (16) |
| HF | C. Spargo (13) | Z. Banch (45) | R. Stevens (36) |
| F | J. Darling (27) | B. George (33) | J. Konstanty (41) |
| R | J. Tarrant (79) | P. Fairlie (51) | O. van Dam (74) |
| INT | H. Byrne (72) | T. Dow (49) | A. Tomlinson (80) |
| X. Bamert (57) | M. Keast (64) | ||
| 23rd Player | X. Bamert (57) | ||
| EMG | I. Markovsky (59) | D. Macpherson (50) | A. Noblet (56) |
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