North Melbourne skipper Jack Ziebell is looking forward to being back on the big stage when the Roos take on St Kilda on Good Friday.

After North's list was roundly panned in the pre-season, Ziebell said the match would be a chance to change the public's perception of the team.

"The football world will be watching, as every Friday night game, everyone watches," he said.

"Good Friday's no different.

"It's the first game of Easter weekend and we'll look forward to being able to play on the big stage, and a few of our young guys will get a great experience out of that."

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The Kangaroos suffered a 16-point loss to Gold Coast in Cairns, with the contest played in torrential rain.

"It was probably the wettest game I've actually played in. The first quarter was almost laughable, the conditions, but I suppose it's same for both sides and we probably didn't handle it as well as Gold Coast did," Ziebell said.

Good Friday football was first played last year, between the Roos and the Western Bulldogs.

St Kilda captain Jarryn Geary hopes the Saints and Roos will make it their own.

"We're rapt to be part of the day. We don't play in many big games, we haven't over the last couple of years, so we're really excited to be part of the day and hopefully going forward, it's something that us and North can do for a number of years," he said.

St Kilda and North Melbourne players will visit the Royal Children's Hospital on Tuesday, with the hospital's appeal telethon a long-standing part of Good Friday in Melbourne.