North Melbourne’s first-to-fourth-year players hit the ground running as they returned to Arden Street to officially kick-off their 2027 pre-season on Monday morning.

In their first official training session under new coach Jaymie Graham, the young Roos were joined by a group of senior players, including captain Nick Larkey, reigning Syd Barker medallist Harry Sheezel and veterans Jack Darling and Luke Parker.

"The energy was an absolute standout, the boys were humming," defender Riley Hardeman told NMFC Media after the session.

"Everyone's keen to get going.

"We're really excited to be under 'JG' (Graham) and him implementing new philosophies."

Since his appointment last month, Graham has wasted no time getting to know his new charges and laying out his standards for the season ahead.

"He's already sought out every player individually, caught up with them, talked to them about who they are as a person and his expectations of you," Hardeman said.

"That really stood out just as to what sort of character he is. He’s all about building connection.

"He sat us down and talked about what his themes are going to be for the year and there’s clear expectations around that."

Free agency recruits Elijah Tsatas, Samson Ryan and Darragh Joyce mixed it up with their new teammates out on the track, while high-profile trade recruit Nick Blakey spent the majority of the session running.

"It was really good for our recruiting team to bring in a few delisted free agents and Nick," Hardeman said.

"We've got the young faces that are really keen to develop around here. It's good to bring in some more AFL experience to solidify our list, and they’ve hit the ground running as well.

"They're going to adapt and buy into what we're building, which is exciting."