Luke Hodge has warned the Brisbane Lions to beware of North Melbourne on the back of a bad loss.

Defeated comprehensively by Fremantle in Perth last weekend, Hodge said the fact the Roos are coached by Brad Scott means they'll be looking to bounce back strongly. 

“Everyone knows what the Scotts are about. The Scotts are about serious business and making sure they get the job done,’’ Hodge said.

“If their performance isn’t up to scratch you know exactly what is going to be coming.’’

Brisbane was one of the most impressive performers in the opening round, dismantling reigning premiers West Coast.

“What we did on the weekend was great, but our expectations are for everyone to play their roles,’’ he said.

“That’s what makes good teams. 

“If we come out this week and play a different style of footy than we did on the weekend then we haven’t learned much.

“That’s the thing about a young and emerging team, as soon as you come out and start playing good footy you can’t change your mindset from playing good team footy to, "I want to kick goals and take marks or get 30 touches". 

“That’s what we showed on the weekend and that’s what a good team does, a good team doesn’t worry about stats, a good team worries about what they have to do and the end result.’’