North Melbourne will go into its match against Sydney on Sunday with an unchanged line-up.
Coming off an incredible win against Geelong, Brad Scott and the club’s match committee have shown confidence in the same 22 to get the job done again.
Cruize Garlett, Levi Greenwood and Robbie Tarrant were added to the squad yesterday but have missed out on final selection, though they’ll take some solace from the fact they’ve been named as emergencies.
It looms as an intriguing battle at the SCG and Brad Scott will no doubt be putting some preparation time into the Swans’ smaller forwards. Players such as Jarrad McVeigh, Gary Rohan, Craig Bird, Ryan O'Keefe and Ben McGlynn are all likely to rotate through the front half. The Kangaroos will look to Scott McMahon, Michael Firrito and Scott Thompson to stem the flow of goals from Sydney’s dangerous smalls, while Luke Delaney will likely get the job on Sam Reid or Jesse White in a key post.
Down the other end of the ground, an in-form Aaron Edwards and vice-captain Drew Petrie will have a fierce battle on their hands against experienced combatants Ted Richards, Heath Grundy and Martin Mattner.
A win could see North move into the top four, dependent on the results of other round four matches, while the Swans are hoping to stay undefeated for 2012.
B: Scott McMahon, Scott Thompson, Liam Anthony
HB: Daniel Wells, Michael Firrito, Jamie MacMillan
C: Sam Wright, Andrew Swallow, Shaun Atley
HF: Ryan Bastinac, Aaron Edwards, Kieran Harper
F: Matt Campbell, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Jack Ziebell, Leigh Adams
I/C: Hamish McIntosh, Ben Cunnington, Luke Delaney, Brent Harvey
Emg: Levi Greenwood, Robbie Tarrant, Cruize Garlett
North goes in unchanged
North Melbourne will go into its match against Sydney on Sunday with an unchanged line-up.
