"It's only a matter of time until he makes his debut. He comes into our squad, a really versatile player, can play half-back, wing, a very precise kick of the footy," Scott added.

Cruize Garlett's strong form in the VFL, including 35 touches for North Ballarat on Saturday, earned him a recall.

"Cruize is one of the players in terrific form so eventually he has to be rewarded for that. He's been really dominant for North Ballarat so it's good for him to come back into the squad.

"His workrate is second-to-none. He's playing really good footy because he's working really hard."

Matt Campbell, out of the side since North played Sydney in Round 4, has been named on the extended interchange.

"He had a terrific game; 29 possessions in the midfield for North Ballarat. We know what he brings to our side, some genuine speed and excitement and a real ground-level presence for us.

"While our key forwards played well for us last week we're looking to strengthen our ground-level area."

The Team

B: Scott McMahon, Scott Thompson, Michael Firrito
HB: Shaun Atley, Nathan Grima, Jamie Macmillan
C: Ryan Bastinac, Daniel Wells, Sam Wright
HF: Brent Harvey, Robbie Tarrant, Leigh Adams
F: Lachie Hansen, Drew Petrie, Lindsay Thomas
Fol: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Jack Ziebell
Int From: Liam Anthony, Ben Cunnington, Kieran Harper, Will Sierakowski, Cruize Garlett, Matt Campbell, Sam Gibson

In: Matt Campbell, Cruize Garlett, Will Sierakowski
New: Will Sierakowski (Hawthorn)