North Melbourne has made four changes to its VFLW side ahead of its Round 6 clash with the Cats at Arden Street Oval.
Co-captain Jess Jones returns to the team after missing the Round 5 loss to Box Hill, while former skipper and 2021 best and fairest winner Meagan Kiely has been named to play her first game of the season.
Kiely has spent the past three seasons on Richmond's AFLW list, making 19 appearances as a Tiger before retiring in late 2023.
Also playing their first game of the season is Kayla Peake, who joins Kiely and Jones as inclusions, while ruck Kate Reynolds returns from her lengthy suspension.
Matilda Zander (calf laceration) and Tricia Cowan (concussion) go out of the side, while Felicity Theodore has been omitted. Defender Nicole Hales is unavailable and will also miss the game.
Both clubs currently sit in the bottom four with two wins from five outings, but are only four points off the second-placed Swans.
Bouncedown on Saturday is scheduled for 11am AEST.
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Round 6
Saturday, April 27
North Melbourne v Geelong at Arden Street Oval, 11am AEST
| B | M.McSweeney (22) | J. Jones (17) | |
| HB | A. Ling (24) | Z. Flanigan (16) | T. Meier (2) |
| C | E. Jackson (19) | A. Barba (26) | A. Rhodes (4) |
| HF | E. Paterno (21) | N. Dojiok (40) | A. Xanthos (29) |
| F | B. Slaney (7) | M. Kiely (41) | |
| R | K. Reynolds (44) | M. Di Cosmo (12) | R. Tierney (34) |
| INT | B. Sheridan (6) | G. McLaughlin (43) | A. Scott (23) |
| K. Peake (31) | S. King (46) | ||
| EMG | S. Hosking (13) | K. Delia (20) | M. Klaumanns-Moller (14) |
| INS | M. Kiely (41) | K. Peake (31) | K. Reynolds (44) |
| J. Jones (17) | |||
| OUTS | N. Hales (30) | M. Zander (10) | T. Cowan (18) |
| F. Theodore (1) |
