North Melbourne has made one change to its line-up ahead of Saturday night's Round 14 match against Fremantle on at Optus Stadium.

Defender Charlie Comben comes out of the team that edged West Coast in Bunbury, due to a shoulder injury. He's expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks, as reported on Tuesday.

Kallan Dawson has been called up and will make his third senior appearance for the season on the back of 12 disposals and five marks in the 41-point VFL win over Werribee last weekend.

Forward Robert Hansen jnr has been named as the substitute again after playing the role in last week's win over West Coast.