Here's everything you need to know for our Sir Doug Nicholls Round clash with Yartapuulti/Port Adelaide at Blundstone Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Where: Blundstone Arena, Hobart, TAS
When: Saturday, May 25 at 1.45pm AEST
Gates open: 12.15pm. Check your ticket for your entry gate

Sir Doug Nicholls Round

Be there in person to help us celebrate Sir Doug Nicholls Round in Nipaluna/Hobart!

Ahead of the game you'll witness an on-field Welcome to Country by a Traditional Owner, live artwork and more from a local Tasmanian Aboriginal artist and cultural knowledge sharer, Danny Gardner.

North Melbourne will wear a specially designed warm-up top designed by Gardner, before playing in the club's Indigenous guernsey 'Kangaroo Way', designed by artist Emma Bamblett, for the second time this season.  

Ticket offer

We'd love to see you and your mates at Blundstone Arena this Saturday when we return to Nipaluna/Hobart to take on Yartapuulti/Port Adelaide, so we're offering two General Admission tickets for $20, as well as a 2-for-1 deal in the David Boon Stand.

Just select 'Find Best Available', and the ticket offer will appear!

>> Head here to claim the General Admission offer.

>> Head here to claim the David Boon Stand offer.

Membership

As it's our home game, members will be able to scan their mobile membership card or regular membership to enter the stadium.

To access your mobile membership, please check you have the latest version of the Official NMFC App, and to ensure quick entry, please view and download your ticket before arriving at the match.

>> For everything you need to know about your mobile membership, head to our Member Hub

>> Non-members can buy reserved seat ticket to this game from Ticketek here

Southern Gate

The Southern Gate (behind the hill) will not be open for public entry. However there will be an attendant at the gate who will be able to assist anyone with mobility issues to enter via that gate.

Transport to Blundstone Arena

For more information on the best ways to get to the stadium, head here.

Watch on TV or stream on your phone

Saturday's game will be broadcast live for Foxtel and Kayo Sports subscribers.

>> Remember, you can grab a digital membership to get a discounted Kayo subscription! Find the membership package that suits you here

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Bring on Round 11!

North Melbourne returns to Blundstone Arena on Saturday to face Yartapuutli/Port Adelaide in the second weekend of Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

The Roos are still on the hunt for their first win, while the Power will be eager to retain their spot in the top four.

Round 11, North Melbourne v Yartapuulti

Where: Blundstone Arena, Nipaluna/Hobart, TAS
When: Saturday, May 25 at 1.45pm AEST
How to watch: Foxtel, Kayo Sports

The opposition

The Power looked dead in the water with under a minute to play against Hawthorn last weekend, before kicking two goals in the final 22 seconds to snatch a dramatic victory.

Willie Rioli reduced the margin to five points before Darcy Byrne-Jones became the hero, soccering through the winner with just a couple of ticks left on the clock.

Having conceded the first four goals against the Hawks, Yartapuulti will aim to start better down in Nipaluna/Hobart.

The Power will be without powerful forward Charlie Dixon but are likely to regain captain Connor Rozee after he missed two games with a minor hamstring strain.

What the coaches have said

North Melbourne senior coach Alastair Clarkson, post-game v Essendon: "Essendon was just so much better than us today at being able to get composed when they needed to. I thought that was the difference in the two sides over the course of the game. We were really, really competitive obviously, but disappointed that the game got away from us in that third quarter."

Yartapuulti senior coach Ken Hinkley, post-game v Hawthorn: "We develop great belief from these types of wins and that's what happens in this competition, you have to find a way sometimes. That's the first time in a little where we've been behind and chased it down, which is really important for us … that creates belief."

In the mix

Key defender Kallan Dawson is a chance to slot back into the back six after missing five games due to an ankle injury.

Will Phillips picked up 24 disposals and six clearances in the reserves' loss to Essendon, while Cooper Harvey could come into consideration after 12 touches, six tackles, and two goal assists.

With Miller Bergman sidelined due to a hamstring strain, Riley Hardeman may be recalled if Alastair Clarkson wishes to make a like-for-like change.

Milestone watch

Defender Aidan Corr is set to bring up the 150-game milestone on Saturday.

Corr played 98 games as a Giant before arriving at Arden Street following the 2020 season, and brought up the half-century for appearances as a Roo in Round 9.

He's been one of the Kangaroos' best recent performers, collecting four coaches' votes for keeping St Kilda's Max King at bay in Round 8 before holding Essendon spearhead Kyle Langford to a solitary goal in Round 10.

Yartapuulti (Port Adelaide) has consolidated its spot in the top four with a 59-point win over North Melbourne, condemning the Kangaroos to their 11th loss in a row.

Todd Marshall booted an equal career-best five goals for the Power at Hobart's Blundstone Arena on Saturday as they broke the back of the Kangaroos with a six-goal-to-one third term.

The 16.11 (107) to 7.6 (48) result was the second time in as many rounds Alastair Clarkson's side has been blown away in the third quarter.

Marshall overcame a concussion assessment and sparked Port Adelaide's run after half-time with two set-shot goals from near the boundary line.

The Kangaroos limited the damage in the final term, keeping their opposition to three goals and scoring two themselves.

Port Adelaide's midfield ran strongly, with Jason Horne-Francis topping the clearances with 10, while Ollie Wines picked up 26 disposals, six clearances and two goals.

They played without Willie Rioli for most of the game after the half-forward was substituted out at quarter-time with a calf problem.

The last-placed Kangaroos, without a win this season, have the bye next round before travelling to Perth to play 16th-placed West Coast.

Port Adelaide have won three in a row ahead of hosting Carlton on Thursday.

KANGAROOS v POWER Full match coverage and stats

North Melbourne's Luke Davies-Uniacke was busy with a game-high 35 disposals and one goal.

Despite the final scoreline, the Kangaroos took the contest to Port Adelaide early and trailed by just 11 points at the first break and 20 at the second.

They had their noses ahead in the opening quarter on the back of more inside 50s (15-13) and contested possessions.

But two late goals to the Power, including Zak Butters' second on the run for the term, put them ahead 32-21.

The second quarter was a dogged affair, with the Power notching two goals to North Melbourne's one, which came midway through the term.

Horne-Francis, who had a lively first half against his former club, picked up a crucial major for a 47-27 lead at the main break.

NORTH MELBOURNE      3.3      4.3      5.5        7.6 (48)
YARTAPUULTI                5.2      7.5      13.10     16.11 (107)

GOALS
North Melbourne: Powell, Ford, Sheezel, Curtis, Duursma, Davis-Uniacke, Zurhaar
Yartapuulti: Marshall 5, Wines 2, Georgiades 2, Butters 2, Byrne-Jones 2, Farrell, Horne-Francis, McEntee

BEST
North Melbourne: Davies-Uniacke, Xerri, Sheezel, Tucker
Yartapuulti: Marshall, Boak, Wines, Horne-Francis, Burgoyne

INJURIES
North Melbourne: None
Yartapuulti: Rioli (calf)

SUBSTITUTES
North Melbourne: Lazzaro (replaced Duursma during the third quarter)
Yartapuulti: Jones (replaced Rioli at quarter-time)