Here's everything you need to know for our clash with the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
When: Sunday, August 18 at 1.10pm AEST
Gates open: 11.30am. Check your ticket for your entry gate

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Grab your tickets for Sunday's contest against the Bulldogs here!

Gate 1, 5 & 7 Ticket Boxes Open: 10:30am

Round 23 is this season's final replacement game, giving members the opportunity to scan into Marvel Stadium with their NMFC Membership. For more information on replacement games head here.

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Getting to Marvel Stadium

Information regarding Marvel Stadium parking can be found below. With Big Build works in place the use of public transport is encouraged.

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

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Bring on Round 23!

North Melbourne will be out to produce a full four-quarter performance this weekend when it faces the seventh-placed Western Bulldogs for the second time this season.

While the Dogs remain in the finals mix, the Kangas will be hoping to claim a major scalp as they begin to close out their 2024 campaign.

Round 23: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne
Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
When: Sunday, August 18 at 1.10pm AEST
How to watch: Foxtel, Kayo Sports

The opposition

Despite having 16 more forward 50 entries than the Crows last Sunday, the Dogs struggled to convert, booting 9.18 as they fell to Adelaide by 39 points.

Midfielder Adam Treloar continued to add to his impressive individual campaign, racking up 28 disposals, seven clearances and a goal, while Marcus Bontempelli slotted two majors from his 26 touches.

On the injury front, the Dogs will be without versatile ruckman Tim English, who has been ruled out due to an ankle complaint.

What the coaches have said

North Melbourne senior coach Alastair Clarkson, post-game v West Coast: "Sometimes you need to go through these harsh lessons as a side. West Coast got too many goals when we had opportunities to kill the ball, spoil it through (for a behind), or get it across the boundary or do whatever we needed to do. We just allowed the ball to stay alive in their front end too much ... we kept them to 42 inside-50 entries, which is a really good effort, but for them to score 15 goals from those is a concern for us."

Western Bulldogs senior coach Luke Beveridge, post-game v Adelaide: "We've got to expect that North Melbourne will come with an intent and they just may come with the capability and capacity this week to play their best football. We've got to be ready for it and we weren't ready for Adelaide's best football - which is a blight on us.

Milestone watch

Unsung Roo Bailey Scott will hit triple figures for AFL appearances on Sunday, when he runs out for the 100th time.

Despite two consecutive Syd Barker Medal podium finishes, the hard-running No.8 remains an underrated piece of the North Melbourne line-up.

The father-son recruit has been a dependable contributor over the years, and has plenty of good footy left in front of him at 24 years of age.

Last time we met

The Kangas weren't far off the pace when these clubs last met, but the Bulldogs were able to control the contest for most of the day, resulting in a 17-point victory for Luke Beveridge's side back in Round 16.

Down by 31 points at three-quarter time, the Roos kicked 3.3 in the final term but couldn't overrun a strong Bulldogs line-up.

Bontempelli was a key difference-maker, tallying 35 disposals and 11 clearances, while Tristan Xerri (34 hitouts, 20 disposals), Harry Sheezel (27 disposals, one goal) and Darcy Tucker (30 disposals, seven marks) shone for the Kangas.

Sam Darcy has kicked a career-best seven goals as the Western Bulldogs all but secured a finals berth with a 96-point defeat of North Melbourne.

Darcy was under pressure after kicking a wayward 1.5 in the previous round but responded superbly in the 20.18 (138) to 6.6 (42) victory at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.

The 208cm target took advantage of his teammates' midfield dominance and the Kangaroos' undermanned defence, finishing with 7.1 in a win that tightened the Bulldogs' grip on a top-eight spot.

The Dogs (13-9) sit sixth and are guaranteed to play finals if they beat Greater Western Sydney in Ballarat in Round 24, but could still qualify regardless of that result.

Darcy took nine marks, including four contested, and had 20 disposals on his way to kicking the second biggest bag of goals by any player this season.

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (three goals), Aaron Naughton and Cody Weightman (two each) were also among the Bulldogs' six multiple goalkickers.

With No.1 ruckman Tim English (ankle) sidelined, versatile tall Rory Lobb was handed the job against All-Australian candidate Tristan Xerri and helped the Bulldogs midfield generate a landslide 69-34 advantage in inside 50s.

Adam Treloar (33 disposals), Marcus Bontempelli (29), Joel Freijah (29) and Tom Liberatore (23) had plenty of touches in a dominant midfield unit.

BULLDOGS v KANGAROOS Full match coverage and stats

North Melbourne managed just three goals after quarter-time in its heaviest defeat of the season and lost Charlie Comben (concussion/leg) and his replacement Miller Bergman (concussion) to injuries.

Both were hurt in marking contest collisions.

Comben, who missed most of last season after breaking his left leg, was taken to hospital for precautionary assessment during Sunday's match after injuring the same leg.

North Melbourne also had concerns over spearhead Nick Larkey (knee) when it trailed by 10 points at the first break.

Larkey was cleared to return but the Bulldogs broke the game open before half-time as Darcy and Ugle-Hagan combined to kick all four goals of the second term.

The margin ballooned to 41 points by the main break on the back of the Dogs' midfield dominance, which resulted in one-sided counts for inside 50s (35-18) and marks inside 50m (10-4) to that point.

The switched-on Bulldogs even led tackles (27-18) despite controlling the bulk of possession.

It only grew worse in the second half for the Kangaroos, who coughed up nine consecutive goals through the middle of the match and fell away badly.

Jy Simpkin's huge mark on Tom Liberatore's back was a rare highlight in the dying stages.

Kangaroos midfielder Luke Davies-Uniacke (30 disposals) never stopped trying and Robert Hansen jnr kicked two goals.

It was the Bulldogs' seventh consecutive win over North Melbourne, which completes its season against finals hopeful Hawthorn in Launceston on Saturday.

Roos defender's courageous moment
Charlie Comben delivered a hugely courageous moment in the opening quarter. The Roo, who has enjoyed a great season after injuries disrupted the start of his career, flew back with the flight and was involved in a huge collision. It was a big moment, but Comben was substituted due to concussion in a blow for the Roos.

WESTERN BULLDOGS          5.3     9.10     16.15     20.18 (138)
NORTH MELBOURNE            3.4      3.5        4.5          6.6 (42)  

GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Darcy 7, Ugle-Hagan 3, Weightman 2, Richards 2, Naughton 2, Macrae 2, Williams, Vandermeer
North Melbourne: Hansen 2, Xerri, Wardlaw, Scott, Larkey

BEST
Western Bulldogs: Darcy, Liberatore, Bontempelli, Treloar, Freijah, Richards
North Melbourne: Xerri, Davies-Uniacke, Fisher, Simpkin, McKercher

INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: Nil
North Melbourne: Comben (concussion/leg), Bergman (concussion)

SUBSTITUTES
Western Bulldogs: Jack Macrae (replaced Rhylee West in the third quarter)
North Melbourne: Miller Bergman (replaced Charlie Comben in the first quarter)

Crowd: 33,182 at Marvel Stadium