The North Melbourne Kangaroos have been forced into two late changes for Sunday's clash with Essendon at Marvel Stadium.

Lachie Young and Jack Mahony are the latest players ruled out due to health and safety protocols and they will be replaced by Kayne Turner and Phoenix Spicer.

Young and Mahony join Aidan Corr, Paul Curtis and Aaron Hall on the sidelines due to illness.

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Spicer earns a reprieve after initially being omitted on Friday afternoon, and Turner returns to the team with Nick Larkey, Jackson Archer, Charlie Lazzaro and debutant Kallan Dawson to also face the Dons.

Josh Walker has been named as the medical substitute and the match will be star defender Ben McKay's 50th in the AFL.

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