Ruby Tripodi will play her ninth game for the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos after experienced midfielder Mia King was a late withdrawal for Saturday's match against the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval.

Tripodi, 22, comes into the selected side 24 hours after signing a new contract which keeps her at Arden St until at least the end of 2024. 

King, who will miss her first game for the season, has been withdrawn with general soreness. 

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The Roos were boosted by the return of co-vice-captain Nicole Bresnehan when they named their side on Thursday night.

The experienced defender hasn't featured since Round 4, when she suffered a left ankle syndesmosis injury.

Bresnehan replaced winger Lulu Pullar, who continues to recover from a head wound suffered last Sunday in Adelaide. 

Saturday will see the Kangaroos pull on their new Pride guernsey for Pride Round. The guernsey's design features 32 pride and diversity flags, and is intended to celebrate and create conversations about different sexualities, gender identities and communities.

"Its a beautiful guernsey, (I'm) very proud to be wearing it and I hope all the other girls in the team feel the same and our supporters as well," Kate Shierlaw told NMFC Media on Wednesday.