Veteran Liam Shiels has been named the substitute for North Melbourne's Gather Round match against Brisbane at Norwood Oval on Friday.

There were no late changes to the side the Kangaroos named on Thursday night, which saw three changes from the team that lost to Carlton in Round 3.

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Charlie Comben will play his first AFL game of the 2024 season, and his first since suffering a high-grade syndesmosis injury and fibula fracture in Round 7 last year.

The 22-year-old featured across the opening two rounds of the VFL season, impressing behind the ball to earn a call-up from North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson and the match committee.

Also named to make his first senior appearance of 2024 is Hugh Greenwood, while Shiels comes into the side for his second match of the campaign.

Making way is Callum Coleman-Jones - who was ruled out for the remainder of the season after rupturing his Achilles in the Good Friday SuperClash - as well as Toby Pink and Charlie Lazzaro.

Greenwood, Zane Duursma, Darcy Tucker, and Eddie Ford have been named on the interchange bench.

Pink, Tyler Sellers, and Blake Drury are this week's emergencies.

Although North Melbourne's VFL team has a bye this weekend, Kangas fans can catch Jack Watkins and Sam Lowson in action for the VFL's State Team in the state game against the SANFL on Saturday, April 6 at 1:10pm AEDT.