North Melbourne is set to face Geelong in a cut-throat semi-final at the MCG next Friday night.

The Cats went down by 36 points to Hawthorn in the opening week of September, with the Kangaroos' win against the Bombers confirming the fixture.

Chris Scott's team will be sweating on the fitness of stars Steve Johnson (foot) and Steven Motlop (ankle), while North is set to regain veteran Brent Harvey from suspension.

The winner will travel to Sydney the following week for a Preliminary Final appearance against the Swans.

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