Lindsay Thomas was a surprise Dream Team leader for North Melbourne on Saturday against Essendon.

Less than 4,000 coaches included Thomas in their starting lineups, but they'll be feeling very happy after his 110-point start to the season.

Playing a role off half back, Liam Anthony was another surprise packet with 91-points.

While only 3,703 coaches selected Thomas, a mere 943 opted for Anthony. If he continues to play with the same mindset he could be a great mid-price pick.

Looking further down the list and Daniel Wells was impressive scoring 91 without laying a tackle. This after he averaged almost four tackles a game last year. Once he gets back to last year's average, it's an extra 16 points per game onto his weekly score.

The most popular selection amongst North Melbourne players was Hamish McIntosh. Unfortunately for his 32,738 coaches, he had a quiet match resulting in just 56-points. With coach Brad Scott putting the acid on his rucks, McIntosh should bounce back strongly on Sunday against GWS.

See below for the complete list of North Melbourne's Dream Team scores from Round 1.

Player

Dream Team Score

Lindsay Thomas

110

Daniel Wells

91

Liam Anthony

91

Andrew Swallow

86

Scott Thompson

82

Drew Petrie

79

Brent Harvey

79

Leigh Adams

67

Michael Firrito

64

Kieran Harper

64

Ryan Bastinac

60

Aaron Edwards

59

Sam Wright

58

Scott McMahon

57

Hamish McIntosh

56

Todd Goldstein

56

Ben Cunnington

53

Shaun Atley

51

Aaron Mullett

46

Matt Campbell (Starting Sub)

43

Jamie Macmillan

40

Robbie Tarrant (Subbed)

23