Sam Gibson says the Kangaroos are ready to continue to defy the odds when they play West Coast on Saturday.

After becoming the first team to make a preliminary final from eighth spot, Gibson believes his team can go further and achieve an AFL first.

“While history’s not on our side and no team has ever won it (the premiership) outside that top four … sooner or later that’s going to be broken given the evenness of the competition and how competitive it’s getting,” he told SEN radio on Wednesday.

“There’s no reason that can’t be us.”

The hard running wingman is setting himself for another massive task at Domain Stadium. After shutting down Swan Lewis Jetta last week, Eagle Andrew Gaff looms as a likely match-up.

“Oh, I’d love the challenge,” Gibson said of the potential pairing.

“I’m sure we’ll probably cross paths at some stage

“He’s that really sort of long hard endurance runner and the guys who runs just as hard at the end of the game than at the start but if I end up matched up to him, that’s also probably my biggest strength and that’s what I sort of pride myself on so hopefully we match up pretty well.”

Gibson said North Melbourne would be better prepared for a hostile environment after playing in a disappointing final in Perth in 2012.

“The crowd was deafening so we sort of know what we’re up against,” he recalled.

“The easiest way is to try and silence them early and get a few goals on the board and get a run of it early and hopefully that shuts them up. That’s just one of the challenges of playing interstate … we’re not too concerned with that.