North Melbourne is set to field a strong side in the NAB Cup opener on Friday night with only a handful of stars out of action.

Andrew Swallow will lead the team out for the first time with Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey, Jack Ziebell right behind him.

The Kangaroos will take on Richmond before doing battle with Hawthorn in the second game of the night.

The 34-man squad does not include Daniel Wells or Sam Wright who are both still in rehab from respective health issues and injuries.

NAB Cup Squad

1. Hamish McIntosh
3. Ryan Bastinac
4. Liam Anthony
5. Ben Warren
6. Lachlan Hansen
7. Jack Ziebell
9. Andrew Swallow
10. Ben Cunnington
11. Michael Firrito
12. Lindsay Thomas
13. Leigh Adams
14. Gavin Urquhart
15. Luke Delaney
16. Scott Thompson
17. Nathan Grima
18. Shaun Atley
20. Drew Petrie
22. Todd Goldstein
23. Kieran Harper
24. Levi Greenwood
25. Robbie Tarrant
26. Ben McKinley
27. Aaron Edwards
29. Brent Harvey
31. Cameron Delaney
33. Matthew Campbell
34. Jamie Macmillan
35. Aaron Black
39. Cameron Pedersen
41. Aaron Mullett
42. Scott McMahon
43. Sam Gibson
45. Brad Mangan
46. Ben Speight