He’s been forced to cool his heels on the sidelines since North Melbourne's early exit from the NAB Cup and has had to work hard to regain his spot in the Kangaroos team. Now, Daniel Harris finally makes his return for the blockbuster against Collingwood on Friday night.

Harris amassed 29 possessions for Werribee in wild, wet and windy conditions last week, but will face a much different proposition tomorrow night under the roof at Etihad Stadium as the Kangaroos look to rebound from a disappointing performance against Richmond in Round 5.

The 26 year-old midfielder, drafted with the club's first selection in 2000 has been a regular in the North Melbourne line-up throughout his career and has played a total of 139 games. However, he’s struggled to break into the team in 2009.

Harris looks the obvious fit to fill the void left by captain Brent Harvey who could miss up to 12 weeks with an elbow injury.

Shannon Watt will also lace up the boots and return to the North Melbourne line-up for the first time in 2009 after a strong performance for North Ballarat on Sunday. The experienced Watt is a versatile option for coach Dean Laidley, having played both forward and back in the Kangaroos' pre-season matches.

The North Melbourne team will line up as follows:

B: Shannon Watt (36) Scott Thompson (16) Josh Gibson (38)
HB: Daniel Pratt (30) Michael Firrito (11) Brady Rawlings (3)
C: Gavin Urquhart (14) Daniel Harris (4) Lindsay Thomas (12)
HF: Leigh Harding (39) Aaron Edwards (27) Scott McMahon (42)
F: Ben Warren (35) Drew Petrie (20) David Hale (31)
R: Hamish McIntosh (1) Jack Ziebell (19) Andrew Swallow (9)
INT: Ed Lower (2) Sam Power (5) Adam Simpson (7) Levi Greenwood (24)
EMER Ben Ross (15) Corey Jones (21) Todd Goldstein (22)

In: Daniel Harris, Shannon Watt
Out: Brent Harvey (injured), Lachie Hansen (injured)


Please note: Friday night's match is not a fully ticketed match, however a small amount of seats on Level 3 on the wings are being pre sold as Premium Seating.

These seats are on sale now through Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com.au or 1300 36 32 31.

The remainder of Level 3 will remain as General Admission; we do however recommend arriving early due to a large crowd being expected for the match .

Exclusive Members Only Prize Draw: Congratulations to C Cunliffe of Wandana Heights who was the lucky winner of the Mazda CX-7 from the Exclusive Members Only Prize Draw.