North Melbourne has recalled three key players for Saturday’s clash against Richmond at Blundstone Arena.
Delivered by Allied Express, this week’s team includes Jarrad Waite, Lachlan Hansen and Luke McDonald at the expense of omitted trio Ben Jacobs, Kayne Turner and Aaron Black.
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Waite missed last week’s loss to Hawthorn with hamstring soreness, but will look to build on his 10-goal season tally.
As confirmed by Brad Scott on Wednesday, Hansen is back for his first game of the season after recovering from a hip injury.
The key defender has lined up in the VFL over the past two weeks, regaining his touch in the back half.
Luke McDonald is also into the 22 after a fortnight on the sidelines with a leg injury.
Jacobs has amassed 72 disposals over the past three weeks, but will be forced to push his case again for North Ballarat, while Black was quiet as a late inclusion against the Hawks.
Played as the substitute last week, Turner finished with just the three disposals. He has been named as an emergency alongside Jacobs and midfielder Trent Dumont.
Meanwhile, Richmond has made four changes to the team that lost to Geelong, recalling Brett Deledio for his first game since round one.
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North Melbourne team
Backs L.Hansen 6 S.Thompson 16 M.Firrito 11
Half Backs S.Atley 18 R.Tarrant 25 S.Wright 19
Centreline M.Wood 32 J.Ziebell 7 J.Macmillan 34
Half Forwards B.Harvey 29 J.Waite 30 S.Higgins 4
Forwards L.Thomas 12 D.Petrie 20 B.Brown 50
Followers T.Goldstein 22 B.Cunnington 10 A.Swallow 9
Interchange R.Bastinac 3 L.McDonald 21 R.Nahas 28 S.Gibson 43
Emergencies B.Jacobs 5 T.Dumont 14 K.Turner 40
In: J.Waite , L.Hansen , L.McDonald
Out: B.Jacobs (Omitted) , A.Black (Omitted) , K.Turner (Omitted)
Richmond team
Backs D.Astbury 12 J.Batchelor 11 A.Rance 18
Half Backs B.Houli 14 T.Chaplin 25 T.Hunt 28
Centreline B.Ellis 5 T.Cotchin 9 K.McIntosh 33
Half Forwards S.Morris 38 S.Edwards 10 A.Miles 26
Forwards B.Deledio 3 J.Riewoldt 8 B.Griffiths 24
Followers I.Maric 20 D.Martin 4 S.Grigg 6
Interchange C.Newman 1 N.Gordon 22 N.Vlastuin 31 D.Grimes 2
Emergencies M.Dea 7 S.Hampson 16 B.Lennon 35
In: B.Deledio , N.Gordon , B.Griffiths , D.Grimes
Out: T.Vickery (Omitted) , S.Lloyd (Omitted) , B.Lennon (Omitted) , C.Ellis (Leg)
