North Melbourne’s charge towards a shock wildcard appearance continues on Sunday afternoon at Marvel Stadium, as it looks to knock over an Essendon outfit that welcomes back several key cogs.
The Kangaroos (7-7, 90.7%) will be without star ruck Tristan Xerri as he recovers from jaw surgery, with fringe ruck Callum Coleman-Jones recalled to shoulder the load in his absence.
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Meanwhile, the Bombers (1-13, 70.4%) have captain Andrew McGrath headlining several inclusions, with Jye Caldwell, Darcy Parish and Isaac Kako also back from injury. They will, however, be without Archie Roberts (shoulder) and Kyle Langford (quad).
A victory for North today would see its first three-or-more-game winning streak in over six years (four-game win streak from Round 22, 2019, to Round 2, 2020).
Match details: North Melbourne vs Essendon from 3:15pm AEST at Marvel Stadium.
Watch it live: On Fox Footy (Channel 504), and streaming on Kayo, from 2:30pm AEST
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