B: Brent Guerra, Josh Gibson, Shaun Burgoyne
HB: Grant Birchall, Ryan Schoenmakers, Benjamin Stratton
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Clinton Young
HF: Isaac Smith, Lance Franklin, Shane Savage
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Brendan Whitecross
Foll: David Hale, Brad Sewell, Liam Shiels
I/C: Luke Breust, Matt Suckling, Paul Puopolo, Bradley Hill
Emg: Stephen Gilham, Jack Gunston, Broc McCauley
In: Bradley Hill
Out: Stephen Gilham
Milestones: Liam Shiels – 50 games
North Melbourne
B: Cameron Delaney, Scott Thompson, Luke Delaney
HB: Shaun Atley, Michael Firrito, Nathan Grima
C: Daniel Wells, Andrew Swallow, Samuel Wright
HF: Ryan Bastinac, Aaron Edwards, Leigh Adams
F: Aaron Black, Drew Petrie, Kieran Harper
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Jack Ziebell, Brent Harvey
I/C: Levi Greenwood, Cruize Garlett, Ben Cunnington, Jamie Macmillan
Emg: Lindsay Thomas, Matt Campbell, Aaron Mullett
Milestones: Lindsay Thomas – 100 games
First Bounce: 2.10pm AEST Venue: Aurora Stadium, Launceston Last time: Hawthorn 15.13 (103) d North Melbourne 13.8 (86) Betting: $1.23 Hawthorn, $4.20 North Melbourne TV: Fox Sports 1 (Live)
The Hawks will go into the game fired up after a disappointing effort against Richmond last week.
They went down to the Tigers in an upset 62-point loss. It was clearly a day to forget: five Richmond players had 27 touches or more, no Hawthorn players did.
The club are now sitting in eighth place with five wins and four losses.
The Roos, meanwhile, face a huge test in terms of their ability to make the finals.
After a horror loss to Port Adelaide two weeks ago, they bounced back last week against the Brisbane Lions, winning by 16 points. The Lions worryingly kicked nine of the last 11 goals of the match.
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Todd Goldstein was the individual standout with 28 touches and 47 hitouts.
North are now in 11th place with four wins to their name. Another loss could potentially be a fatal blow.
This game will also serve as another opportunity for the club to prove it can indeed take the “big scalps”, something it has failed to do in the past prior to beating Geelong earlier this season.
Hawthorn are the only team making a change, with Bradley Hill coming in for Stephen Gilham.