Round One
North Melbourne v Adelaide
Saturday, March 26, Etihad Stadium, 7:25pm (local time)
Broadcast details
Live on Fox Footy and Channel 7
Head to head
Adelaide – 20
North Melbourne – 18
Latest news
Recruit tipped for Roo debut
North Melbourne recruit Jed Anderson is likely to play his first game with his new club after joining the Kangaroos from Hawthorn in last year’s AFL Trade Period.
Out of action (estimates only)
Shaun Higgins (knee) – test
Robbie Tarrant (back) – test
Ed Vickers-Willis (shoulder) – 5-7 weeks
North Melbourne’s last five
2015 Preliminary Final, West Coast 10.20 (80) d North Melbourne 7.13 (55), Domain Stadium
2015 Semi-Final, Sydney 7.9 (51) d by North Melbourne 11.11 (77), ANZ Stadium
2015 Elimination Final, North Melbourne 15.15 (105) d Richmond 14.4 (88), MCG
2015 Round 23, Richmond 16.12 (108) d North Melbourne 10.7 (67), Etihad Stadium
2015 Round 22, North Melbourne 10.13 (73) d by Western Bulldogs 16.12 (108), Etihad Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide
2015 Round One, Adelaide 21.14 (140) d North Melbourne 9.9 (63), Adelaide Oval
2014 Round 22, North Melbourne 14.17 (101) d Adelaide 13.16 (94), Blundstone Arena
2014 Round 13, Adelaide 16.13 (109) d North Melbourne 10.13 (73), Adelaide Oval
2013 Round 20, Adelaide 11.13 (79) d North Melbourne 10.10 (70), AAMI Stadium
2013 Round Nine, North Melbourne 19.10 (124) d by Adelaide 18.17 (125), Etihad Stadium
Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting
3 - Taylor Walker (Adelaide)
2 - Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
1 - Eddie Betts (Adelaide)
Most recent team
B: Michael Firrito, Scott D. Thompson, Robbie Tarrant
HB: Shaun Atley, Lachlan Hansen, Jamie Macmillan
C: Sam Gibson, Andrew Swallow, Ben Jacobs
HF: Nick Dal Santo, Ben Brown, Shaun Higgins
F: Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Jarrad Waite
FOL: Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington, Jack Ziebell
I/C: Sam Wright, Taylor Garner, Kayne Turner, Lindsay Thomas
News bites
Roo duo on track
Key North Melbourne pair Shaun Higgins and Robbie Tarrant are expected to be available for the Round One clash with Adelaide on Saturday night after overcoming niggling injuries.
AFL Preview: Crows v Kangaroos
Can Adelaide continue its recent good record against North Melbourne and bounce the Roos under the roof at Etihad Stadium?
