North Melbourne coach Brad Scott will likely make several changes to the Kangaroos side to face Adelaide on Saturday.

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Scott revealed midfielder Jed Anderson would likely be named after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Defender Sam Wright and last week’s emergency Paul Ahern are also in the mix for a call-up, according to AFL Media.

"It's probably taken a little bit longer for us to gel as a team than I anticipated," Scott said.

"Bringing in seven or so players … I thought that we could bring them together a little bit quicker than we have, so I've still got, in conjunction with our coaches, some work to do on that.

"I don't think we can accelerate it any more than just keep on working on our education and how we want to play (and) reinforcing the positives, but also holding everyone accountable to the way we want to play…”

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Also in line for a spot is 25-year-old Mason Wood, provided he can overcome calf tightness sustained in the VFL on the weekend.

Wood and third-year forward Nick Larkey have been floated as names to support Ben Brown up front.

"(Todd) Goldstein's a high game time ruckman and he plays his best when he plays that way," Scott said. 

"We've got to weigh up, 'Do we get more benefit in the ruck versus a genuine key forward to support Browny?'.

"I wish I had an absolute black and white answer on that, but the truth is I'm still trying to work on the mix myself, so we've got some work to do.

"We'll potentially continue to tinker with the side until we click, but … we've got more options available to us, arguably, than we've had in a very long time, we've just got to get that mix right."

Adelaide face North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night, 7.25pm AEDT.