Melbourne will be looking to jump into the AFL’s top four with victory over North Melbourne on Saturday night at the MCG.
The Dees (4-2, 129.4%) have lost Harrison Petty for the clash with the ‘Roos, but announced former Bulldog Josh Schache will make his club debut.
The Roos (2-4, 73.9%) meantime were left reeling by the loss of young midfield gun Luke Davies-Uniacke due to a heel injury.
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Darcy Tucker gets the reprieve, after initially being omitted from the Kangaroos line up to replace Davies-Uniacke.
This match gets underway at 7:25pm AEST from the MCG.
Watch it live on Fox Footy (channel 504) from 7:15pm AEST.
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