North Melbourne are embracing the burden of expectation going into the AFL finals, with anything less than a grand final win considered a failure.

The Kangaroos completed their final training session at Arden Street on Saturday ahead of their elimination final against Richmond, and key forward Ben Brown is confident his side is primed for a strong showing in September.

“We want to go all the way to the grand final, so if we don’t win the grand final then that’s a failure to us,” Brown said.