A good clash here Sunday afternoon against two sides who need to win to keep in touch with the top eight.

North’s record this year reads 3-5 however, three of those losses have been by less than a kick and it was West Coast’s Nic Natanui who enhanced this agonising stat for North last week, kicking a goal after the siren for the Eagles to win 90-88.

That nature of that loss will be testing North’s patience however, think they’ll be able to take the positive approach and bounce back with a win here.

Adelaide have had an up and down start to the season but with wins over GWS and then St. Kilda last week, they have posted successive wins for the first time this season.

They needed to build momentum heading into, not only this match but for the coming month where they will face Fremantle, Sydney and Richmond.

A win is a must here for the Crows but North, who have had the better of recent clashes quite comfortably, will be too strong at home.

TIP: NORTH MELBOURNE 1 – 39 @ $2.20

Odds comparison by AFL Odds:

North Melbourne Kangaroos	1.48	1.46	1.46	1.46	1.48	1.49
Adelaide Crows	2.60	2.70	2.80	2.70	2.60	2.65

Teams:

North Melbourne Kangaroos:
B: Aaron Mullett, Scott D. Thompson, Jamie Macmillan
HB: Daniel Wells, Nathan Grima, Michael Firrito
C: Sam Gibson, Shaun Atley, Ryan Bastinac
HF: Ben Cunnington, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey
F: Lindsay Thomas, Majak Daw, Leigh Adams
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Jack Ziebell
Int (from): Will Sierakowski, Sam Wright, Lachlan Hansen, Aaron Black, Jordan Gysberts, Scott McMahon, Taylor Hine

In: W.Sierakowski, J.Gysberts, T.Hine
Out: –

Adelaide Crows:
B: Luke Brown, Ben Rutten, Andrew Otten
HB: Brent Reilly, Daniel Talia, Brodie Smith
C: Bernie Vince, Patrick Dangerfield, David Mackay
HF: Rory Sloane, Josh Jenkins, Jarryd Lyons
F: Sam Kerridge, Thomas Lynch, Richard Douglas
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo
Int (from): Shaun McKernan, Rory Laird, Ian Callinan, Jason Porplyzia, Ricky Henderson, Jared Petrenko, Matthew Wright

In: J.Petrenko, I.Callinan, R.Henderson
Out: –