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Tristan Xerri competes with Jack Darling during the R13 match between North Melbourne and West Coast at Optus Stadium on June 8, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos

WEST Coast (3-9) has started to show cracks in the fortress that it was building at home and is now 3-3 at the venue this season, ahead of hosting North Melbourne on Saturday afternoon. 

But even after losing four of their past five games, the Eagles can expect to brush aside the winless Roos and take high spirits into their bye.

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North Melbourne (0-11) would surely have marked this down at start of the year as one of its 'must-win' matches and has had an extra week to prepare during the bye. 

The Kangaroos are curiously the only team to kick a goal in every quarter they have played this season, but now need to turn that into winning not just terms, but even matches to show more than just promising signs.

The Eagles are boosted by the return of Jake Waterman, with Jai Culley back and mid-season recruit Jack Hutchinson in for his debut. Jack Williams and Zane Trew have been omitted and Harley Reid is suspended.

The Roos welcome back Jy Simpkin and Kallan Dawson, who replace Zane Duursma and Charlie Lazzaro.

West Coast v North Melbourne at Optus Stadium, 2.35pm AWSTNO LATE CHANGES

SUBSTITUTES
West Coast: 

Ryan Maric
North Melbourne: 
Eddie Ford

St Kilda (4-8) snapped a three-match losing streak when it edged past West Coast to breathe fresh life into its season, but the Saints still have little margin for error from here ahead of hosting Gold Coast. 

They will get a better indication of how genuine their finals hopes can be when they face a Suns outfit that is an entirely different prospect when on the road.

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Gold Coast (7-5) continued its imperious home form with a seventh victory as hosts while defeating Essendon last week but still needs to prove it can hit the same heights on the road. 

The Suns are yet to win away from their two home decks but showed that records are made to be broken late last year when snapping an eight-match losing streak against the Saints.

The Saints and Suns are unchanged after wins last week.

Hawthorn v Greater Western Sydney at UTAS Stadium, 1.45pm AEST

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SUBSTITUTES
Hawthorn: 
Luke Breust
Greater Western Sydney: Toby McMullin

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