MAJAK Daw will play this week.

He hasn't been given an unlimited assurance that a spot in North Melbourne's forward line is his, but coach Brad Scott today promised to be patient with the 22-year-old.

Daw came back to earth against West Coast last week, substituted in the third quarter with just four possessions and a goal to his name a week after booting six majors against the Western Bulldogs.

Scott he would not guarantee Daw a long-term spot in the side regardless of form.

"But he'll play this week," Scott said.

"We've been patient with him over a long period of time, we're talking years not weeks.

"We're really clear where he sits in his development, what he needs to improve on.

"We'll keep working with him, but we'll also keep picking the side that we think is going to give us the best chance of winning.

"Right at the moment Majak is clearly a part of that."

Daw's chances of breaking in to the Roos tall forward set-up at the start of the season appeared slim.

But while Drew Petrie has maintained his form, Lachie Hansen has been shifted to defence - where Scott said he was the team's best player last week - and Robbie Tarrant has struggled with a leg injury.

Scott said Tarrant was progressing a lot slower than the club hoped.

"But we're hoping he's only a couple of weeks away from resuming," he said.

Daw, the first Sudanese person to play AFL, has played five consecutive games since making his debut in Round 4.

Scott said the club had to expect inconsistency from Daw, not just because of his football background but also because of the position he plays on the field.

"He got his opportunities early, he just didn't quite take them," Scott said of his game against the Eagles.

"That's a key forward's lot at times.

"He struggled a little bit but five games in you'd expect some ups and downs.

"We'll just keep working with him on the things we've been working on with him for the last three years.

"He's a young player and he's capable of the brilliant but he's not going to produce that every week."

Indigenous trailblazers Phil and Jimmy Krakouer will address the North Melbourne players in the lead-in to the club's clash with Adelaide at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Scott said the Kangaroos are always keen to celebrate Indigenous Round.

"And last time the Krakouer brothers came down and talked to us Lindsay (Thomas) kicked seven so maybe we should bring them down every week."