North Melbourne will be without Jarrad Waite, Marley Williams and Trent Dumont when it takes on Port Adelaide on Saturday afternoon.

Waite and Williams were unable to pass their fitness tests on Thursday afternoon with respective calf and back injuries, while Dumont was dropped after a quiet outing against Fremantle.

Cam Zurhaar will get his chance to shine as the Kangaroos’ eighth debutant this season.

Backs L.McDonald 11 R.Tarrant 25 A.Mullett 17

Half Backs S.Atley 18 S.Thompson 16 L.Thomas 12

Centreline S.Gibson 43 S.Higgins 4 A.Swallow 9

Half Forwards N.Hrovat 8 M.Daw 38 T.Garner 27

Forwards J.Simpkin 21 B.Brown 50 C.Zurhaar 44

Followers T.Goldstein 22 J.Ziebell 7 B.Cunnington 10

Interchange D.Nielson 26 M.Hibberd 39 C.Wagner 41 D.Mountford 42

Emergencies L.Hansen 6 R.Clarke 13 T.Dumont 14

In: C.Zurhaar

Out: T.Dumont (Omitted)

New: C.Zurhaar

Milestone: R.Tarrant - 100 games