Bailey Scott will follow in the footsteps of his father, Robert, when he pulls on the North Melbourne jumper for the first time on Sunday.

Scott is set to make his debut in the Roos’ season-opener against Fremantle, almost 24-years since Robert became Shinboner 841, in Round 1, 1995.

Of course, Robert went on to become a premiership player in just his second season, and was a mainstay across 113 games.

Bailey is the spitting image of his dad, with his blistering speed and work-rate set to bring back memories for fans who saw his dad play.

The 18-year-old was touted as a ‘steal of the draft’ by Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy during the week.

“Bailey Scott has come in and absolutely dominated for North Melbourne in the two JLT matches,” Healy said on Fox Footy.

“He won it on the inside, he won it on the outside. He tackled ferociously, and kicked goals.”

Like father, like son.



Bailey Scott will debut this weekend, 23 years on from when his father, Robert, played in the 1996 premiership.



Congratulations, Bailey. #North150 pic.twitter.com/1H3goU06Jn — North Melbourne (@NMFCOfficial) March 21, 2019

Scott had 21 disposals in North’s first JLT fixture against St Kilda, before backing that up with 19 and two goals the following week against Port Adelaide.

The Roos’ full squad will be announced at 6.20pm AEDT on Thursday night.