Young gun Ryan Clarke continues to edge closer to an AFL debut after he was named in North’s 25-man squad to take on West Coast.

Clarke, 19, has featured in the best regularly for Werribee this season, most recently amassing 33 disposals against Coburg.

Jed Anderson is also in the Roos’ squad, after two games back from injury.

The former Hawk hasn’t played at AFL level since Round 1, when he suffered a serious hamstring setback. He was sidelined for 12 weeks before returning to the VFL a fortnight ago.

Anderson could be a handy inclusion as a small-forward, while Majak Daw is again in the mix to claim a spot in attack or alongside Todd Goldstein in the ruck.

Daw was a late withdrawal in Round 14 against Adelaide, but had a big impact in the second half against Hawthorn the week prior.

Andrew Swallow and Sam Gibson have been named in the midfield, as they celebrate their 200th and 100th game milestones respectively.

The Roos haven’t made any omissions at this stage, with the final 22 to be announced on Friday afternoon.

Teams

North Melbourne

B: Scott Thompson, Michael Firrito, Brad McKenzie

HB: Shaun Atley, Robbie Tarrant, Nick Dal Santo

C: Sam Gibson, Andrew Swallow, Jamie Macmillan

HF: Jack Ziebell, Ben Brown, Brent Harvey

F: Lindsay Thomas, Drew Petrie, Mason Wood

Fol: Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington, Trent Dumont

Int From: Jed Anderson, Ryan Clarke, Aaron Mullett, Robbie Nahas, Majak Daw, Corey Wagner, Farren Ray

In: Majak Daw, Jed Anderson, Ryan Clarke

Out: N/A

Milestones: Andrew Swallow (200 games), Sam Gibson (100 games)



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