GEELONG stars Steve Johnson and Allen Christensen have been ruled out of Friday night's semi-final clash against North Melbourne.

Johnson was hampered by a foot injury in last Friday night's qualifying final loss to Hawthorn, while Christensen missed the clash after experiencing some soreness in his back.

Christensen had back surgery in February and has been restricted at training in the past fortnight.





As flagged earlier in the week, Hamish McIntosh will also miss the game after having a minor operation on his knee.

Young forwards Mitch Brown and Lincoln McCarthy have been named as the replacements.

North has made one change, with veteran Brent Harvey returning from a three-game suspension.

Ben Jacobs has been omitted.