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North Melbourne at a glance for the 2020 AFL season.

NORTH MELBOURNE

Coach: Rhyce Shaw

Captain: Jack Ziebell

Last five years: 12-9-15-8-4

Premierships: 4 (1975, 1977, 1996, 1999).

Key five: Shaun Higgins, Ben Brown, Jack Ziebell, Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington.

One to watch: Majak Daw. Daw was one of the comeback stories of 2019 after he made it back to VFL level after recovering from a major hip injury. Scott Thompson's spot in the backline is up for grabs after his retirement and Daw will complete his comeback fairytale if he can make it his own.

Ins: Aiden Bonar (GWS), Charlie Comben (Gippsland U18), Jack Mahony (Sandringham U18), Matt McGuinness (Tasmania U18), Flynn Perez (Bendigo U18), Josh Walker (Brisbane).

Outs: Nathan Hrovat (delisted), Tom McKenzie (delisted), Red Og Murphy (delisted), Scott Thompson (retired), Declan Watson (delisted), Tom Wilkinson (delisted), Sam Wright (retired).

Best line-up:

B: Marley Williams, Robbie Tarrant, Jamie Macmillan

HB: Jasper Pittard, Majak Daw, Luke McDonald

C: Trent Dumont, Ben Cunnington, Jared Polec

HF: Jack Ziebell, Nick Larkey, Tarryn Thomas

F: Jy Simpkin, Ben Brown, Cameron Zurhaar

R: Todd Goldstein, Shaun Higgins, Jed Anderson

I: Shaun Atley, Josh Walker, Curtis Taylor, Kayne Turner

Predicted finish: 13th