North Melbourne's Jarrad Waite will play his first game since Round One in Saturday's clash with the Crows in Hobart.

Waite, 34, has been sidelined with a shoulder injury for six weeks but will bolster the Kangaroos' forward line for the match at Blundstone Arena.

Speedy onballer Ryan Clarke also returns to the senior side for his first AFL game since Round Three.

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Jy Simpkin (managed) and Aaron Mullett (hand) come out of the team that defeated the Suns last week.

Brayden Preuss, Corey Wagner and Declan Mountford are North Melbourne's emergencies.

B: Marley Williams, Robbie Tarrant, Ed Vickers-Willis
HB: Lachlan Hansen, Scott Thompson, Jamie Macmillan
C: Nathan Hrovat, Ben Cunnington, Kayne Turner
HF: Taylor Garner, Ben Brown, Mason Wood
F: Jed Anderson, Jarrad Waite, Shaun Higgins
FOL: Todd Goldstein, Jack Ziebell, Sam Gibson
INT: Luke McDonald, Ryan Clarke, Trent Dumont, Shaun Atley
EMG: Braydon Preuss, Corey Wagner, Declan Mountford

IN: Jarrad Waite, Ryan Clarke
OUT: Aaron Mullett (hand), Jy Simpkin (managed)