As kangaroos.com.au continues its countdown towards the opening bounce of round one, we take an in-depth look at just how North Melbourne and West Coast match up.

Pre-season form

West Coast 
March 12 - Lost to Fremantle by 9 points (NAB Challenge)

March 5 - Lost to Collingwood by 24 points (NAB Cup)

February 27 - Defeated Gold Coast by 37 points (NAB Cup)

February 13 - Defeated Fremantle by 12 points (NAB Cup)

February 13 - Defeated Hawthorn by 2 points (NAB Cup)

The Eagles downed a fast finishing Hawthorn side in their opening NAB Cup game at home, before backing up with a win in the first local Derby of the year.

A fortnight later the players freshened up and had an easy win over Gold Coast before the young side provided plenty of competition against Collingwood.

A tightly fought game against the Dockers in their final NAB Challenge match ended in a loss, but there were plenty of positives with three wins from five matches. 
 
North Melbourne