GEELONG has made a late change to its team with Nathan Kreuger named to make his AFL debut against North Melbourne on Saturday.

Kreuger replaces Mark O'Connor who is out with knee soreness. Whilst Francis Evans comes in as an emergency.

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After spending much of his young career stationed in attack including last year’s hub practice matches, Kreuger joined Matthew Scarlett’s defensive group at the start of pre-season and hasn't looked back, going on to produce a string on strong outings for the Bendigo Bank Cats in the VFL. 

The athletic 196cm player heralds from South Australia and played his junior football at Victor Harbour (SA) and South Adelaide (SANFL) before being recruited by Geelong.

The Round 20 fixture will be played at Blundstone Arena in Hobart with the first bounce at 1.15pm on Saturday afternoon.