HAWTHORN will take a near full strength side into Saturday's final practice match against North Melbourne in Cragieburn on Saturday afternoon.

It appears Coach Alastair Clarkson will use the final competitive hit out before Round 1 as a full dress rehearsal for the Club's blockbuster opening to the home-and-away season against Geelong on Easter Monday.

The named squad for Saturday is the strongest the Club has fielded throughout the pre-season competition.

Lance Franklin heads a list of players included in the side who didn't play in week three of the pre-season, along with senior regulars Brad Sewell, Brent Guerra, Jack Gunston, David Hale and Luke Breust.

Midfielder Liam Shiels has also been named for his first match of the pre-season, while the Hawks will of course be without defender Matt Suckling who ruptured his ACL against Richmond in Tasmania last weekend.

Cyril Rioli, Luke Hodge and Brian Lake have not been named in the side to take on the Kangaroos.

Hawthorn take on North Melbourne at Highgate Recreation Reserve at 2pm on Saturday.

Practice match versus North Melbourne team
2          Roughead, Jarryd
3          Lewis, Jordan
5          Mitchell, Sam
6          Gibson, Josh
8          Ellis, Xavier
9          Burgoyne, Shaun
10        Hill, Bradley
12        Sewell, Brad
13        Cheney, Kyle
14        Birchall, Grant
16        Smith, Isaac
18        Guerra, Brent
19        Gunston, Jack
20        Hale, David
21        Savage, Shane
22        Breust, Luke
23        Franklin, Lance
24        Stratton, Benjamin
25        Schoenmakers, Ryan
26        Shiels, Liam
27        Spangher, Matthew
28        Puopolo, Paul
32        Simpkin, Jonathan
35        Grimley, Sam
37        Anderson, Jed
39        Bailey, Max
41        Duryea, Taylor