NORTH Melbourne has dropped star spearhead
Ben Brown and high-priced midfielder
Jared Polec ahead of Saturday's clash with winless Adelaide.
Brown is the sole player in the AFL to kick 60-plus goals in each of the past three seasons but is in a prolonged form slump that's seen him kick only eight majors in as many games in 2020.
He also revealed during the week that he and his wife, Hester,
had heartbreakingly lost one of the twins she was due to birth to in February next year.
Majak Daw will return for his first match since round 23, 2018, while recruit
Aiden Bonar is also back after missing through soreness at the weekend.
Kangaroos coach Rhyce Shaw said after six straight losses that something had to give.
"It's obviously been a tough period for (Brown) off the field and we all feel for him in that scenario but it's also been pretty tough for him on the field," Shaw said.
"He's been working really hard, as I said to you guys last week, but he just hasn't been getting the results and we're in a position now where we have to get some results.
"We feel as though this is the right time for him to step out of the side and make way for Maj."
Source: afl.com.au