ROBBIE Tarrant and Ryan Bastinac have been included in North Melbourne's side to play Port Adelaide on Saturday night.

25-year-old Tarrant replaces Joel Tippett who has been omitted from the Shinboners' line-up, while Ryan Bastinac replaces the injured Nick Dal Santo. 

POWER: Four changes, one debutant

North Melbourne Round 3 team v Port Adelaide

B: Luke McDonald, Scott Thompson, Michael Firrito
HB: Shaun Atley, Brent Harvey, Sam Wright
C: Daniel Wells, Jack Ziebell, Sam Gibson
HF: Kayne Turner, Jarrad Waite, Shaun Higgins
F: Lindsay Thomas, Drew Petrie, Ben Brown
R: Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington, Andrew Swallow
Interchange: Ryan Bastinac, Robbie Tarrant, Robin Nahas, Mason Wood
Emergencies: Brad McKenzie, Joel Tippett, Ben Jacobs

In: Tarrant, Bastinac
Out: Dal Santo (hamstring), Tippett (omitted)