Alan Richardson has named four inclusions in the Saints’ extended squad of 26 ahead of Sunday afternoon’s clash with North Melbourne.

A late withdrawal last week after an interrupted preparation, key defender Jake Carlisle has been named in the extended squad and looks likely to come back into the side.

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Meanwhile, Nathan Freeman won’t play any level of football this weekend after he copped a head knock early in the final term for Sandringham last Saturday.

Luke Dunstan, Hunter Clark and Mav Weller have also been named on the extended bench ahead of the Round 23 fixture, with the final team announcement to come at 5pm tomorrow.