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HE enters with a 0-5 coaching record, but Brad Scott believes North Melbourne has "never been better placed" to break its Sydney duck.
The Swans are the only side Scott is yet to coach a victory against with the hoodoo predating Scott's tenure all the way back to Round 6, 2007.
But Scott declared there was no tactical mismatch and said North took confidence from its first half against Sydney last year as it conjured a 14-point lead before falling in a hole.
"We've had some close encounters (including) a one-point loss at Etihad," Scott said yesterday.
"They've been a good side, so they beat most sides, it's not just us.
"There's nothing I think that stands out against Sydney, they're just a very good, honest team and a disciplined team who run extremely hard, so it's a pretty good formula."
Under Scott's watch the Roos have averaged just nine goals per match and 29-point losses against the Swans, but the fifth-year coach took solace from Sydney's absent scoring power.
"The fact that Sam Reid and (Adam) Goodes and (Kurt) Tippett aren't there provides a few less headaches," he said.
And Scott revealed captain Andrew Swallow, listed as a 2-5 weeks away, ran at top speed yesterday and could return through the VFL as early as next week.
"He wants to be named as an emergency as a possible late replacement this week but we're not doing that," Scott said.
Jack Ziebell (shoulder) was yesterday ruled out of Sunday's dual against Sydney, while Scott said Jamie MacMillan (fibula) would miss 4-6 weeks.
"The positive is we didn't have Swallow or Ziebell last week and our inside midfielders did a really good job, so we're not in any great rush to replace them," Scott said.
"We've got a lot of defensive options to take (Lance Franklin) on. Scott Thompson has held him goal-less before and Michael Firrito we thought did a good job on him last year when we narrowly lost to Hawthorn."
Scott threw his support behind spearhead Drew Petrie, saying he was unlucky to be held goal-less last week.
Petrie has bagged three goals just once against Sydney and averages less than one major per match against the 2012 premier.
Ziebell will miss a second consecutive week after injuring his shoulder against the Western Bulldogs in Round 2.
It is a major blow for the Kangaroos who go into the clash against the Swans with some injury concerns after Jamie MacMillian broke his leg in the win over Port Adelaide.
"He just said 'look I think I'm going to be right to play', but we're not confident that if he cops another really heavy knock he won't reinjure it," Scott said.
"Against a very good contested-ball side in Sydney, and we know the way Jack plays, we're not really prepared to take the risk with him."
However, there was some good news with Majak Daw in line for an AFL return while captain Andrew Swallow is back running at full speed.
Daw will have to edge out Daniel Currie for the third tall/second ruckman position.
Scott said Swallow was running at training but would have to prove his fitness in the VFL before returning to the Kangaroos' senior team.
"Swallow ran at top speed today. He's close but we're being conservative," he said on the club's Twitter account.
"Swallow's going to play VFL (whenever he returns) regardless of how the match committee is tempted to play him."
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