North Melbourne took an unusual approach to training on Wednesday as it headed to the State Netball and Hockey Centre to prepare for Friday's match.

While the venue was a little out of the ordinary the players weren't about to swap footballs for hockey sticks, instead participating in a standard skills session as the cricket pitch at Arden Street was being removed.

Nathan Grima was quick to stamp his ambitions of a return to football by completing the entire session, while Drew Petrie and Brent Harvey should both come back into the side this week after being rested against Hawthorn.

Check out the best photos from the session below: