CHRIS Fagan says there's no sign of Brisbane's players getting ahead of themselves following last week's win over West Coast, with the Lions coach expecting another quality showing against North Melbourne on Sunday.

Brisbane thumped the reigning premier by 44 points last Saturday night, and has named an unchanged lineup to play the Kangaroos at Marvel Stadium.

Fagan said the preparation to take on Brad Scott's men – a team the Lions have not beaten since 2014 – began the minute they walked off the Gabba six days ago.

"They're a hungry group," Fagan said of his team on Friday.

"It's been a long time since Brisbane has won a game like that.

"They liked how that felt and they want to keep that going if they can. Our hunger to continue to win is strong, they're motivated by that.

"I don't see any signs this week that we've got ahead of ourselves."

Fagan is on high-alert for a North Melbourne team that has often collared a younger Lions team around the ball.

In his three matches coaching against the Kangaroos, Fagan's team has lost by more than 50 points twice and lost the contested possession count twice (by 18 and 17) while drawing it once.

Last year, the Lions broke a number of long-standing droughts, including winning over Hawthorn in Launceston for the first time in nine years and winning three games in a row for the first time in five years.

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The Lions haven't beaten the Kangaroos at Sunday's venue since 2009.

Following last week's first victory over West Coast since 2012, Fagan believes they now have the artillery to break the North Melbourne drought.

With the addition of Jarryd Lyons (26), Lachie Neale (25) and Lincoln McCarthy (25), Brisbane has a more robust midfield to throw at more mature teams.

"For us, on our climb, we've got to find ways to do well against these teams that have previously dominated us and that's been the focus this week," Fagan said.

"It's the resilience you build up over two years in learning from losses, it's maturity of young players as their bodies get stronger and become better versed at playing AFL footy and it's the recruits that come in that can make a bit of difference.

"It's not any one thing."