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REIGNING joint best and fairest Matt Sharkey makes his first senior appearance for North Ballarat for the year against Collingwood at Princes Park in the Victorian Football League tomorrow.
Sharkey did enough in the reserves on Sunday to convince coach Gerard FitzGerald that he is ready to return after a hip injury.
He has been named in a back pocket as a straight replacement for Shannon Watt, who has been recalled by North Melbourne.
Watt was among the best in the Selkirk Roosters' 14-point win over Sandringham and steps into the vacancy left by the injured Lachie Hansen (hamstring).
FitzGerald said, although Sharkey had had an interrupted pre-season, the quality of his work before the Christmas-New Year break and over the past three weeks ensured he was right to make his return.
