Josh Kennedy is ready to fire in this week’s opening round against North Melbourne.

There will be plenty of competition for spots this season with Kennedy jokingly discussing the rivalry between him and Mark LeCras, ‘Lecca’s been trying to stay inside 50 this year, so he’s been trying to push me out, but that’s been a battle for the last five or six years’.

The Coleman medallist has also praised new recruits Sam Mitchell and Drew Petrie who’ll both feature on Sunday.