North Melbourne star midfielder Luke Davies-Uniacke's injury has been confirmed after he was announced as a very late out for the Kangaroos' clash against Hawthorn on Saturday afternoon.
Fox Footy confirmed during their telecast of Hawks-Roos that calf tightness was the reason the North Melbourne midfielder was rubbed out, replaced by Daniel Howe, who was originally selected as North's tactical substitute, with ex-Docker Darcy Tucker named the updated sub.
Luke Davies-Uniacke (calf tightness) has been withdrawn following the warm-up.
Daniel Howe steps in, with Darcy Tucker elevated from emergency to substitute.
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Initially, no late outs were reported an hour prior to the first bounce, however, just a few minutes before the first bounce, Davies-Uniacke was ruled out of the contest.
Hawthorn is battling North Melbourne at UTAS Stadium in Hobart on Saturday.
