Port Adelaide champion Kane Cornes has called out North Melbourne after their "demeaning" treatment of recruit Jared Polec.

The 27-year-old wingman has been dropped twice this season and still has three years left on a five-year-contract with the Kangaroos.

Cornes comment comes after Polec tallied three goals in a Magpies jumper in Friday's scratch match.

โ€œThat's demeaning for any player,โ€ Cornes told Channel Nineโ€™s Footy Classified.

โ€œTo have three years to go on big money, it was a questionable acquisition at the time. Now clearly the current regime โ€“ Brady Rawlings (GM of Football) and Rhyce Shaw (Coach) โ€“ didnโ€™t have a big say in recruiting Jared Polec.

โ€œIt almost seems as though theyโ€™re making a statement saying, โ€˜This wasnโ€™t our call, we didnโ€™t pull the trigger on thisโ€™. Heโ€™s paying the price for that.โ€

The Port champion also said that the Kangaroos should be recalling Polec to boost his value if they are looking at trading him at the end of the season.

โ€œIs he really performing that badly?โ€ Cornes added.

โ€œClearly they are worried about his defensive actions but he finished seventh in their best and fairest last year, thatโ€™s not a disaster.

โ€œHeโ€™s averaging 20 disposals, three tackles and three clearances this year, his form isnโ€™t that bad as opposed to some of the other players running around in a North Melbourne jumper."

Cornes called the Kangaroos treatment of Polec "ridiculous" and even questioned if he should return to his former club.

โ€œThey (Port Adelaide) wanted to keep him. I think there was a three-year offer on the table," Cornes told SEN SA Breakfast.

โ€œI would take Jared Polec back at Port Adelaide. If you could get North Melbourne to pay some of his wage. Port never wanted to lose him but the deal was too good for him to leave.

โ€œThey know what theyโ€™re going to get, he knows the surroundings.

โ€œYes, he would be a bit sheepish coming back and maybe wouldnโ€™t be accepted by the fans but heโ€™s a good player."