Melbourne youngster Andy Moniz-Wakefield has been carried from the field with just two minutes remaining in the pre-season contest, wincing and signalling to his lower right leg that indicated a potential injury.

Moniz-Wakefield played solidly in his appearances throughout the match simulation, in what were sweltering conditions at Arden Street on Saturday.

The apparent injury was suffered after new Kangaroo Jacob Konstanty laid a chase-down tackle on Moniz-Wakefield, who then rolled the Demon in the tackle. Lying on the ground in pain, the 21-year-old's teammates immediately raised their hands to get medical staff onto the field to attend to the medium defender.

Moniz-Wakefield motioned to his right leg, before attempting to get up on his own and hobble towards the boundary line. Unable to bear weight on the leg, medical staff carried the youngster from the field in a sour ending to Melbourne's day.

"He's in a fair bit of anguish," Fox Footy commentator Sam Hargreaves said.

Melbourne assistant coach Troy Chaplin said the injury "didn't look good".

โ€œObviously he's pretty flat at the moment, but we'll have to go away and get a scan just to confirm it,โ€ Chaplin said.

โ€œIt didn't look good, from a visual point of view, but we're hoping for the best there."

The undermanned Demons side held off a scrappy and persistent North Melbourne unit in the unofficial pre-season match at Arden Street on Saturday.

The Kangaroos stayed in touch of the Demons throughout most of the match, trailing by a tick under three goals at the final change, however, the experience and fitness of Melbourne allowed them to kick away in the last term.

The Demons extended the margin beyond 40 points as sweltering conditions kicked in, leaving the Roos on their haunches as the clock ticked down to the final siren.

Former Lion Harry Sharp is firming for a Round 1 call-up after spending time on the fringe at Brisbane, kicking an impressive four goals in his unofficial debut in the red and the blue.

Sharp's clever crumbing and foot skills found him regularly snapping the Sherrin through the big sticks in a huge boost for his claim as the Alex Neal-Bullen replacement.

Kynan Brown is another youngster vying to replace Neal-Bullen in the best 23 but played limited minutes on Saturday, although made an immediate impact in the final term with a checkside snap under corralling pressure that travelled over the goalline.

It was a forward's day out for Melbourne, with Kysaiah Pickett kicking off the contest in untouchable form, nailing two first-quarter goals. Daniel Turner took a remarkable hanger in the final term to cap off a positive performance for Melbourne, who were without a host of star players.

North Melbourne showed flashes of their potential in a three-quarter effort but fell away in typical fashion to 2024.

Veteran recruit Caleb Daniel was a positive influence, punting a goal from the edge of the centre square and displaying composure off halfback.

Jack Darling was utilised occasionally, but his ability to provide space for Nick Larkey was evident, with Larkey hitting the scoreboard multiple times.

Both clubs will travel to Western Australia for the Community Series, with the Demons to play Fremantle and North Melbourne to face West Coast.