North Melbourne’s Brad Scott says speculation about his coaching future at the AFL club is fair but not something he wants to buy into.

Scott has a year to run on his deal but with the Kangaroos struggling this season, after just two wins, noise is growing he won’t see out his contract.

Ahead of Saturday’s AFL clash with the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium, Scott said it wasn’t the right time to talk about his future.

“I can’t shed any light on that … I think that speculation is fair, and media have got a job to do,” Scott said on Friday.

“But the only thing I’ll say about that is that my focus is on what’s best for our club and that hasn’t changed.

“What’s best for North right at the moment is the next 24 hours and the Bulldogs.

“The bigger picture is probably for another stage, rather than a day before a game.”

The Kangaroos were shattered by their five-point loss to Sydney last round with Scott ruing a costly lapse during the second quarter which left them with too much to do as the clock ticked down.

He said the team would need a more consistent performance to stop the Bulldogs.

“The Bulldogs have been an interesting team this year – they had a really good win against Richmond and then a couple of losses at Marvel against the Gold Coast and Carlton.

“We know their best is very good and they’re got a lot of capable players.

“There’s an element of unpredictability about them which probably strengthened our resolve to focus on our game.”

The Bulldogs made four changes to their line-up with coach Luke Beveridge saying it’s time to freshen up the side as they look to improve on 12th spot on the ladder.

Billy Gowers, Will Hayes, Fletcher Roberts and Lachie Young have all been omitted.

“A handful of boys at times haven’t been going so well with their direct involvements in the game, and we’ve persisted with them and their output over a number of weeks,” Beveridge said on Friday.

“It’s just probably time to break the circuit and give them a chance to get their form back and there’s been a number of boys who have been banging the door down to come up.”

Beveridge said the Kangaroos were a different beast from their round 21 contest last season, which his team won by seven points.

“They’ve always been pretty dour, contested games and they’ve historically played a bit of a longer-kicking, down-the-line (game),” he said.

“They’re a different side at the moment – the way they’re moving the ball, the way they’re defending – so we’re expecting to face a pretty different North Melbourne outfit.”