North Melbourne great Wayne Carey has blasted his old AFL team, calling their skill level deplorable.
The Kangaroos are in a 0-3 hole and host Adelaide this Saturday night at Marvel Stadium.
Carey, their two-time premiership captain, says there are no excuses after Sunday's loss to Hawthorn.
"They can't fly under the radar anymore - they were atrocious (against Hawthorn)," he said on Channel Seven's Talking Footy.
"The problem with the Kangaroos is if you can't hit a target from 30 metres away, when that player is 30 metres clear ... those skills are deplorable at the moment.
"They have no excuses, the Kangaroos, they've recruited really well.
"They were as poor as any team."
Carey singled out Ben Brown for criticism, saying the key forward must add more elements to his game.
Brown only kicked one goal against the Hawks and Carey said he needs to be better when the ball goes to ground.
"He's never laid a tackle because he can't, he's not nimble enough," Carey said.
"Ben Brown has to look at himself in the mirror and ask himself whether he wants to be a star of this competition or one-dimensional.
"If he doesn't mark it, he's deemed useless - he has to get a couple of other tricks up his sleeve."
