The pressure will rise at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.The AFL ladder dictates as much for eight-placed North Melbourne and seventh-placed Western Bulldogs.Both sides are also desperate to make life uncomfortable for the opposition, highlighting it as a key to victory in their round-20 clash.In the first nine rounds (during an undefeated streak) our pressure was exceptional, Norths Jamie Macmillan said before his 100th match.It probably dropped away a little bit.The last couple of weeks were probably back to our best ... that correlates with victories.The Bulldogs move the footy as well as anyone ... to stop them we need to stop their run.Bulldogs rebounding defender Jason Johannisen suggested the calmer team under pressure would triumph, referencing a low-scoring scrap between the sides in round six.It was 61 to 45, so both teams defences were really strong, Johannisen said.Our hunt and pressure was pretty good (in a last-start loss to Geelong). It was a pretty bruising game.But we struggled to take our opportunities.The Bulldogs have recalled defenders Matthew Boyd and Dale Morris for the match, with Johannisen pleased to have two mentors back in the side.The old dogs are going to help ... their on-field leadership is crucial to how we play, they help set the ground up, he said.Midfielders Tom Liberatore and Jack Macrae, the latest injury concerns in the Bulldogs luckless season, were enforced omissions.As a team were ready to show our depth. Weve done so all year and this is just another challenge, Johannisen said.Johannisen and Macmillan acknowledged the importance of the game, with four rounds remaining before September and seven sides sitting on either 12 or 13 wins.Its the start of a challenging run to the finals for North, who will face Hawthorn, Sydney and Greater Western Sydney.The last couple of weeks weve played eighth versus ninth, eighth versus ninth. Now were seventh against eighth, Macmillan said.Were no stranger to it.Its another massive game for us ... basically theyre all eight-point games for us from here on in.Macmillan was upbeat key forward Jarrad Waite, who underwent hip surgery this week, would be fit by September.Hes walking around really well ... hell work really hard, he said.Air Max Ireland . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. Cheap Air Max Wholesale . -- Arizona raced out to a big lead and did not back off, hitting the accelerator instead. http://www.airmaxireland.com/ . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. Air Max Ireland Sale . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. Wholesale Air Max . "We have always prided ourselves on the way we play defence. Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen.PITTSBURGH -- Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was not fined for a possible attempt to kick quarterback Ben Roethlisberger late in the fourth quarter of the Steelers-Dolphins game Sunday.In the play, Suh bull-rushed guard David DeCastro and stretched his right leg out, nearly connecting with Roethlisbergers right knee before helping bring the quarterback down with his arm. The Dolphins won 30-15.The Steelers internally flagged the play in the postgame film review and alerted coach Mike Tomlin. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday the Steelers submitted the play to the NFL for review. The leagues operations department had not received a Steelers request as of Thursday nnight, according to sources.ddddddddddddSuh has been fined repeated times for questionable play, including $100,000 for an illegal low block in 2013.Dolphins head coach Adam Gase said Friday that Suh was simply playing hard and trying to make a play.Going back and just watching it again, I see a guy who is just playing hard and trying to figure out a way to get to the quarterback, Gase said. So I dont know if I can comment on it past that. I just know how Ive watched him play and he just goes as hard as he can.ESPNs James Walker contributed to this report. ' ' '