That's the belief of coach Darren Crocker as his side prepares for Saturday night's showdown with Carlton at Launceston's UTAS Stadium, one which has the unusual lead-in of consecutive losses.

While the trip to Tasmania will be different, with Crocker saying the visit was likely to be a fly-in and fly-out affair, it will still very much be beneficial as the Roos look to extend their record here to 5-0.

"Coming off the back of the couple of losses that we've had, I've always felt that it is always good to get away as a group with the opportunity to get away together and the distractions that might come here [in Melbourne],'' he said.

"With the girls and the challenges they have - they are working full-time in all different types of jobs from police women, nurses, physios, teachers and mums - they may actually look forward to getting away from those distractions and just concentrate on playing some good football.

"As much is won't be exactly the same in the past, being able to get on a plane together and have a coffee together a few hours before the game I think that will be really good for the group as they are going somewhere they are really comfortable in."

North's losses to Melbourne and Collingwood, losses that now see it outside the top six, took place because, Crocker said, "we just haven't played our best football", but there was some confidence things can change quickly.

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Six of the 15 goals they have conceded this year came in one quarter against the Demons after they "went away from what we do well defensively" and gave away some free kicks, while, although winning the inside 50s, weren't able to be dangerous, as Collingwood blocked up space and kept them to 0.8 (8).

"But having shown some girls some vision earlier in the week, it is pretty exciting that if we get that aspect right and we continue to grow our defence and we continue to work on what we do around the ball, we are a very good team,'' Crocker said.

Against Carlton, a team North hasn't faced since its 2019 AFLW debut at North Hobart, but would have battled in a preliminary final if the 2020 season hadn't been cancelled due to COVID-19, Crocker said the key would be "playing to our identity" for four quarters.

Of the Tasmanians at his disposal, Clarence's Nicole Bresnehan will have to pass a fitness test on Thursday night after being unable to finish Saturday night's game, suffering split webbing in her fingers requiring seven stitches.

Launceston's Brooke Brown will be in the mix after making her debut last weekend, and could join Daria Bannister, who has been a key player in recent weeks, and Mia King in playing their first games in their home city.

Ellie Gavalas is the other Tasmanian set to feature, with Brittany Gibson sidelined.

Saturday's game, which will be part of the AFLW's Indigenous Round, will start at 7.10pm.