Tyler Carter will follow Lachy Watt in becoming just the second Tiger to reach 100 senior TSL games following a career-best season in 2020.

Named at full-forward in the TSL team of the year, the 25-year-old is well on the way to recording a third-straight 20-goal season and will likely have a say in whether Trent Baumeler's team can enter the bye at 4-2.

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"He's been a loyal Tigers man - he's a really good clubman and to see his improvement over the last two to three years ... he's come a long way," Baumeler said.

"He'll probably admit himself he hasn't always had the greatest habits, but he's really started to take strides to becoming professional with his training habits and I think that's showing in the good football he's played in the last two years.

"He's had a good start to this year - he's an unorthodox footballer but he's very effective and we love having him in the team."

A different kind of milestone awaits North Launceston - Saturday's match will mark their first of 2021 without a fresh debutant.

Coach Brad Cox-Goodyer is back for his first game in three weeks while fellow midfielder Mark Walsh (interstate) will miss the next two games.

The winner of Saturday's clash could jump as high as second, but Cox-Goodyer isn't taking North's spotless home record against Kingborough for granted.

"They've obviously had a great start to the season - they're sitting third on the ladder for a reason," he said.

"I think it's just due to the fact they've been together for a long time, had the same coach for a long time and know how each other play.

"Teams like that are always tough to beat."

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Back from the bye, the Northern Bombers will be out to build on their best performance of the season; a 93-point drubbing of perennial finalist Lauderdale.

Cox-Goodyer will ask for another four-quarter effort from a team boasting nine players born in the 2000s.

"That's going to be the key - the young group is going to go up and down, so Lauderdale was a very high one and we had a great result so it's about trying to sustain that and ensure it doesn't drop off too much.

"I don't expect them to beat Kingborough by 100 points, but just being able to be consistent and when we go low make sure it's not for too long.

"[The young players are] only continuing to improve, guys like Harry Bayles, Michael Stingel and Declen Chugg who have played three or four senior games, you can just see the rapid improvement.

"I've always said it's a building process and it's all heading the right direction so we've just got to keep the momentum up."

Sitting at 3-2 following a three-goal loss to Clarence, Kingborough is out to consolidate its best-ever start to a TSL season.

The Tigers appear set to name an unchanged team with crafty forward Luke Graham (dislocated finger) given until after the bye to recover.

"If you look at our results, it was a similar margin for both teams against Clarence and both have beaten Lauderdale and North Hobart, so hopefully that bodes well for a good exciting contest," Baumeler said.

"It's our second game in the first round of games in Launceston, so that's really good to not so much get those trips out the way early, but to come and play the good strong Northern teams on their home ground - you get a good gauge for what your early season form has been like.

"Worst case scenario for us we're 3-3, best case we're 4-2 which lets you attack that middle lot of games as the ladder starts to take shape."