The AFL’s two top ranked ruckmen will face off in Sunday’s clash between Fremantle and North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.

Freo’s Aaron Sandilands and Todd Goldstein are dominating the ruck tallies in 2015 and present an enthralling match-up.

The pair are the only two ruckmen to have broken through 800 hit-outs this year and between them have five VFL/AFL records for most hit outs in a single game this season.

Match Preview: Fremantle v North Melbourne

Sandilands has won 829 hit outs this season, while Goldstein is the top ranked player with 855.

Both are averaging more than 40 hit outs per game.

Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle)

Height: 211cm

Weight: 119kg

Hit outs in 2015: 829

Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne)

Height: 201cm

Weight: 103kg

Hit outs in 2015: 885

Fremantle play North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday 23 August. Bounce down is at 1.10pm local time.