Paul Roos likely to coach Melbourne in 2016

Paul Roos

Roos, who originally signed on for two years with an option for a third, has told the club he is keen to remain at the helm for the 2016 season.

In further good news for the Demons, Roos has indicated he wants to stay at the club in some form after his tenure as coach has finished.

"In terms of the pure coaching and the senior coaching, the three years will see me out," he said on Dee TV.

"That's certainly something I haven't discussed," he added when asked if there was a chance he would coach in 2017 and/or beyond.

"Part of the appeal – and part of when I spoke to [chief executive] Peter [Jackson] and [president] Glen [Bartlett] – was [about] trying to set the path for the future and trying to get [the foundations] in place.

"I think a bit's been said about the uncertainly about it, but if a coach signs on for three years, there's massive uncertainty during that three years. There's always uncertainty with a coach.

"In some shape or form, I’d like to stay involved with the footy club.

"I’ve really enjoyed the footy club and I’ve really enjoyed the players. There may be some other different role that we come up with.

Roos' plan to groom a successor to take over in 2017 remains in place with the former Sydney coach hopeful of anointing someone by the end of this season.

"I felt by doing what we were doing, we were giving greater certainty than what you normally have at a football club," he said.

"We're still wedded to that, [but] whether that's after two years or whether that's after three years – part of what I wanted to do was get a good group of coaches together. [Then I want to] really set the path and hand it over to someone that’s really well qualified, but knows what we’re trying to do – and [then] the path is consistent.

"I'm really wedded to that, because I've seen it work at Sydney and I tend to disagree when some people think 'oh well, it's a new coach, with new ideas’. I tend to disagree with that. They'll have some slightly different ideas, but it’s a great way for the players to understand [and say] 'this is where we’re going and we'll continue that under someone else'."

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