PAUL ROOS says he believes the structures put in place at Melbourne give it the opportunity to become a “destination club” going forward.

With Simon Goodwin set to take the reins as head coach ahead of the 2017 season, Roos said excitement was building around the club’s future.

“We’re building a good list and we think we’ve got a very good coaching group,” he said on Friday.

“Simon’s extremely well respected and we think there’s some genuine excitement around this year but we also think there’s excitement around Simon taking over and the players are well aware of it, the public’s aware of it and obviously other managers and other players are aware of it and he’s got a great reputation.

“So hopefully we’re starting to become a destination club.”

Roos said while it was also exciting to have players potentially interested in a move to Melbourne, the club’s primary focus was on maintaining and developing the current list.

“The other thing is players generally need a reason to leave, so it’s not like you can go and poach a whole heap of players and they all come to your footy club,” he said.

“What we’re about is setting up a good environment here and mainly keeping our own players and then if there are other players that want to come and play for us and we think they’re valuable, then that’s obviously a bonus.”

In regards to comments made about Essendon’s Michael Hibberd, Roos said the club had not “broken any rules” in expressing interest in the player.

“We speak about all quality players at all clubs and I don’t think that’s unusual,” he said.

“Whether that’s Essendon talking about the players that they want potentially [or us], nothing really gets sorted until the end of the season.

“But certainly we’ll talk – like all clubs – about players that we think can help us and whatever eventuates tends to happen at the end of the season.

“We’re aware that the rules are what the rules are and as long as you don’t break them, there’s no problems… we certainly haven’t broken any rules.”

Heading into his final 10 home and away games of his coaching tenure, Roos said he felt Melbourne had achieved its off-field goals in his time at the club.

“The things that Glen [Bartlett] and Peter [Jackson] and I set out to do, the majority of them are done,’ he said.

“The final piece and the most important piece is on-field success but a lot of what we talked about when I first got the job is off-field and setting up good mechanics around the football department, getting good coaches, the succession plan and all those sorts of things.

“I guess I’m really pleased that with 10 weeks to go, all that’s been ticked off.”

After 12 games, Melbourne sits with an even 6-6 record, just one less victory than the entire 2015 season.

Roos the team was now clearly heading in the right direction both on and off the football field.

“Now the really important part is educating the players and winning as many games – or at least when we’re playing the Hawthorns, Bulldogs and Sydneys, that if we’re not winning, we’re giving a really competitive performance,” he said.

“It’s really about setting the club up and I think, credit to everyone, it’s been a tough ride over the past two and a half years but I think everyone can now see where we’re heading.”