SOMETIMES, sadly, a decision made without fuss creates some fuss just because it lacks, well, fuss.

Melbourne ruckman Mark Jamar's decision to re-sign with the Demons in June was one such decision.

After all, he was an unrestricted free agent playing with a team that had taken until round nine to win its first game for the season.

A ruckman good enough to win All Australian selection in 2010, many suspected he would be attractive to opposition clubs who might just need his hustle and bustle to challenge for a flag.

In control of his own destiny, the conditions for a dragged out drama existed. 

Then a resolute Jamar re-signed mid-season.

And final credits were rolling before any real action took place.

His reasons were simple enough.

"I just like the structure of the club and [receiving] honest feedback on a regular basis and I see that continuing in the near future," Jamar explained to AFL.com.au.

Any sense of drama was being generated from outside rather than inside according to the genial giant who has worn No.40 in 118 games since 2003.

He even says now he was happy to re-sign at the time he did in order to help the ambitious Demons establish some certainty as it planned for the future.

After all, he did not want to leave the club concerned about securing another established ruckman.

"In a way it hurried my decision a bit because I did not want to leave the club in that position," Jamar said. "I knew what I was going to do and I never showed any signs that I was going to go, so it was all pretty good the way it turned out. Both parties are happy."

And he said the fact he was an unrestricted free agent in the first year of free agency had next to no impact on his negotiations, as he never considered leaving the club.

Melbourne is where he started his career and where he wants to end it.

"Melbourne has got a fantastic supporter base [and] network of people. [It would be] hard to leave that, hard to leave teammates and consider being somewhere else," Jamar said. "[I've] been there for 10 years and it's what I know and what I love, so I wanted to continue all that."

Free agency or no free agency, his decision could be explained for a variety of logical reasons:

He wanted to stay at Melbourne. They wanted him.

He valued being a one-club player.

The Demons had treated him well.

He was happy, settled and preparing to get married at the end of the footy season.

He was able to negotiate a fair outcome with the club.

And there was one other clincher that demonstrated his faith in the club.

"Everything is running smoothly," Jamar said. "I've just got a good trust in the system and I believe it's going to help me get the best out of myself and then I will be able to give back to the club."

That mature approach allowed the club to focus its energies elsewhere and earned Jamar a three-year deal, a good result for a 28-year-old ruckman, whichever way you look at it.

Now all his efforts can be directed to helping his team get better on-field. And he is relishing that responsibility, his words revealing a side of Jamar that is often hidden.

"The young guys are watching how the leader does things," Jamar said. "You want them to learn the right way. You don't want them to pick up bad habits. You want to train good habits.

"I like to get around to a lot of the guys and ask them how they are going and see how they are feeling and offer any advice or help where I can. [I'm] probably not a loud person but one on one I have got a lot to offer a lot of guys."

While he might not be loud, he has made a big statement.

Whether it is seen as a turning point, only time will tell.