MELBOURNE'S regeneration after hitting rock bottom provides a blueprint for other struggling clubs to follow, outgoing coach Paul Roos says.

The Demons produced the fifth worst season in the club's VFL/AFL history in 2013, winning just two games with a percentage of 54.1.

A couple of weeks after the season, Roos was installed as senior coach and, with the support of new chief executive Peter Jackson and new president Glen Bartlett, set to work on making Melbourne relevant again.

The Demons won four games in 2014, seven in 2015 and have 10 victories this season to be just outside the finals race with Saturday's game against Geelong remaining.

But in his final weekly media conference, Roos warned clubs who do decide an overhaul is necessary to expect some pain along the way.

"Any footy club getting the right people can move up the ladder. But it does take time," Roos said.

"When I look back there was this theory that Peter's come in, Glen's now here, Paul Roos is here – it's going to turn around really quickly. It just doesn't happen in footy."

Roos said the building blocks had to be put in place before adopting such a plan.

"It doesn't happen overnight, just because you put one person in a role. Everyone's got to embrace it and it takes time, and you've got to build it from the ground up.

"Hopefully we've got a foundation moving forward to go into a sustained period of success."

Roos did not want to predict when Melbourne would feature in finals and contend for the flag, but he was confident it would happen over the next few seasons.

"What you want to do is set your team up, develop your side so when you get in the finals you're able to attack the finals and you're able to do what Hawthorn and Sydney have done and stay there for a period of time and you give yourself four or five cracks at winning a premiership," Roos said.

"That's what we want to achieve and there shouldn't be any pressure on Simon (Goodwin) to play finals next year," he said.

Roos, who was unfussed by the prospect of others reaping the rewards of his hard work, was adamant that senior assistant Simon Goodwin was ready to assume the top job.

Meanwhile, Roos will be happy to sit back in Hawaii, or wherever he may be, and look on proudly at what the club achieves.

"If we were to win a premiership and Goody and Jonesy (captain Nathan Jones) lift up the club out here (at the MCG), it'll be one of the best days of my life," Roos said.

"I don't have to be involved in it but to see it would be incredible."