Forward Jarrad Waite has made a near-seamless transition to North and says the change of environment has helped "re-energise" him as a player.

The 31-year-old, who joined the Roos as an unrestricted free agent in last year’s trade period, signed a two-year deal with the club after 13 years at Carlton.

After making one of his "hardest decisions", Waite said he’s embraced the move and is feeling right at home at Arden Street.

"(I’ve) fitted in relatively well. (I) wasn’t sure how the transition would go but it’s been really good," Waite told NMFC.com.au.

"The club’s been really accommodating and the players and staff have been extremely friendly so it’s been a really easy transition.

"I feel like I could play for a couple more years and maybe anything after that would be an absolute bonus."

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In a further plus, the 194cm big man is benefiting from a full pre-season and will take that added confidence into the Roos’ new-look forward line.

"I’m feeling really good at the moment," he said.

"One thing North does really well here is the injury prevention stuff. (I) smashed that this year and the body hasn’t felt this good for a long, long time."

With forwards Drew Petrie, Ben Brown, Aaron Black, Majak Daw and Lindsay Thomas on modified programs at various stages this pre-season, Waite was able to take advantage of their absence and become accustomed to the new game style.

"From the first day of pre-season, I was able to do full training so getting used to playing with the midfielders and other the forwards has been really good," he said.

"Now that ‘Drewy’ (Petrie) and Aaron Black are coming back into the team, it’s been really good to start getting used to playing with them."

Waite, who booted 252 goals in 184 games for the Blues, said he has also spent time with senior coach Brad Scott to discuss the side’s forward line strategies.

"Coming from a different game style and forward patterns (at Carlton), we’ve been sitting down and watching a bit of vision and tinkering that," he said.

After reaching last year’s preliminary final, Waite said the playing group is determined to reach new heights – but they won’t be taking anything for granted.

"Even the boys, you can just see there’s a lot of confidence in the group but also no one’s like, 'We made a prelim, it’s going to happen this year,'" he said.

"The boys are always talking about how when they played Sydney they got shown up.

"Everyone’s trying to improve even more which is what you want at a footy club."