Paul Roos has described David Noble as “ready as anyone I’ve seen” to take on a senior coaching role.

The premiership coach was a member of the sub-committee which appointed Noble for the job, and said he couldn’t have been more impressed.

“As he (Noble) presented and as we heard from him and he articulated what he believed was his football philosophies and how he could get the Kangaroos back up the ladder, it became obvious that his experience definitely matched his ability to walk the walk rather than just talk the talk,” Roos told The Herald Sun. 

“A lot of coaches can talk the talk, there is no question about that because they are all very skilled at the game itself, stoppages and kick-ins. But it is difficult, there is no question, for an assistant coach to understand the enormity of the role.

Roos said Noble was the perfect fit for North Melbourne.

“I think the process showed us that (his) experience wasn’t just experience, it was learned experience and understanding exactly what needed to be done at the North Melbourne footy club,” he said.

“The things he has seen are really helpful … if you haven’t seen something you just don’t know how to react and as a leader of a footy club everyone is looking to you at every time, every single minute of the day really.

“So I think the fact that he has coached at the Rams, coached at the Bulldogs, he has coached at Adelaide, he has then gone into list management, general manager, worked with Chris (Fagan), there are some real similarities with what Brisbane went through and the Kangas are going through as well, a real change of list, change of guard, getting some real stability in your footy club and things like that.

“All I can say is he is extremely well-credentialed for the job … in terms of his readiness, he is as ready as anyone I’ve seen.”

Roos will act in an advisory role at North in 2021, assisting the club’s football department and executive.

“It’s certainly something I am looking forward to, sitting down with David (Noble) and (talking about) exactly what he needs,” he said.

“I have talked to Ben Amarfio (CEO) and (football general manager) Brady (Rawlings) about helping them as well.

“The thing that impressed me with the Kangas is, when I spoke to (chairman) Benny Buckley, they understood where they are at as a footy club and I can see my role as helping in all areas, with the board, the CEO, with the football manager and certainly with David.

“They are all really receptive and that will evolve itself over the next month or so exactly what it will look like moving forward … at the moment (they are) using me as a sounding board around all areas of the footy club.”

“I just love where North Melbourne wants to take their footy club.”