Melbourne expected to call Leigh Matthews as part of coach search Triple Brisbane premiership coach Leigh Matthews could be part of the search for a new Melbourne coach. MELBOURNE'S search for a new coach will include a call to AFL legend Leigh Matthews. Melbourne chief executive Peter Jackson has not named a list of candidates, but has spoken privately of his determination to cast his net across all premiership coaches of the current era. Former Swans coach Paul Roos is the leading contender ahead of Port premiership coach and current Tigers assistant Mark Williams. West Coast's John Worsfold is also in the mix but is believed to be leaning towards a break from football. Rodney Eade tops the list of senior coaches without a premiership to their name. Matthews is still heavily involved in football during his roles as a commentator for Channel 7. But he lives in Brisbane and commutes to Melbourne on weekends and a return to the coaching ranks would be a major upheaval to a lifestyle he is said to be greatly enjoying. The contenders: Who will coach Demons next year? However, a host of his former premiership players, who did not want to go the record because they held senior positions at rival clubs across the league, were unanimous that Melbourne should make an approach to the four-time premiership coach. Melbourne is believed to be prepared to make Roos an offer he can't refuse. Sydney's 2005 premiership coach appeared to distance himself from the position on Fox Footy's On the Couch program, but later told News Limited he would "take a call" from Melbourne. However, his Fox Footy colleague Anthony Hudson said yesterday he did not believe Roos was considering the Demons job and if he coached again was "more likely to end up at Brisbane" next season, replacing Michael Voss. A former colleague of Jackson's said he "would not be surprised" if Matthews come into the equation. He stressed he had not spoken to Jackson about the issue and had not heard the AFL player of the century linked to the job but said it would not be out of place with Jackson's methods. "He will want someone who can bring credibility to that football club and build the culture of that football club," he said. It will be someone the players will follow and respect and someone the fans and sponsors believe will take the club somewhere. Paul Roos does that and so does Leigh Matthews. Roos was unequivocal that the Demons needed a high-profile coach that could revitalise the club and buy time with fans and sponsors while the rebuild took place. "I think they have to get an experienced coach for all those things ... hope and brand, etc," he said. I think it's got to be someone who you can sell to the members immediately because this is the hard thing for the Melbourne supporters they may not win next year. So that's a long rebuilding process and a young coach is going to find that very, very difficult. Meanwhile, Voss said he could not see how Mark Neeld's situation could be linked in any way to his own. Voss is out of contract at the end of the season and has come under much scrutiny for the Lions' 3-8 record. He stressed he could not allow the public's desire for results to shift his focus from developing for the long-term.