Bernie Vince admits he loves a good time but knows he needs to play good footy at Melbourne New Melbourne recruit Bernie Vince will be seeing a lot more of the MCG now he's a Demon. HIGH-PROFILE Melbourne signing Bernie Vince wants to help fill the club's leadership vacuum but says he won't change his carefree, laid-back attitude. Vince, 28, is part of a new-look midfield, with the Demons giving up selection 23 in the trade period to acquire him. He believes the Demons could rocket up the ladder under Paul Roos, a key part of his decision to cross to the club. Vince is no bad boy yet admits he is a country lad with a love of a good time. He was suspended twice for missing curfews at Adelaide and in 2012 was reprimanded when spotted at a bar celebrating a cricket premiership in his underpants. I am just normal like any other bloke. I hope I would never change," Vince told the Herald Sun. I see myself as a country lad from South Australia and my mates are the first ones to tell me if I change. Things have been blown up living in a small town like Adelaide. I haven't killed anyone, but I have thought I have a few times (with the response). I missed a curfew by 15 minutes and was in my jocks in a local pub. I have to look after myself in certain ways and I love getting home with my mates because life is about enjoyment, but you need to play good footy too. While Melbourne has been a perennial basket case, Vince is confident their immediate prospects are brighter than people believe. It's a proud footy club which has struggled over the last few years. They have changed their whole footy club and I can see things turning around really quickly," he said. That was a big part of my decision to come over here. West Coast did it a few years back, from the bottom few to fourth, and we did it in 2012 from 13th to finishing second after the home-and-away season. There is an expectation of where we finish, but I am not going to put limits on that. I can see things turning around really quickly. We have had some injuries to key players but if we are full-strength, I am really excited. Vince was effectively nudged out of Adelaide, told by coaching staff that after 129 games in eight years they could not guarantee him another contract. It forced him to make a decision while holidaying in Cancun, with Vince still dreading opening the mobile phone bill after hours of discussions with his manager and family. Yet while he is determined to play good football as a leader at Melbourne, he says he won't get fixated on paying the Demons back for the high draft pick. Obviously I want to get the best out of myself. I wouldn't have made the move if I didn't think I had good football left in me. I don't think I have to justify anything. That was a decision the club made to get me over here. Obviously I will bring knowledge and teach the younger guys something and be a leader as well around the club. If you look at the games played I am in the top five or six, so I want to step up in a leadership role here. It's a three-year deal with a four-year trigger, and depending on how I am going I want to play for as long as I can.