Tyson a "star in making"

Dom Tyson has joined the Dees. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

PAUL Roos says surrendering pick 2 for Dom Tyson was a win-win for Melbourne and GWS, with the new Demons coach lauding the club's midfield additions.

Roos described Tyson as "an absolute superstar in the making".

"There's not too many win-wins, but I think it was a win-win for both clubs and we're really pleased with that," Roos said.

"Rather than us getting another 18-year-old on the back of Jimmy Toumpas, Jack Viney and Jesse Hogan, we preferred to get an older player with some real special talent, which we think we've done with Tyson.

"We think pick 2 is going to be a good player obviously, but having a guy who is a bit older and with a bigger body ... we needed some size and strength."

Roos, speaking on the Demons website, said the Demons had approached the off-season with the clear strategy to bolster an understrength onball division.

Former Crow Bernie Vince, Fremantle youngster Viv Michie and Western Bulldogs veteran Daniel Cross also joined the club last month.

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"Getting two older, wiser heads in Vince and Cross and two younger ones in Michie and Tyson - we thought we had a really successful period. It ticked off the box we wanted to tick off," Roos said.

"We think forward and back we're pretty good, we've got some good talls at either end. There are some other weaknesses in the list, but the real key focus was the midfield."

Roos arrived at the battling club on a two-year contract two months ago amid huge fanfare, but he has moved to temper expectations.

The Demons were a basket case in 2013, winning only two games and finishing with a disastrous percentage of 54.1.

"It's going to take some time. We really understand where we're at; we're a two win team and I think 57 per cent (percentage)," he said.

"I think the benchmark for us is the percentage. People talk about win-loss, but before we worry about how many games we win you've got to be competitive for longer and I think that's the process for us.

"In that two to three year period you try and set some really high standards for the group and try and refine the gameplan a bit and try to play like those top-four teams do."

Roos said there was no rush to appoint a coaching heir apparent, despite failing to prise highly-rated assistant Stuart Dew from Sydney.

"It was always a proces we were going to go through and whilst we would have liked to have done it straight away it was never going to be urgent," he said.

"I think it's about getting the right candidate and probably more importantly, getting the other coaches in place first, then the players, and then seeing if someone is available.

"I've got no doubt someone wil bob up over the next 12 months and it will sort itself out. It's about the players now, getting them in and ready for next year."

Melbourne's first to fourth year players will report back for duty tomorrow, while the rest of the squad is back on November 18.

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