PAUL Roos says he’s not sure if recent interim Hawthorn senior coach Brendon Bolton will become a candidate for the Melbourne coaching role, once he relinquishes his position as senior coach.

Roos, who will coach the Demons again in 2015 and has an option for 2016, will help groom a senior coach post his tenure. Previously, Roos has indicated that he would like to stay on at the club in another key role post his senior coaching career.

But Roos said he wasn’t sure if Bolton wanted to continue as a senior coach elsewhere, given dual premiership coach Alastair Clarkson has returned to the top job at Hawthorn, following illness.

Clarkson was forced to step down as senior coach temporarily from rounds 11 to 15, as he recovered from Guillain-Barré syndrome.

“I’m not sure whether he wants to become a senior coach,” Roos said about Bolton at AAMI Park on Tuesday.

“I haven’t heard in [any] interviews where he does [want to become a senior coach] – that’s probably the first stage.

“A lot of names get thrown [around as potential] senior coaches, but to be honest, a lot of them actually don’t want to be senior coaches.”

Roos said the transition from assistant coach to senior coach – at any club – couldn’t be underestimated.

“It’s a big step, from a responsibility point of view, and it’s a great career to be an assistant, senior assistant or midfield coach,” he said.

“You have a great career and you have a significant impact on the footy team and they’re generally the guys, who get the team prepared and get down to the nitty gritty on all of the tactics.

“I’m not sure [if Brendan wants to become a full-time senior coach]. He’s done well – he’s in a great system, under a great coach in a great footy club.”