North Melbourne chairman Ben Buckley said the near clean sweep of senior leadership positions at the football club was a product of its ambition and eagerness for success after failing to make a grand final in 20 years.

Since mid-season North Melbourne have appointed a new senior coach, head of football, list manager and chief executive. None of the people appointed have experience in the roles they have been appointed to.

Buckley said the club did not plan at the start of the year to have a complete overhaul of leadership positions but the inexperience of the new leaders in their roles was a positive move as the new staff were unburdened by previous thinking and ways of operating

“We didn’t set out at the start of the year to make that level of change but as the year unfolded change occurred. We think the changes will set us in the right direction,” Buckley said.