Earlier in the week, former Brisbane Lions champion Jonathan Brown suggested Freo should offer Hogan a 10-year contract worth $15 million. But Roos remained undaunted by the speculation surrounding Hogan's future and was comfortable with how things sat. "It's not like he's out of contract at the end of this year," Roos told SEN on Friday. "I suppose the normal commentary is around guys that are out of contract at the end of the coming season ... so it's probably more surprising to us that the commentary is [taking place] at the moment. "We know he's going to be here this year, we know he's going to be here next year, so there's no real urgency to do it.

"We sat down with his management and basically said, 'Guys, let's put it on hold, let's just relax.' It was both parties in a joint discussion. "Let's get through and leave it up to him if he wants to start talks again or vice versa. "But at the moment we're really comfortable with how he's playing, with how he's presenting himself at training and around the club and the players love him and we think he loves the footy club and in due course both parties will sit back down again and hopefully nut out a deal," Roos said. Jack Viney, another key to the Demons' resurgence, has signed a new deal that ties him to the club until the end of 2020 at least. Roos sees the father-son recruit as a potential future captain of the club.

"I love what [current captain] Nathan Jones is doing. His evolution as a captain has been sensational," Roos said. "Guys like Jack Viney now have got a great role model in Nathan, a great role model in Bernie Vince. "So if he learns and is able to sit back, and I'm really confident he will, depending on how long Nathan plays for, he is certainly in the mix for that role because of the quality of player, the quality of person that he is. "I'm really excited about where Jack can take his footy and where he can take his leadership."