North Melbourne are reportedly set to offer a monster deal to incumbent Sydney coach John Longmire.

The Kangaroos are on the hunt for their next head coach following the sacking of Brad Scott in May.

While many names have been thrown in the air for the vacant North Melbourne job, the Kangaroos are seemingly keen on Longmire.

The 48-year-old is under contract with the Swans until the end of 2020, and in May emphasised that he had an ongoing deal with Sydney.

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“Yeah, I’m contracted. So I’m contracted,” Longmire said.

“I haven’t been offered any job because I’ve got a job here at the moment with the Sydney Swans and I’m contracted — that’s what I’m doing.

“Well I’m just saying how it is. At the moment I’m contracted to the Swans.”

That, however, is apparently not going to stop North Melbourne from trying.

Channel Seven's Tom Browne has reported that the Kangaroos are set to offer Longmire a five-year deal, and will likely be looking to pay him $1.2 million per year.

According to Browne, Longmire are North's number one target, and believe that he is 'gettable'.

And while the Swans are concerned that a club may approach an in-contract coach, AFL Coaches Association boss Mark Brayshaw told Seven that there are no AFL rules restricting a club from trying to poach an in-contract coach.

Longmire played 200 games for North Melbourne, winning a premiership with them in 1999.

He has been the coach of Sydney since 2010, playing in every finals series since, and winning the 2012 premiership.