West Coast coach Adam Simpson has ruled himself out of the vacant North Melbourne coaching position after speculation linked him to the job.

Simpson was raised as a coach who should be targeted by the Kangaroos as a result of his distinguished career as a player.

The 43-year-old played 306 games for the club, was captain for five seasons and won two premierships.

But Simpson is contracted to the Eagles until the end of 2022 and is attempting to become the first person to lead the club to back-to-back premierships.

He said North Melbourne officials didn’t even need to ring him to know his position.

“I think they know where I stand with it all,” Simpson told 7NEWS.

“It’ll be old news pretty quickly for me. We’ve got a lot on our plate as it is. I’m really happy where I’m at.

“I’m contracted and I’m really happy where I am. I’m at the start of a four-year contract and we’ve just come off a premiership. So, I’m happy where I’m at.”

Meanwhile, Simpson said defender Lewis Jetta would almost certainly come straight back into the team after serving his one-game ban for engaging in rough conduct.

Jetta sat out the win over Adelaide but Simpson said was an obvious inclusion.

“I daresay he’d come back in (after) going out through suspension, not form,” Simpson said.

“He’s available this week and he’s fresh. It was a really solid game for our boys. It was 130 stoppages and over 100 tackles. Getting some fresh legs back in the side won’t hurt.”