Fremantle chief executive Steve Rosich says the club is yet to consider what key performance indicators Ross Lyon would need to hit to win a new deal, in a strong indication there will be no imminent contract extension for the coach.

Lyon is contracted until the end of next season, having won a controversial three-year extension — to give him a total of five more years — on the eve of the disastrous 2016 campaign.

Rosich said the Dockers were “very positive” about Lyon being under contract for next season, but the club did not think it was necessary to consider his long-term future now.

“At the right time we’ll consider required KPIs and time frames to sit down and that’s not something that we’ve sat down and discussed at this point in time,” Rosich said.

“If that was the case (that Lyon asks for an extension), we’d sit down and have a chat about where things are at — KPIs and time frames for looking at future contractual positions. But at this stage we don’t think we need to do that.”

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Lyon has publicly stated he hopes to coach Fremantle beyond 2020 and is understood to have taken the same position internally.

Since his last contract extension in March 2016, Lyon has won 26 of 77 games at 33.8 per cent as the Dockers embarked on a rebuild.

It is the lowest winning ratio of all current AFL coaches who have been at the helm throughout the same period, now that Brendon Bolton (20.8 per cent) has been sacked by Carlton.

Essendon coach John Worsfold, who had a second-string team in his first season in 2016 due to player drug suspensions, has won 32 games at 41.6 per cent over the same period.

The Dockers have a 6-5 record at their mid-season bye ahead of a crucial home clash with Port Adelaide on Saturday.

Rosich said returning to the finals for the first time in four years was possible this season, but the club’s primary focus was getting into premiership contention over the next two years.

“Well (being 6-5) certainly gives us a chance. The reality is it’s such a tight and close competition. So we have that opportunity and every team in the competition is aiming for that, not just the ones that are in contention,” he said.

“For that to be brought to life we need to continue to win more games than we lose and demonstrate consistency, so that’s our focus. But we also have a bigger picture in mind — which is to continue to build to really challenge over the next year or two and lay the foundation for that.”

Rosich said he would remain at the Dockers next season “without a doubt”. The 11-year chief executive was due to come out of contract this year but his fixed-term contract was converted to a standard employment agreement.

He said it was clear Fremantle’s four-year rebuild was now resulting in “growth and improvement” but there was no specific target for the end of the rebuilding process.

“I’m not a big believer in setting definitive time frames for definitive outcomes. But certainly our strategic plan for 2017 to 2020 is clear on what we need to do to deliver actions both on and off the field to be a really strong performing club,” Rosich said.

“We’re not only focussing across the board on those actions but continually revisiting on what else we need to do to deliver results on and off the field.”