Adam Simpson has ruled himself out of contention for Melbourne’s coaching job, declaring he was “not in the right headspace” to put his hand up for the role.

It comes as Simpson revealed the Demons had not yet contacted him to seek out his interest in becoming coach in the wake of Simon Goodwin’s dismissal last week.

Simpson had been considered among the frontrunners to step into the top job at Melbourne, along with fellow premiership coach John Longmire. But the pair have now both removed themselves from contention.

“I don’t want to coach next year,” Simpson said on SEN.

“I think I’ll give it a spell.

“I was thinking through it over the weekend, and I know ‘Horse’ (Longmire) has done the same thing.

“It just doesn’t feel like it’s the right time to be available.”

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