James Brayshaw has clarified his position as North Melbourne chairman after a report in The Age suggested he would soon be stepping down, to be replaced by Ben Buckley.

“I don’t finish until February 2017, at which point by constitutional law, I will have to hand the position over,” Brayshaw said on Triple M’s Rush Hour.

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“I’m on record as saying all of this…that I’m going to go through until the end of my third term.”

Brayshaw started as chairman in 2007 after rejecting the AFL’s relocation bid and has held the position ever since, overseeing a period where the Kangaroos have solidified themselves in Melbourne.

“It is categorically incorrect,” Brayshaw repeated.

“At the AGM in 2017 I will hand over, and where I hope (the report is) right is I think Ben Buckley would be an outstanding next chairman of the football club.”