All Australian ruckman Todd Goldstein has signed a new three-year-deal, meaning the 27-year-old is one step closer to becoming a one club player.

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Goldstein, who was already contracted for 2016, has resisted the lure of free-agency to sign a new deal with the Roos, which will see him remain at the club until at least 2019.

The league’s premier ruckman had standout year, which included winning the club’s Syd Barker Medal, All Australian selection as the team’s sole ruck, was named The Age Player of the Year and also finished as runner up in the AFL Players MVP award.

Goldstein said he was thrilled to be staying at Arden St.

“I am genuinely excited about the opportunity to be a one club player and it’s something that I have always wanted to be,” Goldstein said in a letter to North Melbourne members.

“My decision to stay was easy to be honest. There is a great belief in this playing group and what we are capable of achieving. This belief comes from the improvement we’ve seen over the last couple of seasons and the fact that we now have a more mature and mentally stronger playing and coaching group.

“We are defined by our great people, many of who are volunteers, who invest in the place not to make money, but purely for the love the club.”

With Goldstein set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of 2016, he said it was important to ink his new deal early to avoid a year of speculation.

“It is a massive relief to have my contract locked away and I’m glad I don’t have to think about it for another four years. The last thing I wanted was to drag it out and let it become a distraction for me and the club,” he said.

Goldstein said he was keen to repay the faith the club had showed in him since he was first drafted with pick 37 in the 2006 National Draft.

“This club has been very patient with me, and I’m sure many others would have given up. For that I am forever grateful and I will never forget it.

“When I first walked in as a lanky 18-year-old kid, I was nowhere near the shape I needed to be in, to order to play against the big boys like Dean Cox and Aaron Sandilands.