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Brad Scott says he’s “ecstatic” to be continuing his journey with the Kangaroos.

Scott finalised a two-year contract extension with the club this week, meaning he will coach until at least the end of the 2018 season.

“I’m really excited to re-commit to the football club for another few years and just ecstatic that the club sees fit to reappoint me and they see me as the right person to take this group forward,” Scott told NMFC.com.au at the club’s pre-season training camp in Utah.

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Scott, who has been in the head coach role at the Roos since 2010, said continuity was key to success at clubs.

“I think if you look at all the really strong clubs over the last two decades, their strength comes from stability,” Scott said.

“We’ve been able to build over the last five years and put a lot of things in place and we’re really looking forward to our future. That stability gives all the coaches, all the players and administrators that we are heading in the right direction.”

After two Preliminary Final appearances in consecutive seasons, Scott said the club wasn’t taking anything granted in 2016.

“Finishing in two preliminary finals doesn’t mean you start any further ahead or any further behind any other team in the competition,” the 39-year-old said.

“In 2015 we were bitterly disappointed, we really felt we gave ourselves every opportunity to win the game (Preliminary Final) and we didn’t capitalise on it. We would have really looked forward to giving it a red hot crack on Grand Final Day.

“They’ve been two really hard Grand Finals to watch in 2014 and 2015. That will drive us through the pre-season, but as I said, it doesn’t give us a head start or handicap us in anyway, it’s what we do from this point on that’s going to matter.”

With Jack Ziebell and Told Goldstein both inking long term deals and resisting the lure of free agency, Scott said it was indicative of the playing group’s belief in the direction the club was heading.

“Most players who are in the elite category in the AFL can field and accept offers from other clubs on much better terms,” he said.

“The strength in really strong football clubs is being able to create a great environment and a great direction for the future, and ‘Ziebes’ and ‘Goldy’ clearly see that, hence their recommitment.”

And welcoming new arrivals in to that environment begins with time in Utah which, Scott said plays an integral role in developing up-and-coming players’ attitudes to footy.

“The number one thing we teach our young players what it looks like to live an elite lifestyle for at least a few weeks. That’s invaluable,” he said.

“We come to this amazing place, this amazing hotel and we’ve got great relationships with some elite programs in NFL, NBA, Winter Olympic sports and we show the players what elite athletes do day-in, day-out.

“I think the real advantage comes from what players are doing away from the footy club and we get to immerse them in that for a long period.”