North Melbourne Brad Scott says the players had the greatest say in the appointment of the club's leaders, with the decision to re-appoint Andrew Swallow ultimately clear-cut.

"The players have probably been the loudest voice in this and in the end it was fairly clear, but that doesn't mean it was easy," Scott said.

"While we know Jack has got terrific leadership qualities, this process meant that Andrew was a fairly clear standout for us."

Scott told AFL.com.au two weeks ago the club was committed to blooding a new captain while Swallow, who turns 29 in June, was still playing.

Swallow said on Wednesday he had been keen to continue as captain but supported the club's proposed succession plan.

"I spoke to Brad in the off-season and we had a good chat about what my plans were and what I wanted to do and I said to him, 'I'd love to go on one more (year), but at the end of the day the club's bigger than me whatever you feel like and, more importantly, whatever the players think (I'll do)'," Swallow said.

"Boomer (Brent Harvey) handed [the captaincy] over while he was still playing and that's my intention, so I just had to leave it up to the powers above."

Asked whether his comments indicated he intended to hand over the captaincy at the end of 2016, Swallow was non-committal.

"We'll wait and see at the end of the year. I don't think you want to go into a season thinking it's definitely going to be the last, but the way Jack's developed, especially over the last 12 months, has been outstanding," Swallow said.

"And Jamie Macmillan and Shaun Higgins have been terrific so we've got a lot of good guys who are waiting in the wings."

Swallow has led North in 80 games since taking over from previous captain Brent Harvey.

Only Wayne Carey (184 games), Wayne Schimmelbusch (150) and Adam Simpson (110) have captained the Roos more often.