The off-field manoeuvring at Arden Street may be heating up ahead of Wednesday's annual general meeting, but it has not affected the Kangaroos' playing group according to Dean Laidley.After posting a first-up win in their NAB Cup clash against Collingwood at the weekend, the coach praised his players' focus as prospective board members jockeyed for position, but he did admit to hoping for a swift conclusion to the off-field matters."I've concentrated on preparing the side and the players have been very good in their focus on the football side of it," Laidley said before training at Bulleen on Tuesday."I'm sure after the AGM, the board will sort itself out and everyone will be heading in the right direction which is really what the whole club's after."Having previously emphasised the importance of a win in the Roos' first foray into its new market, Laidley left the Gold Coast satisfied with their efforts."Our thing about it was a first impression is a lasting impression and the boys were really understanding of that," he said."So we hope that the people that came and had a look at that game will make sure that they come back when we go back up there."I think they'd walk away from that game thinking, 'yeah I will come back'. I think that's very promising from the Kangaroos' point of view."With the club still lagging in membership numbers and set to play 10 premiership matches over the next three years at Carrara, Laidley is used to the spectre of a permanent move to Queensland being raised at media conferences, but he said the matter was quite simply up to the Roos' faithful to decide."The ball's really in their court isn't it? We need our supporters to sign up," he said."We had a terrific day at family day and over 500 people signed up which was terrific, but we're a long way behind other clubs and it's very important that they jump on board."Regardless of what's been going on at board level or what they think may happen in the future, they've got a pretty big say in actually what goes on and they really have to jump on board."Laidley would not be drawn on the circumstances surrounding the shock retirement of defender Jonathan Hay last week and said it was unclear how the club would proceed with regard to replacing him, but didn't rule out making a submission to the AFL on the matter."That'll be for Donald McDonald and Tim Harrington as the list manager to have a look at, and if they feel that's necessary I'm sure they'll put in a submission," he said of the prospect of a possible rookie elevation."I'm not too sure of the rule. We'll have to wait and see. There's still a couple of weeks before you have to put your rookies up and that sort of stuff, so I'm sure the club will work through that."