Melbourne's Jack Watts says he needs to be satisfied the battling AFL club is set to improve before he signs on for next season.
Taken at No.1 in the 2008 national draft, Watts has played in just 18 wins in his 70 AFL games across five seasons.
The 22-year-old has put off a decision on whether he will stick with the underperforming Demons until the end of the season.
While his manager Paul Connors said recently Watts was waiting until Melbourne appointed a new coach, the player said there was more to his decision than that.
"There's a lot of things I'm going to weigh up," Watts told the Nine Network's AFL Footy Show on Thursday night.
"Obviously you want the club to be moving forward and on the way up, to start winning some games."
When it was suggested the only way the Demons could go from here is up, Watts said he thought that three years ago, but it still hasn't happened.
With only two wins so far this year, Melbourne are on track for their worst season in Watts' time.
Asked whether he thought he would stay, Watts said: "That's the decision I've got to make.
"At the end of the year I'll weigh everything up.
"There's no doubt I love the club and I love the boys."
He said the appointment of chief executive Peter Jackson had given him some confidence in Melbourne's future, as he had been very impressive since joining the club in April.
