Confirmation that North Melbourne would remain at its traditional home – headquarters and city – has been very well received, and the League has since settled for a new team on the Gold Coast.
However, that has fuelled talk of players being lured to the new franchise, which Arocca has dismissed as a mounting threat.
"We've now given them (the players) a clear direction as far as the future of the club in Melbourne is concerned, a new facility coming on board, [and] they can see a clear path going forward," he said.
"(North Melbourne) is one of the truly last suburban clubs, if you want to call it that. It has something special about it and I would think that's a pretty persuasive issue for most of these young men.
"In 2010 and 2011 we, like every other club, will confront the issues that face us, but we're fairly confident that the players who stay here are generally those who want to stay here.
"By the end of '08, we want to have most of the players that we see as the future of the club put away."
The Kangaroos revealed on Tuesday that important defenders Michael Firrito and Daniel Pratt, midfielder Brady Rawlings, forward Corey Jones and ruckman Hamish McIntosh – considered one of the big improvers of season 2007 – had re-signed.
Arocca said more contract extensions were on the way.
"We've got a number of other players whose contracts expire at the end of '08 [and] we've been talking to them over the last few months.
"The next wave will be over the next four to six weeks and we hope to make an announcement of another four to five players by then."
Arocca, who joined the Kangaroos soon after chairman James Brayshaw's pledge to keep the club in Melbourne, has been central to a string of glowing announcements that includes plans for a new facility and cultural learning centre at Arden Street.
And he flagged more to come.
"To our members who signed on in massive numbers – 34,000, which is a 12,000 increase on last year – we want to certainly reward them for their support and these (players) obviously see the future of the North Melbourne Football Club, and we want to make sure that message is loud and clear to our sponsors and our supporters."
