THE COACH of Melbourne's VFL side, the Casey Scorpions, Peter German has emerged as a smoky for the senior coaching position at North Melbourne.

The former North Melbourne midfielder played 185 matches from 1984-94 and represented Victoria in 1991, and has been an assistant at four AFL clubs, as well as coaching state-league teams to premierships.

German has coached across three different states and admits he would love the chance at the North Melbourne job. 

"I've had informal talks with them [North Melbourne] and we'll see where that leads," German told afl.com.au.

"When you've been in WA for the nine years and the experiences I've had over the last 16 years, you'd like to think you'd be strongly considered for a position like North Melbourne."

After his playing career, German became the inaugural senior coach of the Burnie Dockers in Tasmania, after Burnie Hawks and Burnie Tigers amalgamated.

He coached Burnie Dockers from 1995-97, before joining Hawthorn, where he was the reserves coach in 1998-99.

In 2000-01, German was an assistant coach with West Coast Eagles, before coaching Subiaco from 2002-06.

He had outstanding success in his own right, coaching Subiaco to the 2004 and 2006 WAFL premierships. From 2003-06 German led Subiaco to the minor premiership.

German returned to the AFL in 2007-08 as an assistant coach with Fremantle.

He then transferred back to his native Victoria to coach Casey Scorpions in the VFL and join Melbourne's coaching staff this year – the first aligned season between the two entities. 

Although Casey lost last round to North Ballarat – it fielded just two Melbourne-listed players (Simon Buckley and rookie Trent Zomer) due to the Demons' massive injury list – the Scorpions remain fifth on the VFL ladder with nine wins.

"We've got a young list and I'd like to think that they've performed to their maximum every game," German said.

"They've played with structure and purpose and they give 150 per cent and that's pretty much what coaching is all about – playing with urgency, intensity and desire."