Taking his place in Fremantle's new-look, hardline coaching panel this week, two-time Brisbane premiership star Chris Scott says all the pieces are in place for the Dockers to finally fulfil their potential.

But at the same time as offering himself as the man in the Fremantle coaching box who will understand best how hard playing in the AFL has become, Scott also warned his new charges they will have to work harder in order to achieve anything.

Scott, a key defensive plank during the Lions' premiership era, stood alongside fellow tough nuts Dean Wallis, Chris Bond, Michael Prior for the media on Monday, as Mark Harvey assembled his new team for the first time.

And after admitting he considered leaving football after finally retiring as a player this year, Scott said he was now relishing the chance to start again in a new environment far from Queensland.

"The last two years for me as a player were quite frustrating, and the idea of getting away from football was quite appealing at one stage," Scott said.

"But as I went through a process of speaking to a few clubs and made the decision that was what I wanted to do, I was confident the right thing for me to do was to come to Perth.

"I played at one club, I was not exposed to a whole variety of coaches, I played under Leigh Matthews for ten years which was a fantastic experience and hopefully has taught me a lot.

"But I felt the right thing for me to do if I was to stay in football was to go somewhere away from Brisbane, and Perth is about as far away as you can get."

Knowing better than most what it takes to conquer the AFL, Scott said his first impressions were that the Dockers were ready to succeed - but needed to discover how.

"I came from a very well resourced club in Brisbane, and this club does not want for anything in terms of facilities and the resources that are provided," Scott said.

"Obviously there are some things I don't know yet but first impressions are very good.

"I think that is the first step for this group to achieve, they need to have a little bit of success and they will find that success builds on itself.

"Everyone in the AFL community knows the potential within the club, and in some ways you can use that as a crutch at times.

"All the pieces are in place, all that is left is for the people to put in the work and get the results."

And while much has been made of Fremantle's need for discipline on and off the field - and Harvey and his assistants being the men to bring it - Scott said he would still be a player advocate.

"I am just out of the game and I feel I can relate to the players," Scott said.

"I know how hard it is, and hopefully I never forget how hard it is - sometimes it can be easy watching and you can ask too much of the players.

"But to be able to relate to those guys and feel their pain a little bit is something I hope to be able to do."

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