Dual North Melbourne premiership player Adam Simpson has announced that his 306th game on Friday night against Carlton at Etihad Stadium will be his last.

The former skipper, who was a member of the Kangaroos' 1996 and '99 flag-winning teams, revealed it was at a meeting last week with caretaker coach Darren Crocker and football manager Donald McDonald that he decided to quit a month before season's end.

"I just think it's time, it's been a great ride, fantastic experiences and what better way to finish it than on a Friday night against Carlton," Simpson told a packed media conference at Arden Street on Monday morning.

"(I have) no regrets and I feel like I'm leaving the club in a really good state and it's a really good feeling around here and I'm looking forward to the next phase of my life."

"The body is fine and I still think I'm contributing but the timing, it just looks like it's right. My 300th was in Adelaide and my 250th was in the Gold Coast, so from a selfish point of view, Friday night has a good feel to it and the club agrees so it's all good."

The 33-year-old, who played his 300th game against the Crows in Adelaide in Round 12, will join Wayne Schimmelbusch in equal second on the list of games played for the club, the pair behind only 'Shinboner of the Century' Glenn Archer (311).

Having been in some of the best form of his career in his 15th senior season after he was taken at pick 14 in the 1993 national draft, Simpson is keen to make the transition to coaching as soon as possible.

"I do have a … passion for the coaching side of things," he added.

"I feel like a kid coming out of the Under-18s in that sense, I'm starting at the bottom as a rookie and I want to try and get drafted and then learn as much as I can and then develop as quick as I can."

"It's exciting and I'm really looking forward to that aspect of life."

Winner of the club's best and fairest in 2002, Simpson captained the club for five years from 2004-08, and North Melbourne president James Brayshaw said he rightfully takes his place as one of the Kangaroos' greats.

"You're talking about a person of the utmost integrity, a player of enormous courage and underrated skill, and an incredible leader," Brayshaw said.

"When you