SCOTT SHOWS HIS PASSION
CHRIS Scott stood out of his seat, pumping both fists violently.
It was clear what last night’s pulsating two-point win meant to Scott and the Cats.
“It does (mean a lot) but I’m a nut in that situation,” Scott said of his reaction in the coaches’ box.
“I’m just a fan feeling the same things as all the other Cats fans on the night. In the context of the season, we think it’s important because they (Port Adelaide) will be up there and we think we will be, too. That’s the old-fashioned eight-point game to an extent, especially given we don’t play them again in Adelaide.
“To try and keep a little bit of per- spective on where we think we are at the moment, our best is pretty good and we think we can compete against the best sides — whoever they are — but we played our fifth debutant for the year … and the point I’m trying to make is we’re not the finished product and winning close games like that is valuable.”
The Power appeared home when they led in the dying minutes, only for Patrick Dangerfield to get the Cats’ noses in front with less than two minutes to go. And while Port Adelaide was seemingly running all over Geelong late, Scott didn’t believe his side “pinched it”.
“For the most part we were dominant in possession, I think we were plus 74 in possessions, we were really dominant in inside 50s and scoring shots for most of the game,” Scott said. “But that’s irrelevant if the opposition are close enough and have momentum and their noses in front late in the game.
“In that respect, with three minutes to go, they would’ve been the favourites but over the game the numbers suggested (we should have won). I think it would be unfair to say we stole it.”
Scott admitted his side blew several chances to open the game up in the first half, booting 1.5 to 3.1, despite moving inside 50 eight more times than the Power.
“Yeah, (we were wasteful), but it depends which lens you look through,” Scott said.
“We gave them a couple of goals early, some sitters, and they’re two straight (goals) and were 1.5. We were dominating the game but not taking our chances, which is a real risk against any team but especially a quality team like them. We’ve spoken about it a bit today, if you have the momentum and you don’t make the most of it, it makes for a nervous situation in the box.” Scott marvelled at Dangerfield. “His last two weeks have been fantastic,” Scott said. “He got stuck off the ground for too long in the first quarter, and those things happen, but the plus side is with the lower game time he was a bit fresher than he would’ve been late. We talk about them all the time, but when the game’s on the line and (Joel) Selwood gets the ball and flicks it out to Dangerfield, you’re in good hands.”