Despite the Roos fading badly in the final term, allowing Adelaide to sneak within two goals after trailing by eight, Scott refused to level criticism at his young charges.
Rather, he heaped praise on a side depleted by injury and left lacking in tall timber after the withdrawal of Hamish McIntosh and David Hale.
While the Roos received a glowing report, Scott said there was no room for complacency.
“It might just be my competitive streak but I’m not happy with four and four, I want to get eight and zero,” he said.
“We’ve had some really good wins, two really disappointing games and probably two other ones we thought we were right in and could have won. We just have to start playing the sort of footy that we believe is going to be successful in the future.
“I go into every game thinking we are going to win it.”
McIntosh’s troublesome shoulder kept him out of the side, while Hale left the ground halfway through the second quarter with back spasms and was rushed to hospital. He was cleared of a fracture but will undergo an MRI scan this week.
“In the first three quarters we really set up the game, played some great footy, we were a ruckman down,” Scott said.
“It was a fantastic effort by our guys and they thoroughly deserved the win.
“We will have a look at the last quarter, but sometimes when things are against you, you need players to stand up and we had a lot of that today.”
Scott paid particular tribute to young ruckman Todd Goldstein, whose 41 hit-outs, 14 disposals and six tackles proved decisive.
“He was fantastic,” Scott said.
“He has been a terrific player for us all year. I think a lot of people talk about the McIntosh, Goldstein, Hale and Petrie options, but Goldy has really stood up and staked his claim for a permanent spot in this side.
“We couldn’t have got the job done without him."
The Kangaroos face an in-form top-four prospect in the Western Bulldogs next week, who dispatched Sydney with clinical ease at the SCG.
“They are obviously back to some pretty good form,” Scott said. “That’s another big challenge for us. There is no point in hiding away from the point that against the genuine contenders we have failed this year.
“We have to get out and prove we can match it with them.”
