GEELONG coach Chris Scott says he doesn't have enough information to comment on the secret concussion deal with Jake Kolodjashnij.

Speaking after the Cats defeated Essendon by 67 points on Saturday, Scott said he deliberately kept himself "at arm's length" from such matters.

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"Well, it's interesting when people have opinions on it (the waiver). It almost suggests that they know more than me, which may well be the case. But I don't know enough to give an informed opinion on it," Scott said.

"And that's sort of a good description of my role versus someone's role in the media or people kind of loosely involved in this sort of stuff. They're entitled to an opinion. I'd prefer it if it was a bit more informed.

"My opinion, and this is deliberate, is that I am kept at arm's length from these things."

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Geelong CEO Steve Hocking on Friday said the club had received a 'please explain' from the AFL, while AFL Commission Chair and former Geelong president Craig Drummond apologised over the deal on Saturday.

Scott said that he was only made aware of the incident this week.

"I don't even follow the media that much. So like even the events of the last couple of days, I'm kind of loosely aware of it," Scott said.

"I get a briefing, but I actually don't want to know too much. I can't remember exactly, but I would imagine I heard about it sort of when it was made public.

"But again, even when I search my recollection of it, I can't even remember the timing around it. But that's how far away I am from it."

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Scott was more willing to discuss his side’s victory, in which two Ollies, Dempsey and Henry, starred with four goals each.

"Yeah, I must admit, I walked in today and crossed paths with Max Holmes and Patrick Dangerfield and Jeremy Cameron in quick succession, and it sort of occurred to me I'd prefer to have them in the team," Scott said.

"I know it's a cliche, but it does open up opportunities for others, and particularly the way we tend to think about our development program. It doesn't always work out this way, but generally when we bring players up from the VFL, it's off the back of a really thorough preparation.

"Like Ollie Henry is a good example. Ollie's been playing well. He's had his moments a little bit where he's had to bide his time."

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Scott said spearhead Cameron was edging closer to a return following a horrific AC joint injury earlier in the season, suggesting he could make his comeback before finals.

"Yeah, I think that's likely," Scott said.

"I tend to not worry about it or forecast (injuries) too much until you're in that final week or two.

"But it's a giveaway when you see him out on the training track doing basically everything that the other guys are doing that he's not too far away."

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Small forward Gryan Miers left the ground during Saturday evening’s game following a tweak to his knee in the second quarter. He returned to the ground later that quarter and played out the remainder of the game.

Scott said that Miers, who is playing with a partially torn ACL, had escaped injury.

"It was fed back to us that he was fine. So I'm told, and I haven't heard it verbatim, so it's dangerous to talk about things that you haven't heard. But it was fed back from the medical staff that he had a little incident that he has had before and felt really confident that he was OK," Scott said.

For Essendon interim coach Dean Solomon, he was frustrated with his side's slow start.

The Bombers scored their first goal at the 27-minute mark of the second term, before outscoring the Cats in the third quarter.  

"I just didn't like the way our boys were carrying themselves, their demeanour. It needs to hurt when the opposition are scoring heavily against us and we can't accept it," Solomon said.

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"Obviously there's method to that but there's also a will and want to push back on the opposition and not accept it. I look to the leaders but I also look to the young guys. They've got to stay really connected to enforce our game plan and push back on the opposition.

"In that period of time we didn't do that and that's what really disappointed me. To the players credit, they pushed back the second half a lot better. That's evidence for them but we can't be waiting until half time."