GEELONG is "unbelievably confident" power forward Tom Hawkins can snap out of a form slump as the Cats look to rediscover their winning ways.

Hawkins and high-profile teammate Steven Motlop have come under scrutiny after producing sub-par football over recent weeks.

But after two straight losses, Geelong coach Chris Scott said the Cats would not be drawn into making a statement at the selection table ahead of Friday night's clash against Fremantle in Perth.

"If you're looking for big names to go out of our team this week, then I think you'll be disappointed," Scott said on Wednesday.

Hawkins admitted in a radio interview last weekend that he had not played his best football this season, despite kicking 33 goals for the year.

"A big part of it is the way we're playing collectively, that needs to be better and our delivery needs to be better," Scott said.

"I think we can kick the ball to him a little bit more; he's still a dominant player one-on-one, even when he's not quite at his best.

"Then there's the part that he needs to play as well. We'd like him to be a little more involved in the game.

"I'm unbelievably confident (he can turn things around), and I've got great faith in Tom."

Motlop has also been criticised for a perceived lack of effort, and the speedster tallied just 12 and 10 disposals respectively in the Cats' recent losses to St Kilda and the Sydney Swans.

"There's always room for improvement and you always think you could have tried harder, and I'm sure Steve's questioning those things at the moment," Scott said.

"But the work he's doing with us strongly suggests that he's really motivated to improve his game – he wants to be an elite player in the competition, and we're going to do everything we can to support him to get there.

"That support doesn't involve blind faith, there will come a point in time where we say, 'Steve, the best thing for the team is for you not to be in it'. We're not at the point right at the moment."

Meanwhile, Scott confirmed there would be no further action taken against Mitch Clark for the disparaging remarks he directed towards the sister of Hawthorn-listed player Teia Miles in a VFL game three weeks ago.

Miles' sister is Cat Mitch Duncan's long-term girlfriend, leading to speculation there was a division in the Cats' ranks.

"I can categorically say that that's not true and that's coming from the horse's mouth," Scott said.

"Let's be clear here – Mitch (Clark) thinks he overstepped the mark. It wasn't a huge step over and it's not something the AFL or our football club would consider serious enough to impose punitive action.

"All the parties dealt involved dealt with it and were comfortable with the outcome, so the matter should be closed."