Although the Cats have plenty of players capable of playing in the ruck, Irish rookie Padraig Lucey will travel to Townsville as the club manages the fitness of key talls Hamish McIntosh, Dawson Simpson, Rhys Stanley and Nathan Vardy.
"We have got a lot of potential ruckmen but we don't have many that we can count on right at the moment for every NAB [Challenge] game or even the AFL [season]," Scott said.
Geelong will not take McIntosh, Joel Selwood, Steve Johnson, Jared Rivers and George Horlin-Smith to Townsville but expects to field a relatively strong squad against Gold Coast.
Scott said the club was likely to play at least two of the four players drafted in the 2014 NAB AFL Draft.
While he wouldn't name exactly which draftees were in the frame given the decision was yet to be made, first pick Nakia Cockatoo, Cory Gregson and Dean Gore are considered definite chances.
Scott said he would be comfortable playing all four players but the squad of 26 would be chosen based how best to prepare for round one against Hawthorn.
Mitch Clark is closing on his first competitive game in almost two years. Picture: AFL Media