GEELONG coach Chris Scott has "no concerns" about Mitch Duncan's report for rough conduct against Luke Hodge, quipping that if his midfielder's action warranted a report, then the Hawthorn skipper "would have been reported 50 times".

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Duncan was reported late in the Cats' Easter Monday win over Hawthorn when he collided with Hodge as he ran back with the flight of the ball.

The ball was in the vicinity when Duncan made contact with Hodge, and the Cats' midfielder appeared to collect Hodge's right arm and avoid any contact with his head.

Hodge was expected have scans on his arm on Monday night or Tuesday, but it's suspected he suffered a broken bone.

"We've had a pretty good look at it, and I'll preface what I'm about to say by saying we haven't looked at it exhaustively, but we've got no concerns over that, no concerns at all," Scott said.

"In fact, if you asked 'Hodgey' I think he would say he should have no concerns either."

Scott then added light-heartedly: "If that's reportable, Luke Hodge would have been reported 50 times in his career."

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Geelong was very impressive in its 30-point win over the reigning premier.

After bounding out to a five-goal half-time lead, they weathered a spirited third-quarter comeback from the Hawks – the reigning premier regained the lead shortly before three-quarter time – before producing a seven-goal blitzkrieg in the final term.

Star recruit Patrick Dangerfield was outstanding with a game-high 43 possessions, but fellow mature-aged recruits ruckman Zac Smith (three goals) and key defender Lachie Henderson also impressed.

But Scott denied Monday's win vindicated the Cats' aggressive approach during last October's trade period, when they also snared West Coast midfielder Scott Selwood.

"Today was never going to be about vindication, this year won't be about vindication," Scott said.

"We're very confident in what we're doing internally. People who don't have as much information as we do will make external judgements and that's why it's more difficult for you than it is for us.

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"Round one, look, we're really happy to beat them. We've struggled to beat them, we've struggled to be close to them in recent times and our self-talk has been that we are a new team and a relatively new list as well.

"So this is a little bit of validation, but a bit of perspective is important.

"They, I don't think, were as forward in their preparation as we were. They will get better as the season goes on, I'm sure.

"We're still looking at them as the team to beat irrespective of what happened today."