In a match of contrasting halves, the Kangaroos dictated play to enter the main break 36 points ahead and seemingly assured of victory.
But on the back of eight unanswered goals, largely thanks to the heroics of Jonathan Brown and Brendan Fevola, the Lions stole the lead with just over two minutes to play.
Enter Levi Greenwood, who converted one of the best set shots of the season when tucked up against the boundary line 35m out from goal to see his side home by the smallest of margins.
“I think that’s the best example of us this year really standing up under intense pressure,” Scott said after the match.
“I think most people at the ground would’ve expected Brisbane to overrun us at the 15-minute mark of the last quarter but our players really stood up.
“For Levi Greenwood to stand up and soak up the pressure and kick that goal was really important but also the guy who won the contested ball in Ben Cunnington was fantastic as well.”
However, with the Kangaroos kicking a wasteful 12.18 in front of goal, Scott was under no illusion about his side's deficiencies.
“We missed a lot of easy goals under pressure and opportunities to kick goals and we have to go back and continue to work really hard on our goalkicking,” he said.
“If we don’t convert easy opportunities we are going to lose games because of that.
“The gap between our best and our worst is still fairly vast and we’ve really got to start reducing that gap really quickly.”
The result came as a relief to the North faithful, who have endured hefty back-to-back losses at the hands of Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs in the past two weeks.
While drawing comparisons with the side's early-season fadeout against Adelaide, Scott said he was full of admiration for their supporters who backed the club despite inconsistent performances.
“We’ve got the most loyal supporters in the competition … It was just fantastic to get the win for them,” Scott said.
