GEELONG coach Chris Scott says he is committed to the Cats and "they're committed to me" as he draws closer to extending his contract with the club.
Scott is one of just two coaches out of contract at the end of this season, alongside Collingwood's Nathan Buckley, but talks are underway to re-sign the 2011 premiership coach.
The 40-year-old, who has received the public backing of CEO Brian Cook, said he wasn't working to a timeline to re-sign with his focus fixed on the season ahead.
"Other people seem to be talking about it more than me … I'm committed to the club and they're committed to me," Scott told AFL.com.au.
"I understand that there's interest in it, but I can't tell you the details to be honest.
"I'm contracted for a fair way from now and we're all committed."
Cook last month said the Cats hoped to lock Scott in "sooner rather than later", likely on a two-year extension that would take him through to the end of 2019.
Scott will reach an impressive milestone in round eight this season when he coaches his 150th game, with a VFL/AFL record for winning percentage in sight.
Scott's winning percentage going in to 2017 is 72 per cent, and the record for any coach with 150 games' experience is 67 per cent, held by Essendon legend Dick Reynolds.
The Geelong coach would still reach his milestone with a record percentage of 68 in the extremely unlikely event that the Cats started the season 0-8.
Meanwhile, the coach has addressed the recent controversy surrounding captain Joel Selwood, who lost his license for one month after driving 127km per hour in a 100km per hour zone.
Scott said the 28-year-old had responded well, with the Cats choosing not to impose a playing sanction on the midfielder, who will play his first pre-season game against Adelaide on Sunday.
"There's a couple of parts to this – Joel takes complete responsibility for a bad mistake and is really disappointed in himself and I don't think that needs to be elaborated on," Scott said.
"And then TAC are a sponsor of the club and there needs to be some discussion on that, which is above my station.
"He's a star in every sense of the word, but he made a really bad mistake.
"High quality people acknowledge when they've made a mistake, they take responsibility for it, and then they take steps to make sure it never happens again."
Scott said he had not seen any signs of the speeding controversy hurting Selwood's performance in training and he "continues to be an outstanding captain for our footy club".
