Tom Curran, the son of former Hawk Peter Curran, was selected with pick 40 in Thursday's National Draft by the Kangaroos and Scott is confident he'll be a valuable addition.
''We are really excited about Tom. We feel we know him really well,'' Scott told The Age's Jon Pierik after the Draft.
''We have had a number of discussions with him and watched him play a fair bit.''
Despite a foot injury that impacted his output, Curran played 11 games for the Oakleigh Chargers and was named in the best on five ocassions. He also represented Vic Metro three times in the NAB AFL U18 Championships.
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''He is going to be held up a bit with an injury. It really affected him in the second half of the year. But we are really excited by his talent,'' Scott added.
Standing at 195 centimetres and with the ability to take a strong mark, Curran is capable of playing at both ends of the ground, but it seems the North Melbourne coach has him earmarked for a forward-post.
''We need to start preparing to replace our key forwards. We would like Drew Petrie to play forever but we were really conscious we needed a big strong key forward and we think Tom fits that bill beautifully.''
Curran was the second of the Kangaroos' two selections, with classy left-footer Brad McKenzie also finding a new home at Aegis Park.
