Scott spoke to kangaroos.com.au on Thursday night at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, shortly after North had snared the two 20-year-olds, Jacobs from Port Adelaide at pick 37 and Hine from Gold Coast at pick 61.
North had tried to secure both players in October's trade period, but couldn't reach a deal for either.
The Power subsequently tried to convince the homesick Jacobs, the No. 16 pick in the 2010 draft, to re-sign with the club.
But having nominated North as his preferred new club during the trade period ahead of St Kilda and Essendon, Jacobs was so determined to get to Aegis Park he was prepared to take his chances in the draft.
Hine, who was one of Gold Coast's 12 17-year-old concession picks in 2009, was offered a new one-year deal by the Suns after playing nine games in two seasons, including the Suns' final six games this year.
But he joined Jacobs in nominating for the draft.
"It's really pleasing to get Ben and Taylor, but just as pleasing that they wanted to join North Melbourne," Scott said.
"Obviously, Ben nominated us as his preferred club during the trade period and I think it's great for our club that someone of his calibre would want to come to us and was committed to go all the way through the draft if necessary.
"Taylor was obviously rated as one of the top 17-year-olds in the country when Gold Coast added him to their list.
"The Suns have got so many good young players that some are going to start to get squeezed out, but we targeted Taylor as someone we think is a really competitive small defender."
Scott said North had committed to taking Jacobs with its first second-round pick in the draft, No. 37, regardless of who slid down to that selection.
"Ben was committed to us and we were just as committed to him and fortunately we got the result we wanted in the end," Scott said.
"It seemed a long and protracted process but a deal could have been done on day one of the trade period because pick 37 was on the table for Ben all along."
Scott said the Roos' ability to snare Jacobs despite the Saints and Bombers having earlier second-round picks had been largely due to the "terrific job" North's football staff had done in structuring a front-ended contract that made it "difficult" for any other club to pick him.
Jacobs played most of his 26 games at Port Adelaide across half-back, but Scott said North viewed him as a "flexible" midfielder who was capable of starting in the centre square or on a wing, as well as playing at half-back or even at half-forward.
He called Hine "a real competitor" who North had targeted to fill the small defender role it had struggled with since Brady Rawlings' retirement at the end of 2011.
Along with North's other four draftees from Thursday night (Taylor Garner, Mason Wood, Mitchell Wilkins and Daniel Currie), Jacobs and Hine will leave for Utah on Tuesday to take part in the remaining two weeks of North's high-altitude training camp.
Nick Bowen covers North Melbourne news for AFL.com.au. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Nick
