Daw slammed through six goals in just his fourth game last weekend, but the fourth-year coach is more concerned with team chemistry rather than individual standouts.
“It’s about our forward line functioning as a unit. I’ve said that pretty well over 12 months now. That doesn’t change,” Scott outlined to NMFC.com.au.
“Whether tomorrow night Majak kicks another six or seven goals, or whether he’s able to create space for Drew (Petrie) or Aaron Black or Lindsay Thomas to kick goals, that’s all we’re worried about.”
Daw’s highlights have created a stir and comparisons are now being drawn between him and tomorrow night’s opponent Nic Naitanui.
“The thing with any player who can do the brilliant things, whether it’s Naitanui or Majak or Brent Harvey or Daniel Wells, people want to see those brilliant things on a regular basis when the opposition are going to spend a lot of time trying to blunt those brilliant things,” Scott added.
Scott says North isn’t getting carried away with Daw’s potential and the club is aware there will be ups and downs along the way.
“To expect Maj to do what he did last week every week is unrealistic and we certainly don’t expect that, we just expect him to play his role for the team.”
Scott believes giving Daw confidence and the freedom to play on instinct will be the key for his future success.
“Whether it’s Darren Glass, one of the best full-backs of our era, whether it’s Matthew Scarlett or whether it’s a young full-back Niall McKeever in his first game against Brisbane Round 4, there are very few players in the competition that can stop Majak doing what he’s good at.
“Maj has just got to keep playing to his strengths and the opposition can do what they like to try and stop him, but if he plays to his strengths he’s very difficult to stop.
“Where he’s going to get into trouble is if he starts playing into their hands by playing their sort of game instead of his.
Opposition tactics will evolve as Daw becomes more widely known and Scott says there’ll be no issues provided players play within the rules.
“When you’ve got someone of that speed, power and strength you’ve got to make sure that they can apply those things, and a really good defensive player can try and stop his run, and we expect just like the Eagles do with Naitanui that the umpires will protect the ball player.
“We’ll just make sure that Maj is using his speed and strength and power and he’s making the ball his objective he’s very, very difficult to stop unless you do something illegal.”
