"I don't (think we do)," Scott said. "It would be nice if the players did, but I don't think that's true.
"I don't think they believe that. The symbolism in footy is brilliant for the fans.
"What you're seeing, in reality, is two good teams who perform on the big stage.
"It's clear, when you look at the margins, there's not a big gap between the sides.
"It's illogical to say that a team that was completely different in 2009 still has a hold over a team in 2013.
"When the heat's on, I trust our guys. That's not being disparaging of Hawthorn in any way, shape or form.
"In fact, we're more aware of the limited preparation they had for today. It concerns us a little bit we're going to have play them again this year."
Scott heaped praise on his skipper Joel Selwood, whose best-on-ground performance was the key reason Geelong was able to come back from five goals down to beat Hawthorn yet again.
Selwood finished with 33 possessions, six tackles, three clearances and a goal, and Scott compared that with Gary Ablett's match-winning heroics for Gold Coast against St Kilda on Saturday night.
"Joel just imposes himself on the game," Scott said. "It really looks to me, from the outside, that Joel decides something needs to be done and he's going to take the whole team with him."
But as is often the case, Scott was also keen to acknowledge the efforts of the Cats' emerging stars.
"I was most pleased with Smedts, Motlop, Murdoch, Blicavs," he said. "They looked like they belonged and they relished that type of game.
"When something needed to happen, our experienced players stood up, as you'd expect them to.
"But the young guys aren't afraid to impose themselves on the game as well."
Although they got the job done in the end, the Cats were run ragged in the first half, with players fumbling and often misdirecting kicks and handballs.
"I was a little bit shocked, I'm sure our players were as well, that we were missing some pretty basic targets," Scott admitted.
"We do need to understand it's probably a reflection of the heat of the game.
"Round one on that stage against the Hawks is a pretty intense environment.
"I was really confident that once we settled, we'd play a little bit more like we did through the NAB series."
Scott and his men are aiming to rectify their recent history of slow starts when they take on North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
