His comments come after Jimmy Bartel became the latest Cats player to be banished to the sidelines, having accepted his one-match suspension for a high bump on Adelaide's Rory Laird.
Steve Johnson has run afoul of the Match Review Panel three times this season, while James Kelly and James Podsiadly have also copped bans this year.
"We haven't got our head in the sand," Scott said on Tuesday.
"The numbers don't lie. The Match Review Panel incidents over the past couple of months are alarming and it's something that we need to address."
The by-product of the suspensions is long-lasting, with the threat of carry-over points haunting some of the Cats' key players.
"Arguably the most concerning thing is that we have players with carry-over points," Scott conceded.
"That's the system. We will work within it. We have a few players that need to be even more careful than some others.
"I'm very confident about what we're doing in these four walls. At the end of the day, I take responsibility for the discipline of our players, and so do they."
Rather than being a case of poor discipline, Scott believes the rule changes have also played a part in the Cats' woes this year.
"The rules and the interpretations are continuing to evolve. I don't think that will stop in the near future. Everyone needs to adjust.
"There are very line-ball situations now where players lead with their head over the ball, and we need to be extremely careful. Whether you like it or not, that's what the rule-makers are telling us. We have absolutely no option but to fall into line."
Jacqui Reed is a reporter with AFL Media. Follow her on Twitter @JacquiReedAFL
