A FURIOUS Chris Scott admits Geelong made "crucial" errors in its shock two-point loss to Adelaide on Sunday but he wasn't in the mood to go through them publicly.

The Cats twice led by 30 points in the third quarter before the Crows stole the momentum and kicked eight of the last 10 goals to pinch a two-point win.

Scott said he needed time to collect his thoughts before he'd be able to address the issue of how his side let the game slip.

"I'm not going to comment on it now, I'm going to take my time to get it right," Scott said.

"For the most part of the game we played pretty well but a few crucial contests and decisions late in the game cost us.

"I don't think we defended well enough. We gave up some easy goals that we wouldn't normally and that's disappointing.

"There are obviously some parts to the game that weren't good enough today but, as I said, we'll take our time to review them and do that internally."

Asked if he saw any similarities in Sunday's loss to the way the side surrendered a 52-point lead against the Brisbane Lions in round 13, Scott bluntly replied: "No".

He didn't speak to the players after the match and maintained there wasn't anything to gain from a 'wake-up call' six weeks out from the finals.

"We've played pretty well across the season, we've lost three games all by less than a goal," he said.

"You can win by two points and master some things or we can lose by two and maybe we review them a little bit harder – I'd be disappointed if that was the case.

"I don't subscribe to the theory that you need to have a loss to sit back and review things a little more thoroughly.

"All that suggests is that you're not doing a good enough job in the first place."

While livid at the club's defensive performance against the Crows, Scott was pleased with the development of 24-year-old ruckman Dawson Simpson.

Simpson was the standout big man on the field, with 33 hit-outs, 18 disposals and four score assists.

Scott also insisted the Cats were in superior touch now than they were six weeks ago.

"Dawson's going well, we think we've got some options on our list in the ruck and a few of our young players are still continuing to improve," he said.

"We're playing better than we were six weeks ago but we've got to be playing better in six weeks than we are now as well.

"If you remove the scoreboard for a second and just have a look at the way you're playing and the things you're trying to implement, I think we're in a better place now than we were earlier in the season.

"There's plenty to be optimistic about."

Harry Thring is a reporter for AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Harry