Geelong coach Chris Scott says long-held frustration with the AFL was behind his regrettable outburst at a junior league employee following the Cats' qualifying final earlier this month.

Addressing recent off-field issues at Geelong — including an incident involving player Bailey Smith — for more than 20 minutes on Thursday, Scott acknowledged he had let himself down.

But the dual premiership coach denied reports he had been aggrieved about the presence of an accredited reporter — who is blind and works for Vision Australia Radio — at his post-qualifying final media conference on September 5.

An AFL staffer was left in tears after Scott spoke with her following the Cats' 38-point victory over the Brisbane Lions at the MCG.

That report emerged after photographer Alison Wynd was left "

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