Dangerfield is back for Friday night's clash with the Blues at the MCG, eight weeks after hurting his troublesome hamstring for the second time this season.
Zach Tuohy and Ollie Henry also return as the Cats (8-5) seek to reignite a stuttering premiership bid, which has stalled with five defeats in their past six games.
But it is Dangerfield's comeback that could have the biggest impact against high-flying Carlton (9-4), who are chasing a fourth straight win.
"He's ready to go," Scott said of Dangerfield on Thursday.
"We've wanted to get him back so he can just play his normal role. The shackles are off."
Geelong believed Dangerfield fully recovered from his latest hamstring setback "pretty quickly", but held back the explosive midfielder in a conservative approach.
"The last half of his time out from playing has been built around his conditioning program and making sure that when he did come back he was ready to perform really well," Scott said.
"The question mark is, when a player's been out for a while, what their match conditioning is like.
"That's obviously hard to get when you're not playing, and touch and things like that.
"But in terms of his physical conditioning, he's in really good shape and has done a power of work."
Patrick Dangerfield avoids a tackle from the Crows' Chayce Jones. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)
Dangerfield's extended program fits with Geelong's general rehabilitation philosophy, which Scott said will also apply to fellow midfielders Cam Guthrie and Tanner Bruhn.
Guthrie, who has managed only four games this season, is sidelined with an achilles problem and Bruhn will miss at least a month with a fractured wrist.
"It's likely that we'll prioritise a little bit of extra training to make sure that those guys come in ready to perform," Scott said.
Scott pointed to Carlton's twin towers in attack - Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay - as well as key defender Jacob Weitering as players who pose serious threats to Geelong.
Midfield stars Patrick Cripps and Sam Walsh are also among the Blues' biggest weapons, but the two-time premiership coach is wary of getting bogged down worrying about individual threats.
"We have some admiration for their system and the way that they're playing together," Scott said.
"When you come up against a team like that, sometimes the challenge is not being too tunnel-visioned on what their individuals can do and missing the way their overall system works."
Geelong have won 13 of their past 16 games against Carlton, including three of the last four.
The Cats were 13-point victors when the teams met in a high-scoring affair in round seven, when Jeremy Cameron booted five goals.
