IN WHAT can only be described as an 'all-of-club' win, there were many quality individual performances that resulted in Carlton's 30-point victory over Greater Western Sydney.

Winning for the first time at Giants Stadium was a monkey off Carlton's back, but also emerging victorious despite external circumstances surrounding the game was a big tick for a Blues outfit which stood up when it needed to. 

Jacob Weitering described the game as an arm wrestle, but noted the Blues chose to focus heavily on having a strong start to limit the outcome of external pressures. 

"I guess our focus going into the game knowing the external noise with Leon [Cameron] moving away from the club, they didn’t have the best game last week and they were going to be ready to go," Weitering said.

"The first 30 minutes was a massive focus: I thought that was super."

When GWS came back for the fight, Weitering admitted he was proud of the 'mature' display that his side showed when put under the pump. 

"They came back and challenged us, we knew it was going to be an arm wrestle - we’ve had a few games like that to be honest - we’ve probably learnt from every one of them: Hawthorn and Port Adelaide for example," he said.

"A mature performance is probably the right word to use, for sure."

One thing Weitering noted was finding a way to win without the usual key position personnel in their line-up, with Harry McKay and Marc Pittonet injured in recent weeks while Lewis Young was unavailable due to AFL Health and Safety Protocols.

Despite Braydon Preuss' strong performance in the ruck for the Giants, Carlton was able to find a way to compete, bringing the pressure at ground level and maintaining consistency for longer in their structure and game plan.

"We’ve lost Harry who’s 204cm, Marc Pittonet who was probably one of the better ruckmen to start the year and Lewis Young, so some tall timber and we knew going into it that [Preuss] was going to be a monster," he said. 

"[The Giants midfield] were alway going to have their lick of the ice cream. Kelly, Whitfield, Greene: those sort of names are stars of our game, they were always going to have their opportunities.

"It was just the maturity, the arm wrestle and the boys fought back. The guys just did their job for longer which we’re really proud of." 

Weitering gave a nod to his fellow co-vice captain and skipping in Sam Walsh and Patrick Cripps respectively, lauding their ability to continue to drive elite standards even when challenged by quality opposition. 

"'Crippa' is back in form, he himself was really disappointed with his last two years and you can see what a pre-season does and some help around him," he said.

"On the leadership side of things as well, they’ve both stepped up. 'Walshy' is vice with myself and 'Crippa' is leading the way, he’s a bit like Superman." 

Weitering also acknowledged the 'next-man-in' mentality that the group has been implementing, giving opportunities to younger players to come in, play their roles and get on with the job regardless of the circumstances. 

The feel-good story coming out of Sunday's game was Jesse Motlop and Brodie Kemp, who came in for their first win at the elite level. There was also the case of Matthew Cottrell, who was subbed into the game and performed strongly in the absence of the injured Zac Williams.

"It’s a next-man-up mentality... Brodie Kemp comes in, Jesse Motlop comes in and we get a win for this Club," he said. 

"Corey Durdin was super on the ground, Jack Carroll, Matty Owies, the list goes on: [it was] a super effort from the boys."