CARLTON has moved to put a full stop behind the Brock McLean Twitter controversy, with Michael Jamison saying the Blues have moved on from the incident and are fully focused on defeating Hawthorn on Friday night.

Carlton fined McLean $5,000 and handed him a suspended one-match sanction for an offensive message he posted on Twitter on Tuesday night and Jamison felt the club's response should mark the end of the matter.
 
"He's apologised, he's accepted the penalty and he's just looking forward to playing tomorrow night," Jamison said after training at Visy Park on Thursday.

"The guys are educated on what to say and what not to say so, knowing that, Brock did the right thing and pulled the tweet down. He's accepted responsibility, he's apologised for it and we're looking forward to moving on."

Jamison admitted the club's administration had every right to be frustrated by McLean's actions given the amount of education the players receive about social media.

However, he said that coach Brett Ratten had not raised the issue with the players nor had it been a distraction ahead of the vital clash against the Hawks.

"Brett's worried about winning footy games, but other guys at the club who are in charge of the social media have spoken to us numerous times on the dangers of social media and staying out of trouble," he said.

"The guys are well aware of what to do and what not to do.

"It is obvious and I'm sure they are frustrated, but one little tweet in the scheme of an AFL season when we're trying to play 22 games is just one little tweet, so let's talk about playing footy."

The Blues will need to be at their best to topple the Hawks, who have won the past eight matches between the two clubs.

However, Jamison believes that record will count for nothing on Friday night with his teammates intent on reviving their season after refreshing mentally and physically during their recent bye week.

"It's done a lot of players the world of good, especially the skipper, who was probably carrying a few little niggles towards the end of the first half of the season," he said.

Carlton lost five of six games heading into the bye to slip outside the eight, but Ratten felt the wheel was turning for his team in its last two close defeats at the hands of Geelong and West Coast.

Jamison agreed there were positive signs in the Blues' last two outings, but with key clashes against Hawthorn and Collingwood looming, the full-back admitted the time for honourable losses was over.

"We don't think we can afford to have too many losses like the last two, where we were happy with the intent but still didn't get the points," he said.

"We certainly need to get some wins on the board pretty quickly, but we're not putting too much pressure on ourselves either.

"We probably play our best footy when our backs are up against it a little bit, so hopefully we can be the hunters rather tan the hunted and see if that turns things around."

Important swingman Lachie Henderson was a notable absentee from the spirited training session, but Jamison said that wasn't unusual for the versatile big man, who could play a key role in quelling Hawks danger man Lance Franklin.