Thirteen senior Carlton players were put through their paces in the Northern Blues' loss to Box Hill Hawks in a VFL practice match at Ikon Park on Good Friday.

We caught up with Northern Blues coach Luke Webster to get his assessment on how the Carlton boys fared...

Mark Whiley (20 disposals, four marks, two tackles)

Webster: "It was his first game back. I thought he worked hard through the midfield all day. He tried to provide with us some run and gave us a lot of grunt in and around the contests."

Dylan Buckley (11 disposals, two marks)

Webster: "'Bucks' played down back. What we’ve been working on with Dylan is his defensive side. We know that he can provide us good run and carry off half-back, and he got one inside-50 from his 11 disposals. We’ve got to continue to keep working on his defensive side and he showed good signs in that area today."

Jason Tutt (21 disposals, four marks, one goal)

"Tutt ended up with 21 touches, which was really good. He kicked a goal and played as a forward and up on the wing. I thought he did some really good things."

Levi Casboult (nine disposals, two marks, one goal)

"He started off well like last week, but only ended up with the nine disposals and two marks. He played more as a ruckman than a tall forward. What we wanted to see from Levi was him competing in the ruck, getting around the ground and taking some marks. As a ruckman he competed well and looked dangerous at times when he went up forward. Our ball movement forward didn’t help him at times."

Dillon Viojo-Rainbow (10 disposals, two marks)

"'Rainbow' played off half-back and a little bit on the wing. He used the ball reasonably well and hit some targets going inside 50, which set up a couple of scoring opportunities for us. We’re really trying to work on the defensive side of his game, but he really took a step forward today and each week he’s improving."

Blaine Boekhorst (10 disposals, two marks)

"We played Boekhorst through the midfield and on the wing. He was finding the footy early when we were dominant. In the second half, they (Box Hill) dominated in the clearances."

Matthew Dick (10 disposals)

"Dick played off half-back. He defended the ball and his opponent really well. He had 10 disposals and the boys were a little bit under the pump down there (in defence), but I thought he competed well in his one-on-one contests. He had a crack all day."

Nick Graham (21 disposals, six marks, two tackles)

"He ended up with 21 touches in the midfield. I thought he used the ball reasonably well and gave us a bit of run, which he’s really good at. He had three clearances and seven handball receives. It was a solid effort without being outstanding."

Dennis Armfield (16 disposals, one goal, two tackles)

"I thought Dennis started really well, playing forward and going through the midfield and using his speed. He ended up with 16 touches and kicked a goal. We wanted him to really lock the ball inside our attacking 50 with his pressure and he did that really well at times."

Matthew Watson (11 disposals, six marks, one goal)

"We played Watson as a tall target for the majority of the day. He presented well, took six marks, kicked a goal and had some opportunities to kick more. He’s got to continue to keep working on his game up forward as he hasn’t been in that position for a while."

Jayden Foster (five disposals, one goal)

"He was a little bit scratchy today. It was the first game that he’s played in a very long time, having come off an injury. He got his hands to the footy a couple of times and kicked 1.2. He’ll get better each week. He’s been working pretty hard to get back."

David Ellard (14 disposals, three marks, seven tackles)

"He had 14 touches today. He was on limited game time last week but had more game time today. We played him in that forward pressure role and he pushed into the midfield as well. He tried his heart out all day, as he normally does. It was hard to be outstanding in a losing team."

Nick Holman (Eight disposals)

"Nick played off half-back and was quiet for the majority of the game. We pushed him into the middle in spurts during the last quarter, and he finished with eight disposals."

Match report: Whiley, Tutt impress in Northern Blues' practice match

Carlton rookies Blaine Johnson (12 disposas, two goals), Billy Gowers (nine disposals), Tom Fields (16 disposals, six marks, four tackles) and Ciaran Byrne (12 disposals) also featured on the day.

The Northern Blues will take on the AFL-AIS Academy on Saturday morning next week as a curtain-raiser to the Richmond-Western Bulldogs match at the MCG.

It will be the Blues' final practice match before they open their VFL season against Williamstown at Ikon Park on April 18.