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CARLTON coach Brett Ratten believes small forward Eddie Betts is in All-Australian form after his five-goal haul helped the Blues overpower the Brisbane Lions by 55 points at Etihad Stadium on Thursday night.

While Ratten said he was pleased with the even spread of contributions from all players in the win, he said he thought Betts was clearly the side's best player in the win.

"Eddie's playing outstanding football and he was best-on-ground for mine," Ratten said.

"He was outstanding - he's in All-Australian form. It's not the first time he's done that, but I think it's also what he does for Chris Yarran and Jeff Garlett as well.

"He [also] gives the big forwards some confidence as well to know … that they don't have to mark every ball that comes in."

Chris Judd also played extremely well, collecting 29 possessions, but Ratten was satisfied that everybody had played their part.

"I thought most of our players, pretty much the whole team, had their moment in the game - they all did something for the team," Ratten said. "All the players contributed across the board.

"I thought we were scratchy early. We were scratchy and we couldn't find our rhythm in the game and then … by the second half we really got ourselves into the game.

"I thought there was a bit of a chunk there where we had to really roll our sleeves up and just fight the fight and grind it out until it unfolded.

"It's not about what the individual does and I think we showed that tonight. I don't think every player played an outstanding game but I thought every player contributed in the game which is very critical."

The Blues staggered into the split round on the back of two disappointing losses - highlighting the importance of a win as the season heads into the home stretch.

Ratten conceded he had used the break to refocus his players on some key areas that he felt they had started to drift away from.

"Sometimes the break can be looked upon as losing momentum, but it allows coaches a little bit more breathing space to go through and really grab their [specific] areas," he said.

"It gives you a little bit more time to look at the team's performance and what's required in the next nine weeks.

"Stats don't lie - that's the reality and you can't shy away from it. The players' performance will be judged on maybe not six or seven areas it might be just three or four now."