CARLTON coach Brett Ratten denies his injury-hit team needs a week off to regroup after its demoralising 54-point loss to Port Adelaide - the Blues' third loss from four games.

Facing Geelong next weekend and then West Coast before the bye, few would blame an injury-ravaged Blues for secretly wanting the break to regain some composure.

But Ratten said his side needed more football as soon as possible to "make amends".

"I would look forward to trying to get another four points [over a bye]," he said.

"I think when you have that performance it'd be great to give the boys 24 hours and let's run out again and try and fix the result.

"Sometimes you can shy away from it and it'd be good to say, 'yes, let's have a bye and hide from that performance,' but I think we don't need to hide.

"Let's get out there and try to make amends very quickly."

The Blues entered the game against Port as hot favourites, having won the previous four games at AAMI Stadium.

But with injuries to several key players like Andrew Carrazzo, Marc Murphy, Jarrad Waite and Lachie Henderson, they were found wanting against a desperate Power outfit.

Ratten said the club would hope to regain the services of Henderson and Nick Duigan next weekend to face the Cats, while Waite and Matthew Kreuzer could also line up.

But he refused to use injuries as an excuse for what has been a poor month of football for the side, claiming every player who pulled on a Blues jumper had a "responsibility" to give it their all.

"I think when you're wearing the club colours, whether you've got a few out or you're being belted around, whatever, I think those men have to do the job for the team," he said.

"We're not shying away from that, we have a responsibility."

Kreuzer added his name to the injury list - a late withdrawal due to a "slight" hamstring injury.

Ratten said his late omission was a big loss for the Blues, particularly for their structure.

"I think he just gives us a great avenue to goal and not just that, he allows Shaun Hampson to play a bit more forward, he can play as a ruck rover, he can play as a ruckman as well," he said.

"So it just allows us, tactically, to not be as proactive and maybe those conditions tonight would have really suited Matthew to be another follower."

The coach said that while the side's skill level was down, they also overused the ball, especially when the rain became a factor.

He also criticised Carlton's discipline, which cost them on the scoreboard as well as helping to shift the momentum the Power's way.

"I thought our undisciplined acts early and then late in the game frustrated us in the coaching box," he said.

"When you consider that we gave two 50m penalties and then a turnaround free kick, which I think Port kicked 2.1 from and I think that's some of the things that you just lose some of the momentum.

"I thought we just lost that and that was a bit of an issue for us."

Harry Thring covers news for AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Harry.

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