Carlton young gun Troy Menzel showed off his class and talent in a three-goal haul against St Kilda. Picture: Michael Klein. Source: Michael Klein / News Corp Australia
CARLTON coach Mick Malthouse still wants to see a greater level of consistency from his side despite it notching a 32-point win at Etihad Stadium on Monday night.
The Blues now head to the bye on the back of three wins from four games, but the major talking point from the game may yet come today as Blues captain Marc Murphy awaits the Match Review Panel's assessment of his inadvertent bump on Saints counterpart Nick Riewoldt in the opening stages of the third quarter.
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MONDAY NIGHT FOOTY FLOP
After being hit on the back of the head Riewoldt lay dazed on the turf for several seconds before being taken down in to the changerooms for assessment.
He returned to the field after about 10 minutes.
No Saint went near Bryce Gibbs, who finished with 38 disposals. Picture: Michael Klein Source: News Corp Australia
Three second quarter majors to Troy Menzel and two from the boot of Chris Yarran helped Carlton to an eight-goal to three term which blew the game open after a wasteful opening kept St Kilda in the contest early.
"It's that consistency, we haven't really been able to mount that practically all year," Malthouse said.
"It's something we look at to find a common denominator. How come we can hit the scoreboard (in the second quarter) then we can't hit the scoreboard (in the third)?
"The opposition, their stats were a lot higher and they cleaned us up early. We just couldn't get hold of the football early enough to stop that onslaught by St Kilda and then get the ball forward.
Brock McLean had 29 possessions. Picture: Michael Klein Source: News Corp Australia
"It took a long time to get back and steady. We were probably fortunate in that third quarter that they actually kicked points that were gettable goals."
Simon White could also come under review for an off the ball incident involving Luke Dunstan that forced the young Saint off the field in the third term.
Riewoldt had his head over the ball on the wing before being accidentally collected by Murphy from the side.
The incident will perhaps provide the best test case of Round 8 in the wake of last week's Jack Viney saga.
Kade Simpson flies over Josh Bruce during his 36-possession performance. Source: News Corp Australia
Murphy's actions, in which he turned to the side in an apparent attempt to brace for impact, were by no means deliberate, but in the current climate any contact to the head is likely to be reviewed by the MRP.
Jarryd Roughead, Marc LeCras and Liam Jones must today decide whether to accept or challenge rough conduct bans from the weekend's games.
"I see it like you see it, it's brief, and it's gone," Malthouse said.
"Murph would be the last bloke ever to want to infringe."
Meanwhile, the Blues revealed yesterday that 2013 first round draft pick Patrick Cripps is set to miss four weeks with a fractured fibula suffered while playing in the VFL on the weekend.
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