Bottom of the ladder Brisbane smacked Carlton off the park in the first half at the Gabba before having to fend off a strong Blues' revival to record its fourth win of the season.
Our Inside Football experts take a look at the individual performances of each player...
BRISBANE – 17.10 (112)
Harris ANDREWS – 6
Great battle with Casboult and McKay. Could claims a points victory – just - over both.
Jake BARRETT – 6
Good at pumping the ball into the forward 50m zone. Underrated value across the midfield.
Ryan BASTINAC – 5
Threatened early to play a big part. Only performed in patches though, despite the Lions overall dominance.
Dayne BEAMS – 8
All class. Never far from the action and not only set up goals, he bagged three of his own.
Jarrod BERRY – 6
His lack of a consistent finishing touch undid some of his hard work.
Cedric COX – 6
Landed his first career goal in style on the run from 50m. He added much-needed energy and speed in the mid-field.
Darcy GARDINER – 5
Quiet achiever. Vital part of the defence which kept Carlton to just three first-half goals.
Eric HIPWOOD – 5
Kept presenting and proved troublesome for Jones. Bagged two goals including a 50m bomb.
Ben KEAYS – 4
Did a few useful things including two goal assists.
Ryan LESTER – 7
Came off the bench to be a strong influence in opening goal blitz. Also registered a second term major. Then had a hand in defence.
Stefan MARTIN – 7
Not only had the better of Kreuzer, but his work in general play (19 disposals) was notable.
Rhys MATHIESON – 6
Hard at it. As usual continually ducked or drove his head into an opponent’s arms when tackled which helped him to four frees.
Sam MAYES – 7
Solid four quarter effort and arguably his best game for the season.
Hugh MCCLUGGAGE – 6
Racked-up 100 per cent for disposal efficiency. It showed how well he used his 17 touches.
Daniel MCSTAY – 5
Stood strong against Curnow who was a handful after half time.
Daniel RICH – 6
Calm in a crisis late when Carlton started a charge. Landed a 55m goal on the run to end the Blues’ seven goal run.
Tom ROCKLIFF – 7
Don’t be fooled by his 10 disposals. Used as a tagger and brilliantly shut-down Gibbs. Is tagging his new role?
Josh SCHACHE – 4
Possibly the only Lion not to really shine at some stage. Still learning the game.
Lewis TAYLOR – 6
Got on his own a hell of a lot. Only downside his tendency to be a bit selfish in front of goal.
Josh WALKER – 7
Stunning first half, both in attack and as the back-up ruckman. Not as dominant in second half but overall a solid effort.
Alex WITHERDEN – 6
First-year player who continues to impress. Hard at it and showed his willingness to put his body on the line.
Dayne ZORKO – 9
Sizzled in opening term with 11 disposals. Finished with 26 touches, three goals and possibly three Brownlow votes.
CARLTON – 11.16 (82)
Levi CASBOULT – 6
Finished with two goals but it could easily have been a couple more. Troublesome for the Lions defenders at times.
David CUNINGHAM – 5
Kicked-started the seven goal run across the third and fourth terms with a major in general play.
Charlie CURNOW – 6
Rising Star nominee who took some big grabs and kicked two goals. Competed all game at least.
Sam DOCHERTY – 7
Constantly mopped up across half back. He lacked teammates with the same commitment.
Bryce GIBBS – 4
No disposals in opening quarter. First time that’s happened (any quarter) since 2009. Only eight touches. Shut-down by Rockliff.
Nick GRAHAM – 5
Another Blue who played in patches and could not be happy with just 13 disposals.
Liam JONES – 4
Never got settled. Four disposals until half time. Seven for the game. Needed to do more.
Sam KERRIDGE – 6
Lifted considerably in second half when the Blues made a charge. Too late she cried!
Matthew KREUZER – 6
Intriguing battle with Martin. Oddly, was Blues second highest disposals by half time.
Jed LAMB – 5
Marked by Rich. Only managed two behinds as he struggled to have any real influence.
Was part of a very loose defence early on. Spent some time on Walker. Had better games.
Harry MCKAY – 6
Impressive debut. A couple of big marks and even landed a goal. Future is bright.
Marc MURPHY – 7
Big four quarters especially when some of his well-credentialed teammates went missing. Easily Carlton’s best.
Really got going in second half. Partially tamed Zorko after half-time. Might have taken a dive when Zorko brushed his chin.
Lachie PLOWMAN – 4
Had a failed stint on Zorko. Overall a disappointing day in the office.
Jack SILVAGNI – 3
Shades of his old man with a reaching one handed spoil across Hipwood. Only highlight.
Kade SIMPSON – 6
Plugged away and one of three Blues to have 10 or more disposals by half time.
Dale THOMAS – 4
Spent a lot of time agitating the opposition. Should have concentrated more on finding the ball.
Jacob WEITERING – 4
Returned just five disposals. At least they were with 100 per cent efficiency and he did have some effect guarding Schache.
Tom WILLIAMSON – 4
Rarely sighted. Just the 10 disposals which included only one in the last term when Carlton made a late challenge.
Matthew WRIGHT – 6
Got going in the third quarter and landed one of seven straight Carlton majors.