Chris Judd produced his best and Brendan Fevola displayed his best and worst as Carlton capped off a stunning round 17 in the AFL.

Their 28-point win over the second-placed Western Bulldogs in the twilight game at Telstra Dome meant second through to seventh on the ladder lost this weekend.

The 18.18 (126) to 15.8 (98) win, which featured a 65-point turnaround in the second half, also brought the 11th-placed Blues to within a game of the top eight.

By contrast, the 'Dogs have lost their last two and could be without young defender Dylan Addison for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

In his 150th senior game, Judd was imperious with a game-high 32 touches and one goal.

Fevola's first half featured all the sulking and volatile elements of his game that have helped encourage the Blues to postpone contract negotiations until the end of the season.

But his five-goal second half, giving him 6.5 for the match, highlighted why the Blues will probably keep him.

Coach Brett Ratten described the skipper's game as "vintage Judd" and he joked that Fevola was making him age prematurely.

"I might age a bit quicker and one bloke the other day said I looked more like 47 than 37," Ratten said.

"I said 'aw well, give me another 12 months and I might be 67'."

Carlton utility Simon Wiggins also marked his 100th game with four goals, all when the Blues were under great pressure.

Wiggins and Judd primarily kept Carlton in the contest, but they still trailed by 37 points at 11 minutes into the third term.

The Blues kicked the last nine goals of the game from 23 minutes into the third term.

"I was just so pleased for Simon Wiggins, he's a player who has gone through the ups and downs of football, he gives everything he's got, he lays it on the table and he says 'when I walk off the ground, I've given 100 per cent'," Ratten said.

The Blues coach added was among their best three wins of the season.

Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade acknowledged that his team looked tired towards the end of the game, but noted the Bulldogs were still in a strong position approaching the finals.

"Full credit to the opposition, they played very well, but we seemed to get away from some basic things at times and (we) obviously looked pretty tired at the end, for whatever reason," he said.

"We're second on the ladder, I don't know whether there's a need to panic too much, is there?

"Six favourites didn't win on the weekend, so anything can happen."

Eade said Addison would undergo scans on Monday, but was not hopeful.

"It doesn't look great, he's probably a grade-three medial (ligament) we think, at this stage," he said.

"If it's a grade-three medial, he'll miss the rest of the year, I would think - it's an eight- to 10-week (injury), maybe a bit longer.

"That's what the surgeon has told us initially."

While several key Bulldogs players were down, Eade singled out defenders Dale Morris and Ryan Hargrave for commendation.

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