For Collingwood, the win provided a timely psychological boost for the club following a turbulent off-season and a disappointing round one defeat to the Western Bulldogs last Friday night.
According to coach Nathan Buckley, the side's ability to repel a series of prolonged Carlton attacking efforts in the first half was pivotal to its success in later withstanding any chance of a Blues fightback.
"We had narrow losses in our practice matches against Geelong and Richmond, but we didn't particularly well, and we didn't play particularly well last week," Magpies coach Nathan Buckley said.
"We think there's still so much growth on what we put forward tonight, but that was a more Collingwood performance in regard to our effort and our defensive shape.
"We've kicked 100 points and I know everyone will focus on personnel in front of the ball and ball use and offensive efficiency, but largely if you compete and defend well you're going to be able to get the ball back in some pretty damaging positions.
"In the first half, we were able to do that and we scored quite heavily as a result."
Jamie Elliott will undergo scans on his ankle after he landed awkwardly in a marking contest and was subbed out in the second quarter.
