Blake Acres of the Blues reacts after a contest during the round 21 AFL match between Collingwood Magpies and Carlton Blues at Melbourne Cricket...

Carlton midfielder Blake Acres has opened up on 3AW after the Blues got thumped by 74 points against Hawthorn in front of a packed out MCG.

A dejected Acres said the performance “just wasn’t us” and didn’t let the injuries be an excuse for the thrashing.

“We’re a close group and I’m confident we’ve got the personnel and the right group here to get this job done,” Acres said.

Press PLAY to hear his full post-match comments on 3AW