ROUND two gave Carlton fans a glimpse of what their forward line could have looked like with ex-Blues Josh Kennedy and Jarrad Waite combining for 17 goals.
West Coast spearhead Kennedy was the highest scoring player in the competition in the Official AFL Player Ratings, with his 10 goals against his former club on Friday night making up his round-high 33.5 ranking points.
Waite, who left the Blues as an unrestricted free agent in the off-season, had his best game under the Player Ratings formula, which has been applied to games since 2010.
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The key forward booted seven goals from 22 disposals, to go with 12 marks for a total of 26.8 ranking points to place third overall.
Former Blue Sam Jacobs was the round's fourth-highest scoring player, earning 25.9 points for his 24 touches and 32 hit-outs in Adelaide's comfortable win over Collingwood.
Fremantle star Nat Fyfe – who collected 30.9 ranking points for his best-afield display against Geelong – was the second-highest scoring player in round two.
Kennedy, a WA native, was sent to West Coast along with draft picks No.3 (Chris Masten) and No.20 (Tony Notte), to get Chris Judd to Carlton.
The Eagles also handed over pick No.46 (Dennis Armfield) to ensure the deal went through.
At the time Kennedy, who was drafted by the Blues with pick No.4 in the 2005 NAB AFL Draft, was aged just 20. He had played 22 games for 11 goals.
Seven years down the track, it's hard to argue the Blues have lost out of the Judd-Kennedy deal.
As skipper, Judd led the Blues to finals appearances in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013, while capturing his second Brownlow Medal in 2010.
However, Kennedy has turned himself into one of the AFL's best forwards, booting 289 goals (and counting) in eight seasons with the Eagles.
With Carlton's existing forward line struggling to function effectively, some have queried the departures of Kennedy, Waite, Eddie Betts and Jeff Garlett.
Betts, who joined Adelaide as a free agent at the end of 2013, kicked a career-best 51 goals in his first season as a Crow, and backed up with four goals against North Melbourne in round one. Garlett was also dangerous for Melbourne in the opening round, snaring three majors.
Betts continues to be one of the AFL's most dangerous small forwards and is considered a key part of the AFL's No.1 attack.
Garlett was traded to Melbourne last year after an inconsistent season that was marred by his involvement, with ex-teammate Mitch Robinson, in a late-night brawl outside a CBD bar.
Before last season, Garlett led the Blues' goal kicking in 2013 with 43 goals to his name and looks like adding plenty to Melbourne's revamped forward line.
How the former Blues scored in round two
1.Josh Kennedy (West Coast): 33.5 Points (No.1 overall)
2. Jarrad Waite (North Melbourne): 26.8 Points (3rd)
3. Sam Jacobs (Adelaide): 25.9 Points (4th)
4. Eddie Betts (Adelaide): 14.9 Points (61st)
5. Mitch Robinson (Brisbane Lions): 13.7 Points (77th)
6. Jeff Garlett (Melbourne): 7.3 Points (245th)
7. Jeremy Laidler (Sydney Swans): 6.9 Points (260th)
8. Shaun Grigg (Richmond): 5.8 Points (290th)
*Former Blues Shaun Hampson (Richmond) and Kane Lucas (West Coast) did not play
Carlton's highest scoring players in round two
Kade Simpson: 17.7 Points (33rd)
Zach Tuohy: 16.7 Points (41st)
Bryce Gibbs: 11.8 Points (115th)
Levi Casboult: 11.5 Points (126th)
Lachie Henderson: 11.3 Points (132nd)
