CARLTON spearhead Jarrad Waite isn’t embarrassed by his reprimand for staging, saying he has been able to laugh off the incident with Tiger Jake King.

Waite staged for a free kick shortly after he tackled King to the ground in the third quarter of the Carlton-Richmond game at the MCG last Thursday night.

As Waite lay on top of King briefly, the Tiger toe-poked him in the chest – an action that earned King a $900 fine for unnecessary contact – prompting Waite to put his hand to his face as though he'd been hit.

Waite told AFL.com.au on Thursday he had suffered a blood nose in his tackle on King, but conceded his reaction to the Tiger's toe-poke had not looked good.

"I wouldn't say (it was) embarrassing, I'd say more funny," Waite said.

"I honestly can't really remember doing it at the time, but I got about 15-20 texts of the video after the game.

"It's not something I'm renowned for and I know it's not something that's going to creep into my game.

"But it was nice just to get a letter (from the Match Review Panel) this time instead of a fine."

For Waite, the most frustrating part of the Blues' 12-point loss to the Tigers was Carlton’s inability to take their chances in front of goal as they charged home in the second half.

Down by 33 points at the 11-minute mark of the third term, Carlton dominated general play from then on, but blew their chances with a 5.9 return that included several 'sitters'.

Waite was one of the chief culprits, with his first two misses being relatively easy set shots from 25m and 35m respectively.

Jarrad Waite grabs his jaw after a toe-poke to the chest from Jake King

"Being a forward that's where you want to make your mark, especially in games like that," Waite said.

"We gave them a head start and it was such a good effort by the boys to fight back, but unfortunately we missed a few really easy goals that in every day circumstances you'd probably kick nine times out of 10.

"But it was extremely frustrating and I know the boys and myself are ready to redeem ourselves this week (against Essendon)."

At 31, Waite is now the second oldest player on Carlton's list, behind Heath Scotland.

Injuries have plagued the key forward in the past five seasons, when he has averaged just 12 games a year.

But after knee surgery at the end of last season and his first full pre-season in five years, Waite says his body is feeling "really good" after this year's first two rounds.

Unlike Essendon veterans Dustin Fletcher and Paul Chapman, who plan to manage their aging bodies through about 16 games this season, Waite says having missed so much football in recent years he wants to play every game in 2014.

Waite is feeling just as good mentally and is thriving under the "very encouraging, straight down the line" coaching of Mick Malthouse.

Set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season, Waite says he hopes to play on for another two years at Carlton, but will delay his decision until the end of 2014.

"I obviously love playing footy, love being around the boys and it's a good lifestyle," he says.

"Obviously, I've got to reassess where the body's at (at) the end of the year… and see what I want to do."