Betts shines as Blues bury Bombers Carlton led by seven points at half time, but slammed through eight unanswered goals in a third term, propelling it to a 24.9 (153) to 12.7 (79) win.
The match could ultimately produce goal of the year by Betts, mark of the year, from Andrew Walker, and three Brownlow votes for Chris Judd, with those individual efforts coming against a backdrop of a complete team performance lauded by coach Brett Ratten.
Carlton had the better of the first term in open play and nearly doubled Essendon's inside 50 count, but the Bombers' efficiency when they did go inside kept the Blues' lead to just seven points at the first break.
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