Carlton's Adam Cerra believes shutting down Melbourne superstar Kysaiah Pickett won't be left to just one player.

Pickett will loom large in Saturday night's wildcard showdown at the MCG after being named in the All-Australian team for the second straight year on Tuesday.

Since transitioning from a small forward into a goal-kicking midfielder, Pickett has become one of the AFL's most damaging players.

"He's obviously a special player," Cerra said this week of Pickett.

"I think those good players are going to have influence no matter what, it's just a matter of trying to contain them a little bit.

"But we have some great players in our team as well that they'll be looking at.

"We'll put a plan together, but it won't be a one-man job, it'll be a team collective."

It will be Carlton's first finals match since 2024, when they were demolished by the Brisbane Lions.

Unlike two years ago, the Blues are surging after winning 11 of 14 games since Fraser took over from Michael Voss in May.

"Our process during the week, we're constantly trying to get better every day," Cerra said.

"We didn't want to just be a one- or two-week thing, we want to ingrain the habits into our club and into our culture.

"We're not getting too high, not too low."

Australian Associated Press