Having dropped their first game of the season to the Roos in a low-scoring round six point-fest, Launceston appeared to flirt with fate after two early goals through Dylan Riley and Michael Musicka.

With the Richmond Oval breeze proving tough to master, the Blues kicked 12 consecutive behinds between the seven-minute mark of the first term and the 11-minute mark of the last.

Goals to debutant Colby Whitelaw, ex-Richmond junior Josh Green and Devils superstar Ollie Davis gave Clarence a five-point lead but this time around, the Blues would not be denied.

Having dominated every other part of the ground, Jake Hinds marked 45m from goal on the boundary and kicked truly to fix his side's radar.

The Blues finished the game with a run of 4.1 with Jared Dakin and Tim Jones also slotting majors from tough angles.

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"It was just pleasing to grind the win - we really wanted to win the game, we really set ourselves for it," Launceston coach Mitch Thorp said.

"We had 20 scoring shots to their seven for the game and we felt like we had control of it for the majority of the day - we had 35 inside-30s to their 15 and normally when you get that sort of number you have a fairly big win.

"To their credit they hung in there and defended quite well, but we always had the wind in the last quarter and it was pleasing just to finish off the home and away season with a win.

"They were the only side leading into the game we hadn't beaten for the year so it was really important for us to go down to Richmond and get the result."

Joe Groenewegen enjoyed a successful first game back in Blues colours, asserting his dominance around the ground and in the ruck, while Fletcher Seymour was strong against his old team.

Brady Jones was huge across half-back in his 150^th Roos game but no-one was as influential as Hinds, who showed strength and poise beyond his 21 years.

"He's super versatile and we've sort of held him back for the majority of the year from playing in the midfield but now we're at the pointy end and he's certainly a key driver in our midfield," Thorp said.

"He's a very talented player and a terrific young man - very coachable.

"He supported our defence and he had nine clearances which really shows how good he is around the ball and he obviously hit the scoreboard as well."

The Blues will sit out round 13 with the bye before hosting Lauderdale in a home preliminary final.

Late out Thorp (knee) and Jay Blackberry, who sat out the second half with minor hamstring tightness, will both relish the chance to return to full fitness as a number of tough selection calls loom.

Tim Auckland and Tim Bristow will both be available for selection while Hamish Leedham was named best on ground in a development league team also featuring senior regulars Jack Donnellan, Tyson Miller and Grant Holt.

"The bye comes at a really important time - we're the last team to have that second bye and we probably need it just to regroup and re-energise," Thorp said.

"The boys have done a great job to be 9-3 for the season. We've got everyone to select from - it's going to cause some really tough decisions to be made, but that's what good football clubs and good teams have - they have density in their program."

Launceston 2.3, 2.7, 2.10, 6.14 (50)

Clarence 1.1, 2.1, 4.2, 4.3 (27)