The alarm bells were ringing early for the Magpies as the in-form Dylan Riley slotted four goals in the first quarter, threatening to go even bigger than last week's haul of 10.

The Hudson medallist finished with nine in the 30.13 (193) to 7.3 (45) win, but had two chances late in the game to reach double figures.

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"Dylan Riley, oddly enough, had a poor day in front of goal," Blues coach Mitch Thorp said.

"He kicked nine which is fantastic, but he missed a couple of sodas, he really should have kicked 12 or 13 - he missed two goals from the goalsquare."

Missing star trio Harrison Gunther, Tom Cleary and Sam Rundle, the Magpies were hesitant early and were made to pay for skill errors as the Blues pounced on turnovers in the forward line.

Brodie Palfreyman kicked two first-term beauties to get the Blues firing and a run of 12 consecutive majors followed between the 20-minute mark of the opening term and the seven-minute mark of the third.

Glenorchy matched the hosts in the third term to keep the deficit inside 100 points, but the Blues were hungry for blood, piling on a whopping 11 goals in the final quarter.

Thorp said the clinical performance reflected how much his team was enjoying getting the best out of itself.

"It's really important for us to start flexing our muscle if we can in games," said Thorp, who could return from a foot injury as soon as next week.

"We've come from a very low base where we had to start again with a new list with a lot of young players at the footy club and to see them enjoying their footy first and foremost is really satisfying.

"I'm just really proud of the boys - they're addicted to the process at the moment.

"They're addicted to the environment we've created, the system we've put in place and they were frustrated after the game because they want perfection."

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Adam Roberts and Brayden Webb provided occasional moments of brilliance for Magpies fans, but the Blues had winners all over the ground.

Jack Donnellan played one of his best games for the club, keeping Daniel Joseph to nine touches while slotting a goal in each term to finish with four.

Brayden Pitcher was also dangerous up forward, as was Cody Thorp with three second-half majors.

Launceston's midfield of Palfreyman, Michael Musicka, Miller Hodge and Jay Blackberry performed so well that one could be forgiven for forgetting that superstar trio Jobi Harper, Jake Hinds and Fletcher Seymour are all yet to return.

Blackberry in particular will be hard to displace from the middle after coming within one touch of registering three goals and 30 touches for the third consecutive week.

"We've got some decisions to make with our list - we've obviously got some players coming back into the senior side over the next few weeks," Thorp said.

"We're sort of looking for the now but also for the future in making sure that we're getting some growth from our next generation of midfielder.

"Colby McKercher played quite a bit on ball today and hit the scoreboard and looked really lively, so we just want to get the balance right between the present and the future."

The Blues' next challenge is second-placed Clarence, who made it three wins on the trot with an 18-point victory at Kingborough.

"Next week we've got a huge challenge - I don't care what anyone says, they've got the best list in the competition," Thorp said.

"They've got 250 games worth of AFL experience and they've got the best Devils in the state.

"I firmly have their list as the strongest in the comp and we play them on their home patch and they've just started to get their game going now - they're going to be a real handful."