It wasn't quite the 148-point victory of their round-five clash but Launceston blasted Glenorchy off the park, defeating the Magpies 22.15 (147) to 5.4 (34) at KGV.
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Celebrating Jay Blackberry's State League record-breaker and Jake Smith's 150th senior game, the Blues were as prolific as ever, building a strong early lead before picking up their fourth triple-figure victory of the year.
Glenorchy's Adam Roberts snapped the first of the game out of a contested pack but it would be eight Launceston goals and more than a quarter later for the Magpies' next.
Milestone man Blackberry kicked the Blues' first from an-almost impossible angle and opened the floodgates for the reigning premier.
Jake Hinds, Jack Donnellan, Dylan Riley and Brayden Pitcher all joined the goalkicking action - the latter trio twice - before Harrison Gunther broke the streak with his second shot on goal.
Cody Thorp cancelled out the young gun's goal, kicking two in a minute, extending the Blues' margin to 54 points just 18 minutes into the second quarter.
Riley kicked his third, as Hamish Leedham and Brendan Taylor added their name to the list for a 74-point margin at half-time.
ELSEWHERE IN SPORT
The tide was stemmed in the second as the Blues only added another eight majors, with Riley finishing with five to his name, bringing up his 50th for the season, with coach Mitch Thorp happy to get the win.
"It was a big build-up leading into a milestone game for Blackberry and Smith and the boys did a great job," he said.
"We got the game where we wanted it at half-time and then after half-time Glenorchy played a pretty ugly game style to be honest, they just put the numbers around the footy and made it a little bit harder to score.
"I'm pleased with the four quarters today, we had a lot of contributors, Harper, Seymour and Blackberry were all terrific and when you've got those three leading the way we traditionally have pretty good days, so it's nice to get those boys back out on the park."
While Mitch took his spot on the sidelines, brother Cody kicked three as one of four inclusions including skipper Jobi Harper, who showed his class in the second term with a contested mark and evade on the muddy KGV cricket square.
The recent Tasmanian Fire Service recruit finished with three majors himself, adding another string to the Blues' ever-growing bow.
"He had 22 disposals and kicked three goals and played on the wing, so it's a pretty special effort."
- Mitch Thorp on Jobi Harper
"Dylan Riley kicked five, Cody Thorp had his best game for the club, he took a lot of strong contested marks and kicked three goals himself so overall I'm really pleased."
In a classy move by the Magpies, both Blackberry and Smith were given a guard of honour on their way off the ground, with coach Thorp saying the big win "shows how much they mean to the playing group".
"It was really evident that the boys wanted to have a strong performance and ensure that those boys walked off the ground with a win and more importantly, build our second part of the season.
"They are both terrific clubmen and all they care about is team success and that's just a little bit of a momentum builder come the back half of the year."
The Blues return to Windsor Park next week to face Clarence, who tasted defeat in the Gadomski-Riewoldt Trophy match-up, going down to the Tigers 11.9 (75) to 6.8 (44).
Jarrod Harper and Eddie Cole were named the Alex Gadomski Medal winners as the Tigers stormed into third on the ladder, while Lauderdale picked up its second win of the season, defeating North Hobart by 67 points on the Demons' home turf.
Next week also sees Brad Cox-Goodyer's North Launceston outfit return to the league, hosting the in-form Tigers after having the well-earned bye.