The Swans recorded their second win over the Demons for the year but more importantly, returned to winning ways with the 14.15 (99) to 8.8 (56) victory at Exies Oval.

A five-goal haul from Lucas Conlan led the way from the Swans, who began to get their mojo back after consecutive defeats for the first time in coach Will Griggs' tenure.

Five unanswered goals in the second term put Griffith 28 points clear at half-time but it was their work against the breeze in the third quarter that proved the difference.

The Swans kicked four goals to two against a strong breeze that set up a match-winning 44-point advantage at three-quarter-time.

Griggs said there was a feeling of relief inside the Swans' sheds after getting back on track.

"It's a bit of relief for the boys," Griggs said.

"Obviously two losses in a row, some of the younger boys might have got a bit frantic, thinking shit I hope this doesn't go downhill from here but to get the win up, I think it eases a bit of pressure, to know that we're back on track.

"We've still got a lot of things to work on, which is a positive as well. We dropped off in that last quarter when we probably should have kicked away but that's all a learning curve. We didn't focus on that after the game, it was more about enjoying the win."

The return of Jack Rowston for his first game since a knee reconstruction was a big positive for the Swans and his goal from outside 50 was one of the highlights for Griffith.

Lucas Conlan was brilliant up forward and he and older brother Jacob caused plenty of headaches for the Collingullie-GP defence.

Griggs was happy with the way his team put the game away in the middle two quarters, both with and against a strong breeze.

"Obviously our second quarter was good with that breeze but the third quarter, to play the way we did, we were able to get the ball over the back and run into open goals a couple of times, which was fantastic," he said.

"I thought we showed a fair bit of character, it was good. Obviously they were pretty depleted today but in those conditions it wasn't easy."

Griggs believes the maturity the Swans showed on Saturday played a big part in turning their fortunes around.

"I think we showed a bit more control. We talked about that a fair bit. Yes we want to play quick but sometimes you just can't and sometimes we've ran ourselves into trouble over the last few weeks," he said.

"I think today, especially in that third quarter when they had the breeze, it was probably a five or six goal breeze, we really held control and were able to kick three or four against the breeze and held them to two. That was the turning point, and showed a bit of maturity.

"We had six changes going into today and brought some experience in, blokes with a cooler head under pressure and it seemed to show effect, which is good."

Blake Harper, who kicked four goals, and Jason Ainsworth were standouts for the Demons in a losing side.

The visitors also picked up a foot injury to Ben Klemke.

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