The Hoppers haven't claimed the trophy since 2001 and their first final in several years wasn't going according to plan when down 21-17 at halftime.

But after coach Claudia Barton told her team to "take a chill pill" at half-time, Coolamon found a way to open up a defence-dominated contest and book another elimination bout with defending premiers Wagga Tigers this weekend.

Coolamon dominated the third quarter to take a four goal lead at the last break, and never looked troubled in the final term.

"At halftime I just told them to relax, if we start stressing and get caught up in the crowd we get distracted," she said.

"I definitely think as soon as we did that we played a lot better and moved the ball down the court with more control.

"We started the game really nervous, and you could tell (in the second half) they took a chill pill."

Barton said Griffith's full court defence was the ideal build-up for the Tigers clash, and says they have belief they can press the big guns for the title.

"Starting finals with this game was good because the Tigers play exactly the same (full court defence). They play a bit of different zone defence, but we know how to combat that," she said.

"I definitely think it is (possible to win the premiership). It depends how well we stick to our game plan."

Griffith co-coach Karen Conlan said the season was a success despite being eliminated at the first finals hurdle.

"We've had a tremendous season, it's been a great building season," she said.

"We were the sleeping underdogs that people didn't rate. We were hoping to go further but we'll be back bigger and better next year.

"Both defences were under a lot of pressure early on and both teams were getting a lots of turnovers."

Fellow Swans co-coach Georgia Fuller said they were unable to match motors with Coolamon in the second half.

"They just put pressure on our attack end and I think our intensity dropped a little in the second half. They kept powering on and we couldn't keep up," she said.

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