Griffith's failure to secure a home final may have resulted in their failure to secure the competition, with a number of external factors influencing their journey to the final match day.

But, the game was ultimately won by an unforgiving West Wyalong outfit.

The Wildcats utilised their size and strength throughout the game, fouling nearly every Demon that dared to enter their arc.

This resulted in Demons searching for points from range, but the shooting game of Griffith's youngsters failed when they needed it most.

Despite the outcome, coach Arch Cullen held his head high, proud of his squad and what they had achieved this season.

"Disappointing loss but at the end of the day, I said to the boys, nobody got out of sync and everyone kept battling," Cullen explained.

"The takeaways are that you have to keep battling, even though nothing really went our way, but we kept them honest and they were lucky to get away with it in a way."

Griffith looked an unfamiliar side throughout the four quarters, seemingly unable to find the form they have been known for this season.

Rookie Liam Blanch failed to contribute any points, while the majority of Isaac Testoni's efforts resulted in either fouls or blocks.

"We did hit a few shots and a few calls went the other way, but there's not really much you can do about that," Testoni said.

"They were very physical and a lot bigger than us, plus we had a few of our big boys out, but we played good for our size.

"They also had very good defence and they were right up close to us, I think we just never really got started."

The largest reason behind Demons failure to get on-song would have to be the incredible disadvantage of playing away from home.

Their pre-game two-hour trip and lack of fan support played a crucial part in the result.

When Arch Cullen was asked if he felt the result might have gone differently if they were on home turf, he had only one answer.

"Yes, I think it would have."

Now, the Demons will be hoping their teenage youngsters can return next season just a couple of inches taller and having put on a few more pounds.

"West Wyalong were always going to be physical," Cullen laughed.

"The referees sort of let them be physical, mainly them man-handling us more than we could them, but that's the way it goes.

"At the end of the day, we just didn't hit enough open threes."

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