The second half of the match was the most intense for the Gulgong-based side, with the winning point scored in the remaining 10 minutes, resulting in a 3-2 win.

Falcons co-president and third grade goalie, Greg Reid says having lost to EDU in last year's grand final in a penalty shoot, his side were remaining positive about proving their worth.

"We knew that we had to go in positive and try and score early considering we had to win the match to qualify for the grand final, a draw or loss would've seen us miss out," he said.

"Both teams didn't seem too awake at the start of it. It was the lucky goal for EDU that just happened to float into the net behind us that kicked us into gear a little bit and saw us start to play a bit better.

"It's something we've been talking about all year, we were supposed to play them at the start of the season but a washout pushed the game back to Sunday just gone.

Reid acknowledges that it was two mistakes of his own that could have potentially resulted in a season close for the Falcons, but says he was "watching the final minutes of the game like a hawk hoping we could score".

"It was nerve-wracking, you could tell the boys were pushing hard and looking at the clock counting down the minutes, I know I was nervous because it was two of my mistakes that led to it being 2-all," he said.

"Their goalie made a simple mistake and we pounced on it with Matt Cremona putting it away."

Up against Wellington on October 11 at Dubbo for the final dance, the Falcons will go in as the underdogs having lost to them in the second round, 4-1.

"It wasn't the best result but I think we can work on it. I think we've figured them out after watching them a few times this season, we've figured out how they run it and where their engine room is," Reid said.

"Our intensity when the game is on the line, we pick it up and just start to fire. Amazingly our teamwork comes to 100 per cent at the same time.

"If we can tick all the boxes early on and get our intensity up we should be able to hold them."