Griffin went for scans on her left ankle on Monday afternoon after picking up an injury midway through the fourth quarter of Canberra's loss to Southside on Sunday.

The loss of the league's most valuable player would be a cruel blow for the Capitals as they look to bounce back from their first home defeat in more than 12 months.

But Griffin is hopeful of shedding the moon boot for Canberra's clash with the Bendigo Spirit at the National Convention Centre on Saturday.

The 32-year-old battled through the dying stages of the top of the table clash with Southside on one good ankle having already endured a nightmare injury run in recent years.

"I knew I had done my ankle, but I wasn't sure to what degree and I knew we needed me out there, so I just tried to hide myself on defence as much as possible," Griffin said.

"If I became a liability, I definitely would have let [my teammates] know. Fortunately they weren't attacking me, Bec Cole heated up and we couldn't really stop that.

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"It wasn't something I felt like they needed to be worried about and we needed to be more worried about closing the game."

The Capitals would ultimately fall short in a game marred by questionable refereeing decisions which have again shone the spotlight on the league's standard of officiating.

Young gun Gemma Potter says "some of the calls didn't go our way, maybe they should have, maybe they shouldn't, but it's a matter of perseverance".

Griffin admits she grew frustrated as the game went on and concedes her teammates fed off her body language.

It shows a chink in the armour of one of the WNBL's biggest stars and it is one Griffin is desperate to address in a bid to help the Capitals back to their winning ways.

Griffin says "I would never want to be an official" and says it is important to keep in mind the fact referees are human and mistakes are bound to be made.

"I need to be better I didn't do a great job in leading by example in that area in the game. I talked to the girls about that afterwards, I care too much at times," Griffin said.

"I probably need to be better in that area. I need to let it go and focus on the next play. It starts from me, and it'll filter down. That's something that from now on, I'm going to try my best.

"It's passion, it's investment, it's caring, it's authentic. It's not something I do to be perceived a certain way.

"In all honesty I wish I didn't react the way I do sometimes, but it's genuinely from a place of wanting the best for my and my teammates. I need to be better, it starts with me.

"I want to do whatever my team needs for me to win and I didn't do it. I see the work my teammates put in in the gym and I have the utmost confidence in their abilities offensively.

"If I need to be a go to, I can be a go to. If other people are heating up, that's what makes us dangerous.

"It was frustrating, but nothing I haven't seen before. I just chalk it up to one of those nights."

It was one of those nights that saw Canberra's run of 16 consecutive home victories go up in smoke - but that figure is the least of Griffin's concerns.

Because put simply, "records don't really matter unless you're counting championships" - and she won't rest until Canberra claims its ninth.