No stranger to September heartbreak, Western Bulldogs legend Chris Grant has urged his charges to seize their moment in the Toyota AFL Grand Final against Melbourne.

Grant, a favourite son of the west, will present the Bulldogs with the premiership cup should they prevail in Saturday's decider in Perth.

Having been on the Dogs' staff in 2016 when they broke their premiership drought, the 48-year-old now serves as their head of football.

As he wryly admits, presenting the cup is about as close as he'll get to the silverware given his decorated 341-game career didn't include a Grand Final.

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Chris Grant | Full Press Conference

Hear from Chris Grant as he speaks to the media in front of the Premiership Cup mural on Tuesday at Yagan Square, Perth.

Grant played in the 1997 Bulldogs side which fell to eventual premiers Adelaide by two points in a preliminary final. Days later, he polled maximum votes in the Brownlow Medal count but was ineligible because of a contentious suspension.

With Melbourne the sentimental favourite as it looks to win its first flag in 57 years, Grant says a second premiership in five years would still mean the world for the success-starved Bulldogs faithful.

"It's such an amazing and surreal experience to have the colours of your club involved in Grand Final day. It's a very, very different feeling to any other final for a lot of different reasons," he said.

"It doesn't matter when your team's in it, it's a privilege. This is only the fourth time in our whole history that we've been involved in a VFL or an AFL Grand Final.

"They don't come around very often so you make the most of your opportunities when you're there."

Both teams will train behind closed doors at Optus Stadium on Wednesday as they ramp up their preparations for the historic Perth showdown.

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Chris Grant | 'It's an amazing and surreal experience'

Hear from Chris Grant as he discusses the privilege of being involved in an AFL Grand Final.

Grant said Alex Keath (hamstring) and Cody Weightman (concussion) were both tracking well, with tough selection calls likely to be communicated to the players on Wednesday night.

Should Melbourne win, it will be presented with the premiership cup by former captain Garry Lyon, who Grant described as a childhood hero.

Lyon will be on media duties with Fox Footy earlier on Grand Final day but by the time the ball is bounced, he'll be watching purely as a Demons diehard.

"I'll be a rusted-on nuffie Melbourne supporter for the game, no doubt about it," he said.