Don’t talk to Tom Liberatore about history.  Or pressure.

He feels none of it.

"The only weight of family history I have on my shoulders is leaving Nonna's joint," he told The Age.

Tom’s grandmother, Tony’s Mum, made him promise that he would try his best against Hawthorn after a family dinner last Thursday night

Nonna needn’t have worried.

"Other than that, nothing. I don't feel a thing, any pressure or anything like that."

The Western Bulldogs are riding a wave of momentum after dispatching last season’s grand finalists in successive weeks by an average margin of 35 points.

They’ve done it based on a belief in their system, and in each other.   

"We approached this finals series with a sense of riskiness and, not laissez faire, but we have kind of gone back to how we got to our best last year, he said.

“Throwing caution to the wind at times and being a bit more risky with the ball."

The Club will be aiming to make its first grand final since 1961 when they take on Greater Western Sydney on Saturday at 5:15, but according to Liberatore, the team won’t be giving much thought to what, or who, have come before them.

No, the 2016 Western Bulldogs will be looking to forge their own identity; create their own history.

"We have not thought like that. We have never really taken into account too much of the past," he said.

“With the new blood, the new players we’ve [only] used the good stuff from the past.

“We have so much experience with Gia and Murph and Dale and Boydy who assist us with making sure it's our brand, our own individual niche of young players."

All that’s left to do is to make Nonna proud.