Marcus Bontempelli won't lose any sleep over any expectation set for him ahead of tomorrow's Grand Final against the Sydney Swans.
Bontempelli has had an outstanding finals campaign on the back of a superb season where he has averaged a career-high 24.5 disposals, 3.9 marks and over a goal a game.
"I'm not too bad (with the expectation). I've never been a real nervous type of sleeper, it's more the ability of the coaches and sporting staff to keep us focused ahead of tomorrow, so I'm just going to soak it all in," said Bontempelli.
"It's good nervous energy that you look to embrace as a player. We're very fortunate to be in the position to play in the Grand Final and taking every moment in your stride and embracing that nervous energy is something we'll all be doing."
The Western Bulldogs faithful packed out the Grand Final parade and were in full voice, with hopes to see their club complete a fairytale season.
"We're so humbled by the support we've felt over the past few weeks and we'll do our best tomorrow to return the favour," Bontempelli said.
Ex-Swan Shane Biggs isn’t placing any emphasis on facing his former side on Grand Final Day, after feeling right at home with the Western Bulldogs.
The 25-year-old played only six games in three seasons for the Swans before being acquired by the Bulldogs during the 2014 NAB AFL Trade Period.
Since then, the dashing defender has featured in 35 games for the Bulldogs, including every match this season, and is comfortable with the prospect he faces on the big stage.
"No, I'm not really (nervous about playing his former side)", Biggs said at the Grand Final parade.
"It was a couple of years ago now and these boys (Bulldogs) are all my mates now, so it's really just like playing any other team."
Biggs has impressed with his ability to match-up on different-sized opponents, as well as using the ball proficiently by foot.
He has averaged 21 disposals this season and will play a pivotal role in driving the Bulldogs' trademark dash from defence in Saturday's Grand Final.
However, Biggs acknowledged he will have to respect in-form Swans small forwards Ben McGlynn and Tom Papley, who have combined for 14 goals in this finals series, but won’t shy away from taking the game on.
"Especially in these type of games you definitely have to look after your man, but we have to play the way we have been all year and hope that will help get the job done."
The Dogs' well-documented injuries through their defensive lines hasn’t marred the club's ability to hold their opponents to low scores.
Bulldogs midfielder Lachie Hunter believes this will become an important factor in repelling the powerful Swans outfit.
"We rely heavily on our team defence and we've done pretty well, not only throughout the season, but during the finals series to keep teams to pretty low scores, so hopefully we can do that tomorrow," said Hunter.
Hunter is set to face his own stern test, competing against a star-studded Swans engine room featuring Luke Parker, Dan Hannebery and Josh Kennedy.
But the emerging onballer, who averaged a prolific 28 disposals a game this season, says it's the Doggies' variety that will help tackle the task.
"We have a lot of guys go through our midfield, so while a couple of their stars might get the big numbers, we'll look to have more of an even spread and hopefully that wins that battle."