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HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson doesn't believe Melbourne's inclement weather will play any part in deciding Saturday's Grand Final against the Sydney Swans.

Popular theory has the Swans' contested game style better suited to the wet conditions forecast for the premiership decider at the MCG, but Clarkson disputed that notion on Friday.

"When you play this game you play in hot weather, you play in cold weather and you play at all different shaped grounds - as long as it's got goalposts and you've got 22 blokes each who are prepared to have a crack at each other," Clarkson said shortly after the conclusion of this year's rain-affected Grand Final parade.

"That will be the case tomorrow. We know Sydney are tough and hard whether they're playing dry conditions or in the wet and they know that we're the same.

"It's a Grand Final - it's a fierce contest - so we're looking forward to [that]."

The coach said he was unlikely to make any late changes based solely on the weather conditions for the clash he describes as a 50-50 contest despite his side being heavily favoured by bookmakers.

Hawthorn made just one change to the line-up that squeezed past Adelaide in last week's thrilling preliminary final with skipper Luke Hodge coming in at the expense of defender Tom Murphy.  

Hodge, who was a late withdrawal against the Crows with a bout of gastro, dispelled any lingering doubts over his fitness.

"I feel great," Hodge said.

"I've trained all week with the guys … we had a reasonable hit out yesterday and I got through that pretty well.

"I've spoken to dieticians throughout the week about the best things to put into my body, so I'm full of confidence and feel strong at the moment. There will be no issue tomorrow."

Clarkson famously drew a picture of a large shark, which represented hot favourites Geelong, on an MCG whiteboard ahead of the 2008 Grand Final that his unfancied side went on the win.

Despite Hawthorn being similarly favoured on Saturday, the coach said the Swans did not deserve the same underdog status that was a factor in the 2008 upset.  

"I think the difference was that in 2008 Geelong was on top of the ladder for the whole season," he said.

"I think … you would find that Sydney was on top of the ladder for a fair amount of this year, so we know Sydney are a great football side."  

With so much on the line, Clarkson won't be straying too far from the playbook that saw the Hawks take out the minor premiership.

"We won't be trying to do too many different things tomorrow, as I'm sure the Swans won't either - it's just whether we can play to our system better than Sydney plays to theirs," he said.

"We'll see what the outcome is at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon."