THERE is an unmistakable air of confidence emanating from Swans co-captain Jarrad McVeigh ahead of Saturday's Grand Final against Hawthorn.

The Swans have had an almost trouble-free build-up to date, with Sam Reid's jarred knee from last Friday's preliminary final victory over North Melbourne the only minor hiccup the club has had to deal with this week.

But Reid will have his name on the team sheet when the Swans reveal what's expected to be an unchanged side later on Thursday.

Otherwise it has been smooth sailing, with no other injury or Tribunal matters hanging over their heads, leaving the players free to focus only on the task at hand.

And listening to McVeigh speak ahead of the club's final training session on Thursday, the 22 players know exactly what lies ahead of them.

"A bit of both," McVeigh said when asked if he was excited or nervous ahead of the big game.

"It's obviously an exciting week after you know you're in a Grand Final and you hear about all the stuff that you're going to be doing throughout the week.

"But we had a good team meeting this morning, really locked in to what we need to do on the weekend, and that's all we're focused about now.

"We'll get to Melbourne tonight and have the parade tomorrow, but we're fully focused and know what we have to do to win this game of footy."

While the Swans might be confident, they are under no illusions about the size of the task that lies before them against the Hawks.

The two sides have waged some epic battles since their classic 2012 Grand Final, including four matches decided by 20 points or less.

The Hawks have been the better team over the past two years, however, winning four of the five matches played between the teams since that decider.

"They're an unbelievable team," McVeigh said.

"(It's their) third Grand Final in a row. They've been up there for so long and we highly respect these guys and the way they go about it.

"It's going to be a huge task."

McVeigh was also asked about how the Swans are now perceived in the AFL landscape.

For years the Swans were admired for their blue-collar style, intense work ethic and an ability to compete year after year without some of the competition's best talent.

They were popular victors in that 2012 Grand Final, as they were clear underdogs heading into the game against the heavily favoured Hawks.

But since the big-money acquisitions of Lance Franklin and Kurt Tippett, there is a feeling the Swans aren't viewed quite the same way any more by the rest of the AFL.

"That doesn't concern me at all," McVeigh said.

"We pride ourselves on hard work, and yeah we've got a bit of talent up forward and around the ground, but that doesn't excuse hard work.

"We're guys that want to play two-way football and we do that.

"A lot of talk is about 'Bud' and 'Tippo', but just have a look at some of the other guys and what they do.

"So it doesn't concern us if we're hated (or) we're loved, it is what it is.

"We're in a Grand Final and that's all we're thinking about."