Live: Swans favourites in AFL grand final as Hawks seek back-to-back titles

Pre-match entertainment has begun and excitement is building at the MCG ahead of this afternoon's AFL grand final between Hawthorn and Sydney. The Swans ended the home and away season on top of the ladder to earn the minor premiership and have largely coasted through September en route to their second grand final in three years. They will face a Hawks team desperate to obtain revenge from the 2012 decider loss, and who scraped through a preliminary final against Port Adelaide to earn the opportunity to go back-to-back in 2014. Follow Grandstand's live blog for updates throughout the match, as well as highlights, audio, photos and the best from social media.

more: Live: Swans favourites in AFL grand final as Hawks seek back-to-back titles

Pre-match entertainment has begun and excitement is building at the MCG ahead of this afternoon's AFL grand final between Hawthorn and Sydney. The Swans ended the home and away season on top of the ladder to earn the minor premiership and have largely coasted through September en route to their second grand final in three years. They will face a Hawks team desperate to obtain revenge from the 2012 decider loss, and who scraped through a preliminary final against Port Adelaide to earn the opportunity to go back-to-back in 2014. Follow Grandstand's live blog for updates throughout the match, as well as highlights, audio, photos and the best from social media.