Sydney veteran Jude Bolton performed his rain dance earlier this week, and the forecast for Saturday’s AFL grand final against Hawthorn suggests it may have worked a little too well.

Winds of up to 40kph, showers, a low of eight degrees and hail is the Bureau of Meteorology’s bleak outlook for the biggest day of the season.

Bolton hopes the weather station is not wrong.

“I did my rain dance earlier this week, so I’m looking forward to getting down there and playing in a cold and wet Melbourne,” the 300-game midfielder said on Thursday.

“It doesn’t matter if it snows on grand final day, they still hand out a premiership cup and they still hand out 22 medals.”

When pressed on whether the wet weather could be an advantage for the visitors, Bolton felt it could play a small part.

“I think it’s just the team that adjusts quicker. If it’s dry conditions, it’s the team that settles well early and gets a bit of a jump on the opposition,” he said.

“We think we’re adept in wet weather and any conditions, I guess they’re a real good kicking side so wet weather might be a disadvantage to them.”

Like Geelong’s Jimmy Bartel, Bolton is a wet-weather specialist.

This season he accumulated a career-high 41 possessions in a best-on-ground display against Western Bulldogs at the SCG.

The match was played almost entirely in driving rain.

“I grew up in Ballarat and it’s pretty wet down there,” the 32-year-old said after that game.

However Swans defender Ted Richards suspected he’d still be in for a long day against Lance Franklin on Saturday, even if it pours.

“They’ve made it through to the grand final because they play well in all conditions. I’m not going to be so naive to think that a bit of rain or wind is going to help me,” Richards said.