If the TV guide's anything to go by, don't hang out for a grand final marathon this year.

The grand final marathon has been a part of the fixture for years, but it won't be on the cards this year.

Channel 7 has instead opted to replay the two preliminary finals, starting with Collingwood's win over Richmond at 1 am and West Coast's demolition of Melbourne from 4 am.

It's not quite the offering of previous years, when historic grand finals would start from late on Friday night and run straight through to the morning.

But if you want your overnight footy fix, there's still something on offer.

It's a massive edition of the Mid-Week Rub leading up to the 2018 AFL grand final! Damian Barrett and Brian Taylor joined JB and Billy to discuss the biggest news and topics in the lead-up!

THE MID-WEEK RUB: