The big day is almost here.

While the Janome NSW Open is just around the corner, I’m referring to the AFL Grand Final, and in particular my beloved Saints.

It’s been 43 years since we won our one and only premiership, which was 24 years before I was even born, but we’ve got the chance to add a second tomorrow and I know Rooey can lead us to it.

He’s a great player and he’s enjoyed a great finals series so far, but we need him to fire for just one more game.

The Cats, however, are a great team and they’ll be hard to beat, but considering the won a flag two years ago, I think it’s our turn to climb on top of the dais.

On the green, the National 5 a Side at Helensvale concluded recently and although South Tweed didn’t fare as well as I would have liked, it was still an enjoyable event.

Taren Point took the spoils with a star-studded line-up that included Turls, Baz, Ali, Thommo and Dougie, but hopefully we’ll be back next year and featuring prominently.

I’m also playing pennant every Friday with South Tweed and we’re currently on top of the ladder having defeated our arch rivals, Tweed Heads, recently.

Just in case I didn’t have enough on my plate with bowls and the Saints, I’ve also sat a number of mid-semester university exams this week which has been utterly exhausting.

On the flip side, however, I’ve just selected my new electives to compliment my journalism studies and I’ve opted for sports management and public relations, which should be good.

As I mentioned earlier, the Janome NSW Open is just around the corner and I’m hoping to play well.

Once again I’m teaming up with Sammy Shannahan, who had a great tournament at Taren Point last year.

Sammy won the singles and reached the finals of the pairs alongside Claire Duke, but we also reached the final of the Australian Open last year and we’re hoping to go one better this time around.

In order to fine-tune our preparations, we’ve decided that a little team bonding is necessary, so we’re off to the Black Eyed Peas concert (lol).

In the fours, I’m also playing with Sammy, as well as Lynsey Armitage, who won last year’s pairs alongside Julie Keegan, and Dukey.

It’s a great line-up so hopefully we can play well together.

That’s it for now.

Kelso