The script for a perfect farewell has been written and now Tumut co-coach Dean Bristow is looking to deliver on it.
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After struggling with a back complaint for the majority of the season, the 31-year-old will play his last game at Equex Centre on Sunday.
He believes the chance to win back-to-back premierships with success over Gundagai would be a perfect way to go out.
"It's a great script for it but not many people can choose the way they go out," Bristow said.
"If I could pick one occasion it would be this.
"Hopefully we can get the job done."
Bristow has been Blues co-coach for the past three years.
The first two were with Adam Pearce before younger brother Lachlan stepped into the coaching set up this season.
However this year the physical burden of playing has taken it's toll.
"My body can't do what it used to be able to do and it is taking me a lot longer to recover from games," he said.
"Instead of being a Monday or Tuesday it's now much later in the week.
"I just want to go out at a time where I can still compete at that level and not go that one season to far and deteriorate myself even more."
He doesn't want to overstay his welcome.
"Football has always been my life and I think I need to start listening to my body more than anything," Bristow said. "It probably hasn't been up to it over the last couple of seasons.
"I've noticed it a lot more so at this stage with everything that is going on it is probably my time."
Bristow returned to fullback last week in the preliminary final win over Young.
With his brother back at hooker it will be the first time since round three the Blues have had their first choice spine.
The 31-year-old hopes it bodes well.
"It has a sense of timing about it," Bristow said.
"I've touched on it a few times that we've been broken up since round three so to get us back on the paddock on the day that matters is vital to us.
"We've developed a pretty good combination over the last couple of seasons, we know each other's game well."
Two points have been the biggest margin between the two sides this season.
After losing the qualifying final Bristow wants the side to cut down their errors.
"We just need to give ourselves a chance to play," he said.
"We made too many silly errors and penalties just gifted them a lot of opportunities.
"We just that in patches against Young as well but I think that is the key - if we give ourselves a chance to win this footy game I think we will be right."
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