Wollongong FC's Matt Bailey is yearning to get his hands on some silverware and team-mate Tynan Diaz wants to lead the Wolves' victory song at least one more time this year.
If all goes to plan, both will get their wishes after tomorrow's NSW Premier League title-deciding clash against Sutherland Sharks at Seymour Shaw Park.
Bailey wants to avoid the double disappointment he suffered last year with Illawarra league side Bulli, when Adrian Alston's men finished second in the league and lost the grand final.
"That was disappointing, but it wasn't meant to be," Bailey said.
"It might be my time to win one and have a change of fortune.
"We have the momentum and everything has fallen into place."
Meantime, Diaz has had plenty of practice leading his team-mates in the post-match victory song recently - but is keen for at least two more renditions - one tomorrow, and the second after next month's grand final.
"When you're singing every week there's no problem," Diaz said.
"Singing on Sunday would be great - singing two more songs would be even better."
Diaz, 21, is a veteran of 10 seasons with the Wolves while Bailey is a 28-year-old state league rookie.
Bailey - who won the Illawarra Premier League's player of the year award last year - has become a mainstay of the Wolves' line-up and has started the last 18 games.
"The pace in NSW Premier League is a bit quicker - initially it was an adjustment," Bailey said.
Diaz, the Wolves' dead-ball master, has been around long enough to realise how special 2008 has been for the former national league club.
"I couldn't think of a better year - this season hasn't been easy," he said.
Both agreed the Wolves climb up the ladder has come back to one word - camaraderie.
"I have never been in a team that has had the character of this one," Diaz said. "I have made five or six new best mates."
"The team gets on well as a unit," Bailey said. "That's why we came back so well last week (to beat Marconi)."