Walsh aiming for flying start

FORMER Young Footballer of the Year Tommy Walsh is enjoying life with his new AFL club Sydney Swans as preparations crank up ahead of the new season.

With just six weeks to go before the Swans square off against Geelong and Walsh’s old club St Kilda in the NAB Cup series at the Etihad Stadium on February 24, the former All-Ireland winning Kerry footballer is relishing the start of the 2012 season as he looks to make the cut in the AFL. After three months with the Swans — where he has been handed Tadhg Kennelly’s old number 17 — Walsh reveals that he has settled in well to his new surrounds.

“I am just taking it week-by-week. It’s a new club and a new adventure for me. It’s exciting. I am just excited about getting the next month under my belt and kicking on for the games,” Walsh said.