While the Figtree junior will probably imagined her big moment occurring with thousands of fans in the stands, it will be a far different story on Saturday.

The sky blues will look to clinch their second straight title when take on Melbourne City behind closed doors at AAMI Park due to fears over the Coronavirus spread.

The two sides also met in the 2017/18 decider, with Melbourne winning 2-0.

Hawkesby, who grew up viewing Sydney FC as her "dream club", will play in her first W-League grand final in her rookie season.

And the 19-year-old told the Mercury she couldn't wait for the challenge.

"It's a huge achievement for the club to play in our third consecutive grand final. And personally, it's great as well to play in my first grand final," Hawkesby said.

"It's going to be really different [to play behind closed doors], but we knows our fans will be supporting us by watching on TV. We'll adjust."

Hawkesby said Sydney FC hadn't been preoccupied by Coronavirus discussions in the lead-up to the game.

"It's in the back of our minds, but it hasn't really affected us," she said.

"We've been focusing on every game and then the grand final. Obviously it's safety first, but at the moment, we're all good: nothing's changed."

The sky blues secured seven wins during the regular season to finish in third spot on the W-League ladder.

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Sydney FC then moved into the decider with a 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory in the semi-final. Veronica Latsko's goal in the 14^th minute proved the difference.

"We had a good win last week. It was a really gritty win," Hawkesby said.

"Momentum wise, we're looking good going into the grand final. I think we've had a really strong year and have a strong squad. We've shown we're a really great team.

"But it feels like it's come up really quick. As soon as we won the semi, it was like 'wow, we're in a grand final'.

"It's huge for us as a club, but we're confident and we're ready. I feel like if we have the attitude and confidence again from last week, we can really push them in the grand final.

"I'm learning off all the experienced players in our team. The Americans, the Matildas and captain Teresa Polias. They've been in grand finals before, they know what to expect."

However, standing in their way is a side that has dominated this season.

Led by the likes of Matildas players Kyah Simon and Stephanie Catley, City won 11 out of 12 regular season games. Melbourne then thumped Western Sydney Wanderers by 5-1 last week.

"They're a really strong squad and they've won [almost] every game this year," Hawkesby said.

"The City are quality all over the pitch, it's quite hard to focus on one key player. It's going to be a really tough task for us, but we're up to it.

"If we can stick to our game plan to minimise their time on the ball, we have a really huge chance in this game."

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