AWFA Cup Final: Zoie Dalitz hoping to win 31 years after mum Tracey lifted the trophy.

10 SEPTEMBER 2022

History could repeat itself at Lavington Sports Ground later when Albury United’s women walk out for the Division 1 cup final against Albury Hotspurs.

It’s 31 years since the Greens won the cup and on that day, as this, there was a Dalitz named on United’s team sheet.

Back in 1991, it was Tracey chasing her dream but this afternoon, daughter Zoie steps into the spotlight aiming to write a new chapter in the history books of both the club and her family.

“We’re going into this final pretty confident,” she said.

“We’ve had a really good season, been pretty well undefeated the whole year and we should have a full side this weekend so everyone’s really looking forward to it.

“We’ve had a good lead-up into this grand final and multiple years have led up to this moment so it’s pretty exciting.

“It’s going to be an unreal feeling walking out there.

“The last time I was in a final was in juniors, the under-17 girls, so now playing senior women and having our name, hopefully, on that cup, will be really good.”

Tracey, now a life member at United, looks back on the 1991 triumph fondly.

“It’s exciting for me, having been involved in soccer for 40 years,” she said.

“I’ve stayed in contact with a lot of the players from that team and I remember what a tight battle it was.

“We’re pretty proud to have both kids out there this year (Seb is in United’s squad for the Division 1 men’s final).

“We offered all codes of sport to the kids, they’ve done everything but they always went back to soccer.

“We travelled a fair bit together and we had some good times.”

Zoie came off the bench to score twice in United’s semi-final win over St Pats before Seb played a key role for the men against Boomers.

“We’re pretty proud to have both kids out there this year (Seb is in United’s squad for the Division 1 men’s final).

“We offered all codes of sport to the kids, they’ve done everything but they always went back to soccer.

“We travelled a fair bit together and we had some good times.”

Zoie came off the bench to score twice in United’s semi-final win over St Pats before Seb played a key role for the men against Boomers.

  • Zoie and Tracey Dalitz (nee Wilson)

Zoie Dalitz is hoping to get her hands on the Division 1 women’s cup, more than three decades after mum Tracey played in the last Albury United side to do it. The Greens face Albury Hotspurs at 4pm. Picture by MARK JESSER