AWFA Cup Final: Albury United captain Allanah Seary on dealing with the nerves.

9 SEPTEMBER 2022

Captain Allanah Seary admits all the pressure will be on Albury United when kick-off arrives at 4pm on Saturday.

The Greens went undefeated through the whole league season, wrapping up the title with four rounds to spare and finishing nine points clear of Hotspurs.

United’s mammoth goal-difference of +127 left everyone else in the shade so it’s easy to see why many consider them big favourites at Lavington Sports Ground.

But Spurs knocked them out of the FA Cup back in March before coming from 3-0 down to snatch a point in a thriller at Kelly Park.

“Hotspurs are a big threat,” Seary said.

“We had a lot of pressure on us going into the FA Cup game and it’s similar this time around.

“We play all these games to get into a grand final so it would be amazing if we could get the cup too.

“Credit to the girls, we’ve won the league and that one really hits home more because it’s the consistency throughout the whole year.

“In a grand final, anything can happen but it would be pretty awesome to get both.

  • Allanah Seary finished fourth in the Division 1 women's Star Player vote count this week after another hugely impressive season captaining Albury United. Picture by Ash Smith

Allanah Seary finished fourth in the Division 1 women’s Star Player vote count this week after another hugely impressive season captaining Albury United. Picture by ASH SMITH