Since moving south, the former Wauchope junior has made every post a winner with the competition giants who have already claimed three championships.

But the 27-year-old doesn't subscribe to a theory that her dad Rodney has.

"He says silly little things like 'you don't follow trophies, trophies follow you'," she said.

"For me, it's because we use everything available to us at Melbourne City to make sure we're well prepared from pre-season all the way through the regular season.

"So if you're going to put in that effort as well as having those resources available, you're going to end up with the desired outcomes."

Dobson admitted she had already achieved what most other players only dream and hope of regardless of the result on Saturday.

A major part of that is attributed to coach Patrick Kisnorbo who picked Dobson up off the scrap heap when she was released by Newcastle in 2017.

"I'm very grateful for Melbourne City for basically hunting me down and bringing me here," she said.

"I'm really happy with the sacrifices and all the emotional torment I put myself through prior to the move."

In scenes which could soon become the new normal, Dobson and her Melbourne City teammates will face Sydney FC in front of only broadcasters on the biggest day of the season.

City cruised through their semi-final, dispatching Western Sydney 5-1 last weekend.

The winner of Saturday's fixture will move clear as the W-League's most successful club, with City and Sydney FC having each taken out three championships.

But there will be no fans that see it after FFA chief executive James Johnson announced on Monday the match would be played behind closed doors.

Dobson said it would mean each member of the squad now had an even more important role to play.

"The biggest thing for us girls will be being very vocal for each other," Dobson said.

"If we're on the bench we have to get behind the girls and be that noise you're normally used to getting from the crowd.

"For us, it's a mental battle and we're still prepping as per normal."

The former Matilda admitted the week had felt "a little eerie" due to no public appearances that are normally a staple of grand final week.

"The week is normally quite exciting and people get a bit angsty, but it's got that eerie feeling in a way because we know this is not normal," she said.

"It's almost like having a trial match."

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