Hanwood coach Brian Bertolin expects a much-improved Henwood Park in top of the table Pascoe Cup clash

The Pascoe Cup, and other competitions, will resume this weekend after last week's postponed round due to a washout.

Hanwood's clash with Henwood Park has been transferred from Rawlings Park to Forrest Hill, in order to preserve the home of Football Wagga. The game has also been brought forward an hour to 2.20pm.

Hanwood are undefeated through the opening eight rounds, winning every game to sit six points clear on top of the table.

The Griffith club downed Henwood Park 3-0 in the opening round of the season but are expecting a much tougher Hawks outfit in Wagga on Sunday.

"This weekend we're expecting a very tough game," Hanwood coach Brian Bertolin said.

"They seem like they're travelling very well, Henwood Park, they've scored 50 goals in eight games and probably since our game they've really come on. We sort of saw that in the first round, we could see there was a nucleus of a good team there so we're not surprised by it.

"I think the boys are really looking forward to the challenge, of going over there and meeting them on their turf and playing them. They're well coached and have a good squad in place there.

"It's going to be a good tussle. I know the boys are excited, they're definitely teed up for a big game. We're definitely going to be ready for it, that's for sure."

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Hanwood will be without defender Sevi Tropea due to suspension, while Joey Schirripa is in doubt with a hamstring injury. Jordan Austin comes back into the team.

Hanwood have showed on a number of occasions this season already their ability to overcome unavailabilities and Bertolin believes the strength of their squad is certainly a strength.

"Half of the reason why I did it at the start and I took the job was that I could see the depth we had this year," he said.

"You weren't scratching around and if one person was out, you had a good replacement to come in.

"Blake Potts...he's technically probably the best full-back in the competition when he's on. He's a proper footballer. And I've got blokes like that coming off the bench. If one bloke's not playing well, you've got someone who you can put in that you know is a quality player.

"As a coach, you're only as good as the cattle around you and I'm lucky this year that I've got that."

It is the start of a big three weeks for Hanwood, who have Tolland and Leeton, at Leeton, after this.

Henwood Park v Hanwood at Forrest Hill (2.20pm)

Tumut v Lake Albert at Bull Paddock

Young v South Wagga at Hall Bros Oval

Tolland v Leeton United at Kessler Park

Cootamundra v Wagga United at O'Connor Park

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