HANWOOD faces a nervous wait on whether Andy Gamble faces time on the sideline, with any ban for his red card offence playing for Wagga City Wanderers to apply to the local competition.
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Midfielder Gamble, arguably the Pascoe Cup leaders' best player, was sent off for reacting aggressively to a Weston- Molonglo opponent after he was taken down in a heavy foul on Saturday.
It is understood Gamble lowered his head toward his rival but Wanderers coach Ross Morgan said after the scoreless draw he pulled out out of the action, and didn't make connection.
Capital Football will review the referee's report before determining a grading for the incident, but if Gamble was to miss a few games it would be a savage blow to Hanwood and the Wanderers.
Hanwood reclaimed the Pascoe Cup lead on goal difference over Lake Albert on the weekend, while the Wanderers need to win their final game at Queanbeyan this Saturday and hope other results go their way to make the NPL Two finals.
Football Wagga president Tony Dobbin confirmed any suspension would apply to the Pascoe Cup after a couple of clubs pushed heavily for suspensions to apply to all competitions before this season.
"If you get banned in one competition, you can't play in another competition," Dobbin said.
"The club (Hanwood) asked us to clarity the rule, and he's not eligible to play."
Hanwood coach Anthony Agresta said it's "not ideal", but is confident he has the replacements to fill the void if required.
"It's out of our hands, the Wanderers will wait to see what they come back with in terms of grading and go from there," he said.
"I can understand where everyone's coming from and why the rule's in place. It's not ideal for us, but there's not much we can do about it.
"He's one of those guys who brings energy and organisation to the team. We'll lose a bit but we've got some guys coming back like Danny Johnson and Matthew Napoli can play a similar role.
"We've got options to fill the gap, but we'll see how it pans out."
Wanderers director Brendan Flanagan intimated any ban longer than the automatic one-match ban for a send-off may be appealed.
"We can't sit down and make a decision until they review the referee's report," Flanagan said.
"Under normal circumstance I don't think the suspensions would go to local, but A couple of clubs were really adamant they wanted it included."
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