Hanwood will head to Wagga for the fourth time in the space of a month this weekend when they take on Lake Albert on Sunday afternoon.
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The Hanwood side has blown the competition out of the water in the opening rounds of the season before surviving a tough test from Wagga United last weekend.
While coach Brian Bertolin won't be on the sideline this weekend, he has full confidence in his side's ability to get it done with a number of key players set to make their return.
"Danny (Johnson), Joey (Schirripa) and Jordan Austin are all back in the squad this week," he said.
"Sevi Tropea is out he has a wedding and some other things going on, so he will be out of action this weekend.
"The boys trained really well last night with a good hard fitness session with Andy."
Heading into this weekend taking on Lake Albert, Bertolin knows his side will be in for a tough test.
"They are always a very physical and big side, and they have had a lot of success over the last few years, and they have started the season pretty well," he said.
"We are expecting a really hard game and are looking forward to it."
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Having spent the last month on the road, the Hanwood coach knows his side will be looking forward to returning home after the long weekend.
"Even at training last night, I think the boys are looking forward to a game or two at home just to have a normal Sunday morning for once, but we definitely want to finish off before the long weekend with a win," he said.
"To go into that break with seven straight wins would be a good start, but we know we are going to have our hands full, and we will have to be at our best.
"Last week was probably a good wake up call in a way. We were probably in control of the game for long periods, but if you drop off for any period of time, you can get hit, and at 3-2, you are nearly drawing."
The Hanwood side will head over to Rawlings Park One with kick-off set for around 3.20pm.
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