A win.

Hawks line up against Bathurst Panthers in the Group 10 major-semi final for a shot to host the club's first grand final since 2013, and Heta's "lucky charm" will be on the sidelines cheering him on.

"Everyone loves to celebrate father's day and I've got the newborn so definitely an exciting weekend," Heta said.

"It'll mean a bit more, there's a drive to keep winning ... he's always down there with me."

Phoenix has been to most Hawks games this year, and while he doesn't have a perfect record as a lucky talisman Heta said having him on the sidelines was a boost to him and his confidence on the field.

"I'm very excited now I've got the young fella and he definitely makes it special."

"He was there when we dropped one over at Panthers so that's another reason to try and get over them."

Heta said he was feeling "pretty confident" heading into the clash with Panthers, and the chance to host a grand final would be a "massive" driver.

"You obviously want the home crowd advantage and on a ground you're familiar with so if we can get it that's what we want, if not we'll do it the hard way," he said.

Panthers are in form coming off a big 40-18 win last weekend against Mudgee and the Hawks are prepared for a tough battle.

"We got across and watched that to see if we can get the upper hand and they started really well, in comparison they play a similar style to what we play so it's going to be a good grind to see who'll break first," Heta said.

"They're a tough side and we're looking forward to a good contest."

The sky blues won't run out onto Wade Park full-strength, either - Corey Brown hasn't recovered from his leg injury he picked up during the side's win over CYMS in the final round of the regular season, while Eman Rodriguez has made his way to the Philippines to try and make it into the national rugby union seven's side.

Jack Aumuller and Lawrence Fogg will step into the side in their place and Heta has no doubt the pair will step up.

"They're two quality players who have been great through the year for us," Heta said.

"That said, we've had this problem all through the year and people have stepped up and done the job for us so we're still pretty confident."

Kick-off is 3pm at Wade Park on Saturday.