Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's)

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and, from 2018 until 2022, the VFL Women's (VFLW). The team is associated with the Hawthorn men's team.

Hawthorn Football Club
Names
Full name	Hawthorn Football Club Limited[1]
Nickname(s)	Hawks, The Family Club
Motto	Spectemur Agendo
2024 season
After finals	5th
Home-and-away season	2nd
Leading goalkicker	Aine McDonagh (16 goals)
Best and fairest	Eliza West
Club details
Colours	Brown   Gold
Competition	AFL Women's
President	Andrew Gowers
CEO	Ash Klein
Coach	Daniel Webster
Captain(s)	Emily Bates
Premierships	VFLW (1) 2018
Ground(s)	Frankston Park
Other information
Official website	hawthornfc.com.au
Current season

History

2021–present: Foundation

In 2016, The AFL announced the creation of the AFL Women's league with all 18 clubs asked to submit a bid to become one of the inaugural clubs. Hawthorn would be one of five clubs who chose not to submit a bid. In 2017, following a successful debut season the AFL would announce the league would expand from the 2019 season. Unlike 2016, Hawthorn would this time submit a bid to join the league. They would ultimately be unsuccessful.^[2]

On 12 August 2021, Hawthorn along with Essendon, Port Adelaide, and Sydney were granted licences to join the AFL Women's from 2022 season 7.^[3] Bec Goddard who was in charge of the club's VFL Women's side was appointed as Hawthorns inaugural AFLW coach immediately following the announcement.^[4]

Players

Current AFLW squad

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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Emily Bates (c)  2 Eliza West (vc)  3 Greta Bodey  5 Jasmine Fleming  6 Hayley McLaughlin  7 Aileen Gilroy 10 Kaitlyn Ashmore 11 Jenna Richardson 14 Casey Sherriff 16 Ainslie Kemp 17 Mackenzie Eardley 18 Tilly Lucas-Rodd 19 Bridie Hipwell 20 Laura Elliot 22 Laura Stone		23 Jess Vukic 24 Tamara Smith 25 Emily Everist 27 Mikayla Williamson 28 Sophie Butterworth 31 Lucy Wales 41 Kristy Stratton Najwa Allen Grace Baba Rebecca Clottey Keely Coyne Lavinia Cox Daisy Flockart Elli Symonds				13 Aine McDonagh		Head coach Daniel Webster Assistant coaches Steph Binder (defence) Keegan Brooksby (midfield) Mitch Cashion (forwards) Jack Gunston (specialist) Michael Ericson (development) Kathryn Chatelier (development) Cam McKinlay (development) Matt Dussin (development) Catherine Brown (development) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 12 December 2024 Source(s): Hawthorn AFLW, AFL Women's

Staff

Coaching staff

Coach	Assistant coaches	Development coaches
Daniel Webster	Ben Cavarra (backline) Alana Thomas (tackling) Lou Wotton (forwards)	Keegan Brooksby Catherine Chatelier Max Lynch David Mackay

Club honour board

Achievements

Premierships
Competition	Level	Wins	Years Won
VFL Women's	Seniors	1	2018

Finishing positions (after finals)

Note: bold indicates finals appearance

Finishing Position	Year	Tally
Premiers	—	0
Grand Finalist	—	0
3	—	0
4	—	0
5	2024	1
6	—	0
7	—	0
8	—	0
9	—	0
10	—	0
11	—	0
12	—	0
13	—	0
14	2023	1
15	2022 (S7)	1
16	—	0
17	—	0
18	—	0

Best and fairest

Season	Winner	Ref.
2022 (S7)	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	[5]
2023	Emily Bates	[6]
2024	Eliza West	[7]

Players' individual honours and awards

All–Australian team
Awarded since 2017

• Aileen Gilroy – 2024
• Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 2024

22under22 team
Awarded since 2017

• Jasmine Fleming – 2022 S7, 2024

Coaches

Main article: List of Hawthorn Football Club coaches

Correct as of finals week 2, 2024

Category	Total	Name	Years
Most games	20	Bec Goddard	2022 S7–2023
Most games won	10	Daniel Webster	2024–
Most home and away games	20	Bec Goddard	2022 S7–2023
Most home and away games won	10	Daniel Webster	2024–
Most finals	2	Daniel Webster	2024–

Records

Current Hawthorn players are shown in bold.

Games played

Correct as of finals week 2, 2024^[8]

No.	Name	Years	Total
1	Aileen Gilroy	2022 S7–	33
	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	2022 S7–	33
3	Kaitlyn Ashmore	2022 S7–	32
	Jasmine Fleming	2022 S7–	32
	Tamara Smith	2022 S7–	32
	Lucy Wales	2022 S7–	32
7	Aine McDonagh	2022 S7–	30
8	Jenna Richardson	2022 S7–	28
9	Bridie Hipwell	2022 S7–	27
10	Mackenzie Eardley	2022 S7–	26

Goals kicked

Correct as of finals week 2, 2024^[8]

No.	Name	Years	Total
1	Aine McDonagh	2022 S7–	30
2	Greta Bodey	2023–	21
	Aileen Gilroy	2022 S7–	21
4	Bridie Hipwell	2022 S7–	13
5	Tahlia Fellows	2022 S7–2024	10
6	Jess Duffin	2022 S7	7
7	Kaitlyn Ashmore	2022 S7–	6
	Charlotte Baskaran	2022 S7–2024	6
	Emily Bates	2023–	6
	Kristy Stratton	2023–	6

Playing records

Correct as of finals week 2, 2024^[9]

Disposals
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	633
Jasmine Fleming	532
Emily Bates	460
Aileen Gilroy	411
Kaitlyn Ashmore	405
Lucy Wales	346
Tamara Smith	336
Jenna Richardson	330
Aine McDonagh	286
Eliza West	285

Kicks
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	427
Aileen Gilroy	362
Jasmine Fleming	335
Kaitlyn Ashmore	282
Emily Bates	230
Tamara Smith	222
Lucy Wales	192
Aine McDonagh	190
Jenna Richardson	186
Ainslie Kemp	169

Handballs
Player	Total
Emily Bates	230
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	206
Jasmine Fleming	197
Eliza West	179
Lucy Wales	154
Jenna Richardson	144
Kaitlyn Ashmore	123
Tamara Smith	114
Charlotte Baskaran	109
Mattea Breed	100

Marks
Player	Totals
Jenna Richardson	114
Kaitlyn Ashmore	98
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	87
Aine McDonagh	77
Tamara Smith	68
Ainslie Kemp	60
Lucy Wales	57
Jasmine Fleming	53
Mackenzie Eardley	49
Emily Bates	48
Laura Elliott	48
Aileen Gilroy	48

Hitouts
Player	Total
Lucy Wales	646
Tamara Luke	132
Jess Vukic	96
Aine McDonagh	40
Tegan Cunningham	24
Mattea Breed	22
Mackenzie Eardley	17
Louise Stephenson	9
Sarah Perkins	3
Bridie Hipwell	2

Tackles
Player	Total
Tamara Smith	194
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	186
Emily Bates	182
Lucy Wales	147
Aileen Gilroy	139
Jasmine Fleming	138
Kaitlyn Ashmore	129
Charlotte Baskaran	121
Eliza West	102
Mackenzie Eardley	84

Rebound 50's
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	93
Catherine Brown	69
Mackenzie Eardley	58
Ainslie Kemp	54
Jenna Richardson	48
Laura Elliott	46
Kaitlyn Ashmore	40
Tamara Smith	39
Jasmine Fleming	37
Aileen Gilroy	37

Inside 50s
Player	Total
Aileen Gilroy	114
Jasmine Fleming	113
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	78
Emily Bates	69
Kaitlyn Ashmore	49
Mattea Breed	46
Lucy Wales	46
Greta Bodey	44
Eliza West	41
Aine McDonagh	39

Clearances
Player	Total
Emily Bates	104
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	97
Jasmine Fleming	92
Lucy Wales	82
Eliza West	73
Mattea Breed	64
Aileen Gilroy	64
Tamara Smith	36
Charlotte Baskaran	33
Kaitlyn Ashmore	32

Contested possessions
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	275
Emily Bates	248
Jasmine Fleming	248
Lucy Wales	245
Aileen Gilroy	182
Eliza West	182
Tamara Smith	162
Aine McDonagh	149
Jenna Richardson	149
Kaitlyn Ashmore	147

Uncontested possessions
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	310
Jasmine Fleming	299
Kaitlyn Ashmore	239
Emily Bates	235
Aileen Gilroy	207
Tamara Smith	187
Jenna Richardson	164
Aine McDonagh	141
Charlotte Baskaran	131
Greta Bodey	126

Contested marks
Player	Total
Aine McDonagh	18
Jenna Richardson	16
Lucy Wales	15
Jess Duffin	12
Mackenzie Eardley	10
Ainslie Kemp	10
Bridie Hipwell	7
Mattea Breed	6
Tamara Luke	5
Kaitlyn Ashmore	4
Greta Bodey	4
Laura Elliott	4
Akec Makur Chuot	4
Tamara Smith	4
Kristy Stratton	4

Marks inside 50
Player	Total
Aine McDonagh	34
Greta Bodey	17
Kaitlyn Ashmore	13
Jess Duffin	10
Bridie Hipwell	10
Mackenzie Eardley	8
Jasmine Fleming	7
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	7
Tahlia Fellows	6
Kristy Stratton	6

1 percenters
Player	Total
Jenna Richardson	78
Lucy Wales	77
Emily Everist	59
Mackenzie Eardley	58
Aileen Gilroy	53
Ainslie Kemp	44
Tamara Smith	40
Catherine Brown	39
Laura Elliott	38
Aine McDonagh	36

Goal assists
Player	Total
Aine McDonagh	15
Jasmine Fleming	12
Aileen Gilroy	9
Greta Bodey	6
Mackenzie Eardley	6
Lucy Wales	6
Kaitlyn Ashmore	5
Tahlia Fellows	5
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	5
Emily Bates	4
Bridie Hipwell	4

Season records

Statistic	Total	Name	Year
Disposals	285	Eliza West	2024
Kicks	185	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	2024
Handballs	179	Eliza West	2024
Marks	70	Jenna Richardson	2024
Goals	16	Aine McDonagh	2024
Behinds	19	Aine McDonagh	2024
Hitouts	336	Lucy Wales	2024
Tackles	102	Eliza West	2024
Rebounds	59	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	2024
Inside 50s	62	Aileen Gilroy	2024
Clearances	73	Eliza West	2024
Contested possessions	182	Eliza West	2024
Uncontested possessions	148	Emily Bates	2024
Contested marks	12	Jess Duffin	2022 S7
Marks inside 50	25	Aine McDonagh	2024
One percenters	38	Lucy Wales	2024
Goal assists	10	Aine McDonagh	2024

Game records

Statistic	Total	Name	Game
Disposals	34	Emily Bates	vs. Greater Western Sydney, Round 8, 2024 at Frankston Park
Kicks	19	Jasmine Fleming	vs. Western Bulldogs, Round 4, 2022 (S7) at Box Hill City Oval
Handballs	23	Eliza West	vs. Carlton, Round 1, 2024 at Frankston Park
Marks	10	Jenna Richardson	vs. Melbourne, Round 9, 2024 at Cazalys Stadium
Goals	6	Greta Bodey	vs. St Kilda, Round 4, 2024 at Moorabbin Oval
Behinds	4	Greta Bodey	vs. Carlton, Round 1, 2024 at Frankston Park
Hitouts	43	Lucy Wales	vs. Fremantle, Round 6, 2024 at Fremantle Oval
Tackles	16	Eliza West	vs. Geelong, Round 5, 2024 at Kardinia Park
Rebounds	11	Catherine Brown	vs. Greater Western Sydney, Round 8, 2022 (S7) at Henson Park
Inside 50s	9	Aileen Gilroy	vs. Brisbane, Qualifying final, 2024 at Princes Park
			vs. Port Adelaide, Semi-final, 2024 at Princes Park
Clearances	11	Mattea Breed	vs. Greater Western Sydney, Round 8, 2024 at Frankston Park
Contested possessions	25	Eliza West	vs. Carlton, Round 1, 2024 at Frankston Park
Uncontested possessions	21	Emily Bates	vs. Greater Western Sydney, Round 8, 2024 at Frankston Park
Contested marks	3	Jess Duffin	vs. West Coast, Round 6, 2022 (S7) at Frankston Park
		Aine McDonagh	vs. Port Adelaide, Round 7, 2022 (S7) at Frankston Park
			vs. Geelong, Round 5, 2024 at Kardinia Park
		Lucy Wales	vs. St Kilda, Round 4, 2024 at Moorabbin Oval
		Mackenzie Eardley	vs. Geelong, Round 5, 2024 at Kardinia Park
Marks inside 50	5	Greta Bodey	vs. St Kilda, Round 4, 2024 at Moorabbin Oval
One percenters	7	Emily Everist	vs. Greater Western Sydney, Round 8, 2022 (S7) at Henson Park
		Jenna Richardson	vs. Melbourne, Round 4, 2023 at Frankston Park
		Mackenzie Eardley	vs. Richmond, Round 8, 2023 at Cazalys Stadium
		Aileen Gilroy	vs. Geelong, Round 10, 2023 at Kardinia Park
		Ainslie Kemp	vs. St Kilda, Round 4, 2024 at Moorabbin Oval
Goal assists	2	Ainslie Kemp	vs. West Coast, Round 6, 2022 (S7) at Frankston Park
		Tahlia Fellows	vs. Fremantle, Round 10, 2022 (S7) at Fremantle Oval
		Aine McDonagh	vs. Fremantle, Round 10, 2022 (S7) at Fremantle Oval
			vs. Richmond, Round 8, 2023 at Cazalys Stadium
			vs. St Kilda, Round 4, 2024 at Moorabbin Oval
			vs. Geelong, Round 5, 2024 at Kardinia Park
		Tilly Lucas-Rodd	vs. Port Adelaide, Round 9, 2023 at Frankston Park
		Jasmine Fleming	vs. Collingwood, Round 2, 2024 at Victoria Park
			vs. St Kilda, Round 4, 2024 at Moorabbin Oval
		Lucy Wales	vs. Collingwood, Round 2, 2024 at Victoria Park
		Aileen Gilroy	vs. Geelong, Round 5, 2024 at Kardinia Park
		Louise Stephenson	vs. Geelong, Round 5, 2024 at Kardinia Park
		Sophie Butterworth	vs. Greater Western Sydney, Round 8, 2024 at Frankston Park

Team records

Record	Total	Game
Highest score	12.7 (79)	vs. Geelong, Round 5, 2024 at Kardinia Park
Lowest score	1.1 (7)	vs. Western Bulldogs, Round 4, 2022 (S7) at Box Hill City Oval
		vs. Brisbane, Round 9, 2022 (S7) at Frankston Park
Highest score conceded	10.10 (70)	vs. Melbourne, Round 4, 2023 at Frankston Park
Lowest score conceded	1.2 (8)	vs. West Coast, Round 7, 2024 at Frankston Park
Biggest win	66 points	vs. West Coast, Round 7, 2024 at Frankston Park
Biggest loss	59 points	vs. Melbourne, Round 4, 2023 at Frankston Park
Consecutive wins	8	Round 4, 2024 – Round 10, 2024
Consecutive losses	4	Round 1, 2022 (S7) – Round 4, 2022 (S7)
		Round 8, 2022 (S7) – Round 1, 2023
		Round 3, 2023 – Round 6, 2023
Consecutive finals lost	2	Qualifying final, 2024 – Semi-final, 2024 (ongoing)
Highest attendance	12,092	vs. Essendon, Round 1, 2022 (S7) at Docklands Stadium
Highest home-and-away attendance	12,092	vs. Essendon, Round 1, 2022 (S7) at Docklands Stadium

Seasons

Year	League	W	L	D	Finish	Finals	Coach	Captain	Leading goalkicker	Best and fairest	Ref
2018	VFLW	12	2	0	1st	Premiers	Patrick Hill	Emma Mackie	Sarah Perkins	Jayde Van Dyk	[10]
2019	VFLW	7	6	1	7th		Bec Goddard	Tamara Luke	Phoebe McWilliams	Rosie Dillon	[11]
2020	VFLW	(No season)					Bec Goddard	Tamara Luke	(No season)
2021	VFLW	5	9	0	9th		Bec Goddard	Meg Hutchins	Jessie Williams	Tamara Luke	[12]
2022	VFLW	12	1	1	2nd	Lost semi-final	Bec Goddard	Tamara Luke	Kristy Stratton Jessie Williams	Jordan Mifsud	[13]
2022 S7	AFLW	3	7	0	15th		Bec Goddard	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	Jess Duffin	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	[14]
2023	AFLW	3	7	0	14th		Bec Goddard	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	Aine McDonagh	Emily Bates	[15]
2024	AFLW	10	1	0	2nd	Lost semi-final	Daniel Webster	Emily Bates	Aine McDonagh	Eliza West	[16]

This section is an excerpt from List of Hawthorn Football Club seasons § Women's.[edit]

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of 2024.

Premiers/Minor premiers

Runners–up

Finals appearance

Wooden spoon

AFLW leading goalkicker

AFLW best and fairest

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