2026 Hawthorn Football Club women's season

Hawthorn Football Club

2026 season
President	Andrew Gowers
Coach	Daniel Webster
Captain	Emily Bates
Home ground	Kennedy Community Centre
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The 2025 Hawthorn Football Club season will be the club's 5th season in the AFL Women's.

Key personnel

Position	Name
Board members
President	Andrew Gowers
Director	Anne-Marie Pellizzer
	Ian Silk
	James Merlino
	Katie Hudson
	Luke Stambolis
	Owen Wilson
	Tim Shearer
	Luke McCabe
Coaches
Senior coach	Daniel Webster
Backline coach	Steph Binder
Forwards coach	Cam Howat
Midfield coach/List manager	Keegan Brooksby
Development coach	Michael Ericson
	Cam McKinlay
	Jake Ireland
	Kai Baker-Hill
	Devina Lai
Leadership group
Captain	Emily Bates
Vice–captain	Eliza West
Leadership group member	Jasmine Fleming
	Tilly Lucas-Rodd
	Áine McDonagh
	Jenna Richardson

Playing list changes

Departures

Date	Player	Reason	New club	Ref
21 November 2025	Nat Exon	Delisted	—
	Kristy Stratton	Delisted	—

2026 player squad

2026 Hawthorn Football Club squad

Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Emily Bates (C)  2 Eliza West (VC)  3 Greta Bodey  4 Najwa Allen  5 Jasmine Fleming  6 Hayley McLaughlin  7 Aileen Gilroy  8 Lavinia Cox  9 Keely Coyne 10 Kaitlyn Ashmore 11 Jenna Richardson 12 Casey Sherriff 14 Daisy Flockart 15 Grace Baba		16 Ainslie Kemp 17 Mackenzie Eardley 18 Tilly Lucas-Rodd 19 Bridie Hipwell 20 Laura Elliot 21 Elli Symonds 22 Laura Stone 23 Jess Vukic 24 Tamara Smith 25 Emily Everist 27 Mikayla Williamson 28 Sophie Butterworth 31 Lucy Wales				13 Áine McDonagh		Head coach Daniel Webster Assistant coaches Steph Binder (backline) Keegan Brooksby (midfield) Cam Howat (forwards) Michael Ericson (development) Cam McKinlay (development) Jake Ireland (development) Kai Baker-Hill (development) Devina Lai (development) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 21 November 2025 Source(s): Hawthorn AFLW, AFL Women's

Injury list

Name	Injury	Status	Source	Injury date	Return date
Ainslie Kemp	Knee		[1]	21 August 2025
Bridie Hipwell	Leg		[2]	20 September 2025
Lucy Wales	Appendix		[3]	17 October 2025
Lavinia Cox	Ankle		[4]	28 October 2025
Elli Symonds	Foot		[5]	31 October 2025
Kaitlyn Ashmore	Calf		[6]	7 November 2025
Emily Everist	Concussion		[6]	7 November 2025

References

1. "Kemp sidelined for the season". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
2. "SKIPZ AFLW Injury Update: Hipwell sidelined for season". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
3. "SKIPZ AFLW Injury Update: Wales undergoes surgery". hawthornfc.com.au. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
4. "SKIPZ AFLW Injury Update: Cox ruled out for the season". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
5. "SKIPZ AFLW Injury Update: Timeline set for Bates". hawthornfc.com.au. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
6. "SKIPZ AFLW Injury Update: Bates set to return". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2025.