Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's)

Hawthorn Football Club
Names
Full name	Hawthorn Football Club Limited [1]
Nickname(s)	Hawks, The Family Club
Motto	Spectemur Agendo
2025 season
After finals	5th
Home-and-away season	4th
Leading goalkicker	Áine McDonagh (22 goals)
Club details
Colours	Brown   Gold
Competition	AFL Women's
President	Andrew Gowers
CEO	Ash Klein
Coach	Daniel Webster
Captain	Emily Bates
Premierships	VFLW (1) 2018
Ground	Frankston Park
Other information
Official website	hawthornfc.com.au
Current season

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.

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]

Sponsorship

Year	Kit Manufacturer	Major Sponsor	Shorts Sponsor	Bottom Back Sponsor	Top Back Sponsor	Neckline Sponsor
2022–2024	Cotton On	Nature Valley	KFC	Nissan	KFC	—
2025–						Telstra

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  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 29 Nat Exon 31 Lucy Wales 41 Kristy Stratton				13 Áine McDonagh		Head coach Daniel Webster Assistant coaches Steph Binder (defence) Keegan Brooksby (midfield) Cameron Howat (forwards) Jack Gunston (specialist) 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: 20 November 2025 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, 2025	2
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, 2025

Coaches

Main article: List of Hawthorn Football Club coaches

Correct as of the end of 2025

Category	Total	Name	Years
Most games	27	Daniel Webster	2024–
Most games won	19	Daniel Webster	2024–
Most home and away games	23	Daniel Webster	2024–
Most home and away games won	19	Daniel Webster	2024–
Most finals	4	Daniel Webster	2024–

Records

Current Hawthorn players are shown in bold.

Games played

Correct as of the end of finals week 2, 2025 ^[8]

No.	Name	Years	Total
1	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	2022–	47
2	Tamara Smith	2022–	45
3	Áine McDonagh	2022–	44
4	Jasmine Fleming	2022–	43
5	Kaitlyn Ashmore	2022–	42
	Aileen Gilroy	2022–	42
7	Lucy Wales	2022–	41
8	Jenna Richardson	2022–	40
9	Laura Elliott	2022–	39
10	Mackenzie Eardley	2022–	38

Goals kicked

Correct as of the end of finals week 2, 2025 ^[8]

No.	Name	Years	Total
1	Áine McDonagh	2022–	52
2	Greta Bodey	2023–	32
3	Aileen Gilroy	2022–	23
4	Bridie Hipwell	2022–	15
5	Tahlia Fellows	2022–2024	10
6	Kaitlyn Ashmore	2022–	9
7	Emily Bates	2023–	7
	Jess Duffin	2022	7
	Jasmine Fleming	2022–	7
	Laura Stone	2024–	7
	Kristy Stratton	2023–	7

Playing records

Correct as of finals week 2, 2025 ^[9]

Disposals
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	932
Jasmine Fleming	715
Emily Bates	632
Eliza West	601
Aileen Gilroy	535
Lucy Wales	511
Kaitlyn Ashmore	500
Jenna Richardson	481
Tamara Smith	480
Áine McDonagh	455

Kicks
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	642
Aileen Gilroy	465
Jasmine Fleming	435
Kaitlyn Ashmore	345
Tamara Smith	306
Áine McDonagh	296
Emily Bates	289
Jenna Richardson	285
Lucy Wales	283
Greta Bodey	237

Handballs
Player	Total
Eliza West	391
Emily Bates	343
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	290
Jasmine Fleming	280
Lucy Wales	228
Jenna Richardson	196
Tamara Smith	174
Áine McDonagh	159
Kaitlyn Ashmore	155
Greta Bodey	134

Marks
Player	Totals
Jenna Richardson	170
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	137
Kaitlyn Ashmore	119
Áine McDonagh	108
Tamara Smith	95
Lucy Wales	82
Laura Elliott	81
Mackenzie Eardley	74
Emily Everist	71
Jasmine Fleming	70

Hitouts
Player	Total
Lucy Wales	826
Jess Vukic	134
Tamara Luke	132
Mackenzie Eardley	79
Áine McDonagh	43
Elli Symonds	40
Tegan Cunningham	24
Mattea Breed	22
Louise Stephenson	9
Sarah Perkins	3

Tackles
Player	Total
Tamara Smith	269
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	240
Emily Bates	227
Lucy Wales	200
Jasmine Fleming	195
Eliza West	180
Aileen Gilroy	171
Kaitlyn Ashmore	165
Mackenzie Eardley	134
Greta Bodey	133

Rebound 50's
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	158
Jenna Richardson	81
Emily Everist	79
Mackenzie Eardley	74
Laura Elliott	70
Catherine Brown	69
Tamara Smith	62
Ainslie Kemp	60
Jasmine Fleming	53
Lucy Wales	50

Inside 50s
Player	Total
Aileen Gilroy	160
Jasmine Fleming	141
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	102
Emily Bates	93
Lucy Wales	69
Eliza West	69
Áine McDonagh	65
Greta Bodey	64
Kaitlyn Ashmore	63
Mackenzie Eardley	48

Clearances
Player	Total
Emily Bates	126
Eliza West	126
Lucy Wales	118
Jasmine Fleming	114
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	110
Aileen Gilroy	74
Mattea Breed	64
Tamara Smith	42
Kaitlyn Ashmore	38
Laura Stone	34

Contested possessions
Player	Total
Eliza West	376
Lucy Wales	351
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	348
Emily Bates	326
Jasmine Fleming	320
Áine McDonagh	253
Tamara Smith	232
Aileen Gilroy	227
Jenna Richardson	220
Kaitlyn Ashmore	187

Uncontested possessions
Player	Total
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	476
Jasmine Fleming	421
Emily Bates	331
Kaitlyn Ashmore	290
Aileen Gilroy	274
Tamara Smith	264
Jenna Richardson	243
Eliza West	241
Áine McDonagh	210
Greta Bodey	182

Contested marks
Player	Total
Áine McDonagh	28
Lucy Wales	22
Jenna Richardson	21
Jess Duffin	12
Mackenzie Eardley	12
Ainslie Kemp	10
Greta Bodey	8
Bridie Hipwell	7
Kaitlyn Ashmore	6
Mattea Breed	6
Laura Elliott	6

Marks inside 50
Player	Total
Áine McDonagh	51
Greta Bodey	29
Kaitlyn Ashmore	19
Jess Duffin	10
Mackenzie Eardley	10
Jasmine Fleming	10
Bridie Hipwell	10
Kristy Stratton	9
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	7
Tahlia Fellows	6
Aileen Gilroy	6

1 percenters
Player	Total
Emily Everist	110
Jenna Richardson	110
Lucy Wales	104
Mackenzie Eardley	77
Áine McDonagh	69
Aileen Gilroy	65
Tamara Smith	65
Laura Elliott	55
Ainslie Kemp	47
Emily Bates	41

Goal assists
Player	Total
Áine McDonagh	19
Jasmine Fleming	14
Greta Bodey	10
Aileen Gilroy	10
Mackenzie Eardley	9
Tilly Lucas-Rodd	7
Kaitlyn Ashmore	6
Lucy Wales	6
Emily Bates	5
Tahlia Fellows	5

Season records

Statistic	Total	Name	Year
Disposals	316	Eliza West	2025
Kicks	215	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	2025
Handballs	212	Eliza West	2025
Marks	70	Jenna Richardson	2024
Goals	22	Áine McDonagh	2025
Behinds	22	Áine McDonagh	2025
Hitouts	336	Lucy Wales	2024
Tackles	102	Eliza West	2024
Rebounds	65	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	2025
Inside 50s	62	Aileen Gilroy	2024
Clearances	73	Eliza West	2024
Contested possessions	194	Eliza West	2025
Uncontested possessions	166	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	2025
Contested marks	12	Jess Duffin	2022 S7
Marks inside 50	25	Áine McDonagh	2024
One percenters	51	Emily Everist	2025
Goal assists	10	Áine McDonagh	2024

Game records

Statistic	Total	Name	Game
Disposals	34	Emily Bates	vs. Greater Western Sydney, Round 8, 2024 at Frankston Park
Kicks	20	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	vs. Geelong, Round 7, 2025 at Kardinia Park
Handballs	23	Eliza West	vs. Carlton, Round 1, 2024 at Frankston Park
Marks	13	Jenna Richardson	vs. Geelong, Round 7, 2025 at Kardinia Park
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
		Áine McDonagh	vs. Gold Coast, Round 9, 2025 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
		Áine 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
			vs. Fremantle, Round 8, 2025 at Frankston Park
		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
		Áine McDonagh	vs. Geelong, Round 7, 2025 at Kardinia Park
One percenters	9	Emily Everist	vs. North Melbourne, Qualifying final, 2025 at Princes Park
		Najwa Allen	vs. Carlton, Semi-final, 2025 at Princes Park
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
		Áine 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
			vs. Essendon, Round 11, 2025 at Windy Hill
		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
			vs. St Kilda, Round 4, 2025 at Cazalys Stadium
		Greta Bodey	vs. Geelong, Round 7, 2025 at Kardinia Park
		Daisy Flockart	vs. Gold Coast, Round 9, 2025 at Frankston Park
		Eliza West	vs. Essendon, Round 11, 2025 at Windy Hill

Team records

Record	Total	Game
Highest score	12.7 (79)	vs. Geelong, Round 5, 2024 at Kardinia Park
Lowest score	0.3 (3)	vs. North Melbourne, Qualifying final, 2025 at Princes Park
Highest score conceded	15.4 (94)	vs. Port Adelaide, Round 10, 2025 at Alberton Oval
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	4	Qualifying final, 2024 – Semi-final, 2025 (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

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

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of round 12, 2025.

Premiers

Runners–up

Minor premiers

Finals appearance

Wooden spoon

AFLW leading goalkicker

AFLW best and fairest

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	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	Áine McDonagh	Emily Bates	[15]
2024	AFLW	10	1	0	2nd	Semi-final	Daniel Webster	Emily Bates	Áine McDonagh	Eliza West	[16]
2025	AFLW	9	3	0	4th	Semi-final	Daniel Webster	Emily Bates	Áine McDonagh		[17]

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