# 2022 (S7) Hawthorn Football Club women's season

The 2022 season 7 Hawthorn Football Club season was the club's first season in the AFL Women's. The team played their home games at the Box Hill City Oval and Frankston Park. They were led by coach Bec Goddard and captain Tilly Lucas-Rodd.

## Club summary

2022 AFL Women's season 7 was the seventh season of the AFL Women's competition since its inception in 2017. It is the first season contested by Hawthorn. KFC and Nature Valley are the club's two major partners.

## Season summary

12 August 2021 – Bec Goddard is appointed as the club's inaugural coach.
21 January 2022 – Mitch Cashion is appointed as the club's list manager.
5 May 2022 – Hawthorn announces they have signed Olivia Knowles as High performance manager, and Keegan Brooksby as strategy and opposition coach.
5 May 2022 – Hawthorn announces that KFC has signed on as a partner for four seasons.
10 June 2022 – Nature Valley signs with Hawthorn as a partner.
10 June 2022 – Cherie O'Neill, Lou Wotton, David McKay, and Brady Grey are announced as assistant coaches.
8 August 2022 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd is announced as the clubs inaugural captain, Jess Duffin is appointed the vice–captain, while Louise Stephenson and Tamara Luke round out the leadership group.
14 August 2022 – Due to ticket demand, Hawthorn's round 1 game against Essendon is moved to Marvel Stadium.
18 October 2022 – Vice-captain Jess Duffin announces her retirement at the end of the season.

## Playing list changes
### Trades

| 3 June 2022 | To Hawthorn Pick 18, 2022 AFL Women's draft | To Richmond Pick 30, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 33, 2022 AFL Women's draft |
| 7 June 2022 | To Hawthorn Pick 51, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 59, 2022 AFL Women's draft | To Melbourne Pick 45, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 80, 2022 AFL Women's draft |
| 7 June 2022 | To Hawthorn Pick 52, 2022 AFL Women's draft | To Richmond Pick 59, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 62, 2022 AFL Women's draft |
| 8 June 2022 | To Hawthorn Kaitlyn Ashmore | To North Melbourne Pick 51, 2022 AFL Women's draft |
| 8 June 2022 | To Hawthorn Pick 25, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 28, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 55, 2022 AFL Women's draft | To Carlton Pick 18, 2022 AFL Women's draft |
| 8 June 2022 | To Hawthorn Pick 26, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 72, 2022 AFL Women's draft | To North Melbourne Pick 28, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 52, 2022 AFL Women's draft Pick 55, 2022 AFL Women's draft |

### Free agency
#### Pre-list signing

| Date | Player | F/A Type | Old club |
| 21 February 2022 | Bridgit Deed | — | Eastern Ranges |
| 22 March 2022 | Zoe Barbakos | — | Sandringham Dragons |
| 31 March 2022 | Sophie Locke | — | Port Melbourne |
| 3 May 2022 | Dominique Carbone | — | Hawthorn VFLW |
| 11 May 2022 | Tegan Cunningham | — | Hawthorn VFLW |
| 11 May 2022 | Eliza Shannon | — | Hawthorn VFLW |
| 24 May 2022 | Tahlia Fellows | — | Casey |
| 24 May 2022 | Tamara Luke | — | Hawthorn VFLW |
| 24 May 2022 | Jenna Richardson | — | Hawthorn VFLW |
| 2 June 2022 | Ainslie Kemp | — | Hawthorn VFLW |
| 2 June 2022 | Isabelle Porter | — | Hawthorn VFLW |
| 2 June 2022 | Catherine Brown | — | Eastlake Demons |
| 9 June 2022 | Tamara Smith | — | Geelong (VFLW) |
| 9 June 2022 | Kate McCarthy | Delisted | St Kilda |

#### AFLW club signings

| Date | Player | F/A Type | Old club |
| 16 May 2022 | Tilly Lucas-Rodd | — | St Kilda |
| 16 May 2022 | Jess Duffin | — | North Melbourne |
| 16 May 2022 | Janet Baird | — | Gold Coast |
| 16 May 2022 | Akec Makur Chuot | — | Richmond |
| 17 May 2022 | Sarah Perkins | — | Gold Coast |
| 17 May 2022 | Louise Stephenson | — | Greater Western Sydney |
| 30 May 2022 | Aileen Gilroy | — | North Melbourne |

#### Rookie signings

| Date | Player | F/A Type | Old club | Deal | Ref |
| 28 June 2022 | Aine McDonagh | | Galway GAA | |

### Draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from |
| 1 | 2 | Jasmine Fleming | Oakleigh Chargers |
| 1 | 6 | Mackenzie Eardley | Dandenong Stingrays |
| 1 | 9 | Charlotte Baskaren | Western Jets |
| 1 | 10 | Bridie Hipwell | Sandringham Dragons |
| 1 | 22 | Lucy Wales | Casey Demons |
| 1 | 25 | Emily Everist | Bendigo Pioneers |
| 1 | 26 | Laura Elliot | Western Jets |

## Pre–season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Report |
| 1 | Sunday, August 14 (10:30 am) | Richmond | 8.4 (52) | 1.2 (8) | Lost by 44 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Report |

## Home & Away season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record | Report |
| 1 | Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 7.11 (53) | 4.3 (27) | Lost by 26 points | Marvel Stadium | 12,092 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Sunday, 4 September (4:10 pm) | St Kilda | 1.4 (10) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 53 points | Box Hill City Oval | 2,262 | 0–2 | |
| 3 | Sunday, 11 September (4:10 pm) | Richmond | 7.2 (44) | 1.3 (9) | Lost by 35 points | Punt Road Oval | 2,031 | 0–3 | |
| 4 | Saturday, 17 September (3:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 1.1 (7) | 6.1 (37) | Lost by 30 points | Box Hill City Oval | 1,108 | 0–4 | |
| 5 | Friday, 23 September (5:10 pm) | Sydney | 4.7 (31) | 5.5 (35) | Won by 4 points | Punt Road Oval | 2,173 | 1–4 | |
| 6 | Friday, 30 September (6:10 pm) | West Coast | 6.8 (44) | 6.5 (41) | Won by 3 points | Frankston Park | 1,565 | 2–4 | |
| 7 | Saturday, 8 October (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 4.5 (29) | 1.10 (16) | Won by 13 points | Frankston Park | 2,029 | 3–4 | |
| 8 | Sunday, 16 October (3:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 4.10 (34) | 5.3 (33) | Lost by 1 point | Henson Park | 2,006 | 3–5 | |
| 9 | Saturday, 22 October (7:10 pm) | Brisbane | 1.1 (7) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 54 points | Frankston Park | 2,164 | 3–6 | |
| 10 | Saturday, 29 October (4:10 pm) | Fremantle | 7.7 (49) | 7.2 (44) | Lost by 5 points | Fremantle Oval | 1,302 | 3–7 | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 545 | 193 | 282.4 | 36 | Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne (P) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 519 | 184 | 282.1 | 36 | Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 412 | 234 | 176.1 | 32 | Finals series |
| 4 | Richmond | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 321 | 217 | 147.9 | 30 | Finals series |
| 5 | Geelong | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 384 | 222 | 173.0 | 28 | Finals series |
| 6 | Collingwood | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 244 | 118.4 | 28 | Finals series |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 297 | 109.8 | 28 | Finals series |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 229 | 166.8 | 26 | Finals series |
| 9 | Gold Coast | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 309 | 351 | 88.0 | 20 | |
| 10 | Essendon | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 349 | 354 | 98.6 | 16 | |
| 11 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 420 | 63.1 | 16 | |
| 12 | Fremantle | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 267 | 400 | 66.8 | 14 | |
| 13 | St Kilda | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 309 | 373 | 82.8 | 12 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 253 | 342 | 74.0 | 12 | |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 245 | 429 | 57.1 | 12 | |
| 16 | West Coast | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 239 | 449 | 53.2 | 8 | |
| 17 | Port Adelaide | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 255 | 361 | 70.6 | 6 | |
| 18 | Sydney | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 207 | 577 | 35.9 | 0 | |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Club records

* Highest score: 7.2, 6.8 (44)
* Lowest score: 1.1 (7)
* Biggest win: 13 points
* Biggest lose: 54 points
* Highest score conceded: 9.9 (63)
* Lowest score conceded: 4.7 (31)
* Consecutive wins: 3
* Consecutive loses: 4
* Most games played: Charlotte Baskaran, Catherine Brown, Jess Duffin, Aileen Gilroy, Akec Makur Chuot Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Tamara Smith, Lucy Wales – 10
* Most goals: Jess Duffin – 7
* Most behinds: Aileen Gilroy – 5
* Most disposals: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 176
* Most kicks: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 118
* Most handballs: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 58
* Most marks: Kaitlyn Ashmore, Jess Duffin, Akec Makur Chuot – 25
* Most hitouts: Lucy Wales – 168
* Most tackles: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 84
* Most rebound 50s: Catherine Brown – 57
* Most inside 50s: Aileen Gilroy: 35
* Most clearances: Tilly Lucas-Rodd: 41
* Most contested possessions: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 97
* Most uncontested possessions: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 70
* Most contested marks: Jess Duffin – 12
* Most marks inside 50: Jess Duffin – 10
* Most one perceneters: Catherine Brown, Tegan Cunningham, Lucy Wales – 22
* Most goal assists: Tahlia Fellows, Aileen Gilroy, Aine McDonagh – 3
* Most games coached: Bec Goddard – 10
* Most home and away games coached: Bec Goddard – 10
* Most games won as coach: Bec Goddard – 3
* Most home and away games won as coach: Bec Goddard – 3
* Most goals in a season: Jess Duffin – 7
* Most behinds in a season: Aileen Gilroy – 5
* Most disposals in a season: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 176
* Most kicks in a season: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 118
* Most handballs in a season: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 58
* Most marks in a season: Kaitlyn Ashmore, Jess Duffin, Akec Makur Chuot – 25
* Most hitouts in a season: Lucy Wales – 168
* Most tackles in a season: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 84
* Most rebound 50s in a season: Catherine Brown – 57
* Most inside 50s in a season: Aileen Gilroy: 35
* Most clearances in a season: Tilly Lucas-Rodd: 41
* Most contested possessions in a season: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 97
* Most uncontested possessions in a season: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 70
* Most contested marks in a season: Jess Duffin – 12
* Most marks inside 50 in a season: Jess Duffin – 10
* Most one perceneters in a season: Catherine Brown, Tegan Cunningham, Lucy Wales – 22
* Most goal assists in a season: Tahlia Fellows, Aileen Gilroy, Aine McDonagh – 3
* Most goals in a game: Jess Duffin, Tahlia Fellows – 3
* Most behinds in a game: Kaitlyn Ashmore, Jess Duffin, Tahlia Fellows, Aileen Gilroy – 2
* Most disposals in a game: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 26
* Most kicks in a game: Jasmine Fleming – 19
* Most handballs in a game: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 11
* Most marks in a game: Kaitlyn Ashmore – 6
* Most hitouts in a game: Lucy Wales – 24
* Most tackles in a game: Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Tamara Smith – 13
* Most rebound 50s in a game: Catherine Brown – 11
* Most inside 50s in a game: Aileen Gilroy – 8
* Most contested possessions in a game: Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 15
* Most uncontested possessions in a game: Akec Makur Chuot – 12
* Most contested marks in a game: Jess Duffin, Aine McDonagh – 3
* Most marks inside 50 in a game: Jess Duffin – 3
* Most one percenters in a game: Emily Everist – 7
* Most goal assists in a game: Ainslie Kemp, Tahlia Fellows, Aine McDonagh – 2

### Milestones

Round 1
* Kaitlyn Ashmore – 50th AFLW game, Hawthorn debut
* Zoe Barbakos – AFLW debut, 1st AFLW goal
* Charlotte Baskaran – AFLW debut
* Catherine Brown – AFLW debut
* Dominique Carbone – AFLW debut
* Bridgit Deed – AFLW debut
* Mackenzie Eardley – AFLW debut
* Tahlia Fellows – AFLW debut
* Jasmine Fleming – AFLW debut
* Sophie Locke – AFLW debut, 1st AFLW goal
* Eliza Shannon – AFLW debut
* Lucy Wales – AFLW debut
* Tamara Smith – AFLW debut
* Tegan Cunningham – Hawthorn debut
* Jess Duffin – Hawthorn debut
* Aileen Gilroy – Hawthorn debut
* Tilly Lucas-Rodd – Hawthorn debut
* Tamara Luke – Hawthorn debut
* Akec Makur Chuot – Hawthorn debut
* Sarah Perkins – Hawthorn debut, 1st goal for Hawthorn
* Louise Stephenson – Hawthorn debut
* Bec Goddard – 1st game as Hawthorn coach
Round 2
* Aileen Gilroy – 1st AFLW goal
* Kate McCarthy – Hawthorn debut
Round 3
* Charlotte Baskaran – 1st AFLW goal
* Laura Elliott – AFLW debut
* Bridie Hipwell – AFLW debut
* Isabelle Porter – AFLW debut
* Ainslie Kemp – Hawthorn debut
Round 4
* Kaitlyn Ashmore – 1st goal for Hawthorn
* Aine McDonagh – AFLW debut
Round 5
* Tahlia Fellows – 1st AFLW goal
* Emily Everist – AFLW debut
* Bec Goddard – 1st win as Hawthorn coach
Round 6
* Jess Duffin – 1st goal for Hawthorn
* Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 1st goal for Hawthorn
* Jenna Richardson – AFLW debut
* Aine McDonagh – 1st AFLW goal
Round 7
* Tilly Lucas-Rodd – 50th AFLW game
* Bridie Hipwell – 1st AFLW goal
Round 8
* Akec Makur Chuot – 1st goal for Hawthorn
Round 9
* Janet Baird – Hawthorn debut