# 2024 Hawthorn Football Club women's season

The 2024 Hawthorn Football Club season will be the club's 3rd season in the AFL Women's, the 3rd season playing home games at Frankston Park, Daniel Webster's 1st season as coach, and Emily Bates's 1st season as captain.

## Key personnel

| Position | Name |
| Board members ||
| President | Andrew Gowers |
| Director | Anne-Marie Pellizzer |
| Director | Ian Silk |
| Director | James Merlino |
| Director | Katie Hudson |
| Director | Luke Stambolis |
| Director | Owen Wilson |
| Director | Tim Shearer |
| Director | Luke McCabe |
| Coaches ||
| Senior coach | Daniel Webster |
| Backline coach | Steph Binder |
| Forwards coach | Mitch Cashion |
| Midfield coach/List manager | Keegan Brooksby |
| Specialist coach | Jack Gunston |
| Development coach/tackling coach | Alana Thomas |
| Development coach | Michael Ericson |
| Development coach | Kathryn Chatelier |
| Development coach | Cam McKinlay |
| Development coach | Matt Dussin |
| Development coach | Catherine Brown |
| Leadership group ||
| Captain | Emily Bates |
| Vice–captain | Eliza West |
| Leadership group member | Jasmine Fleming |
| Leadership group member | Tilly Lucas-Rodd |
| Leadership group member | Jenna Richardson |

## Playing list changes
### Trades

| 8 December 2023 | To Hawthorn Casey Sherriff Eliza West Pick 16, 2023 AFL Women's draft | To Melbourne Pick 5, 2023 AFL Women's draft Pick 26, 2023 AFL Women's draft |

### Draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Recruited from | ref |
| 1 | 17 | Mikayla Williamson | Dandenong Stingrays | |
| 3 | 45 | Sophie Butterworth | Mornington | |

### AFLW expansion Under 18 talent patheway signing period

| Date | Player | From |
| 14 November 2023 | Laura Stone | Eastern Rangers |
| 14 November 2023 | Hayley McLaughlin | Eastern Rangers |
| 14 November 2023 | Jess Vukic | Eastern Rangers |

### Retirements and delistings

| Date | Player | Reason |
| 26 October 2023 | Akec Makur Chuot | Retired |
| 31 October 2023 | Tegan Cunningham | Retired |
| 2 November 2023 | Tamara Luke | Retired |
| 3 November 2023 | Catherine Brown | Retired |
| 10 November 2023 | Janet Baird | Delisted |
| 10 November 2023 | Sarah Perkins | Delisted |

## Season
### 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 | Attendance | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Report |
| — | Saturday, 10 August (1:00 pm) | Essendon | 9.1 (55) | 6.4 (40) | Won by 15 points | Caulfield Grammar | — | Report |
| — | Saturday, 17 August (2:00 pm) | Sydney | 4.4 (28) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 49 points | Sydney 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 | Sunday, 1 September (1:05 pm) | Carlton | 9.12 (66) | 4.4 (28) | Won by 38 points | Kinetic Stadium | 2,794 | 1–0 | Report |
| 2 | Saturday, 7 September (1:05 pm) | Collingwood | 3.8 (26) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 47 points | Victoria Park | 3,283 | 2–0 | Report |
| 3 | Sunday, 15 September (1:05 pm) | Adelaide | 9.4 (58) | 4.8 (32) | Lost by 26 points | Thomas Farms Oval | 3,142 | 2–1 | Report |
| 4 | Saturday, 21 September (2:05 pm) | St Kilda | 2.5 (17) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 57 points | RSEA Park | 2,822 | 3–1 | Report |
| 5 | Thursday, 26 September (7:15 pm) | Geelong | 9.7 (61) | 12.7 (79) | Won by 18 points | GMHBA Stadium | 2,771 | 4–1 | Report |
| 6 | Wednesday, 2 October (5:15 pm) | Gold Coast | 4.11 (35) | 3.4 (22) | Won by 13 points | Kinetic Stadium | 2,291 | 5–1 | Report |
| 6 | Sunday, 6 October (5:05 pm) | Fremantle | 3.7 (25) | 5.4 (34) | Won by 9 points | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | 2,259 | 6–1 | Report |
| 7 | Saturday, 12 October (1:05 pm) | West Coast | 11.8 (74) | 1.2 (8) | Won by 66 points | Kinetic Stadium | 2,357 | 7–1 | Report |
| 8 | Saturday, 19 October (1:05 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.7 (61) | 3.6 (24) | Won by 37 points | Kinetic Stadium | 2,106 | 8–1 | Report |
| 9 | Thursday, 24 October (7:45 pm) | Melbourne | 3.5 (23) | 2.5 (17) | Won by 6 points | Cazalys Stadium | 2,602 | 9–1 | Report |
| 10 | Sunday, 3 November (3:05 pm) | Richmond | 3.5 (23) | 6.10 (46) | Won by 23 points | Swinburne Centre | 2,087 | 10–1 | Report |

#### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Melbourne (P) | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 656 | 208 | 315.4 | 42 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 597 | 309 | 193.2 | 40 | Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 611 | 335 | 182.4 | 36 | Finals series |
| 4 | Adelaide | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 494 | 285 | 173.3 | 32 | Finals series |
| 5 | Fremantle | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 404 | 297 | 136.0 | 32 | Finals series |
| 6 | Port Adelaide | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 431 | 364 | 118.4 | 28 | Finals series |
| 7 | Richmond | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 337 | 131.2 | 26 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 359 | 104.7 | 26 | Finals series |
| 9 | Melbourne | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 369 | 420 | 87.9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Geelong | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 479 | 437 | 109.6 | 18 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 379 | 396 | 95.7 | 16 | |
| 12 | Western Bulldogs | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 291 | 461 | 63.1 | 16 | |
| 13 | West Coast | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 320 | 509 | 62.9 | 16 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 266 | 532 | 50.0 | 16 | |
| 15 | Sydney | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 395 | 538 | 73.4 | 12 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 374 | 531 | 70.4 | 6 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 311 | 569 | 54.7 | 6 | |
| 18 | Collingwood | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 245 | 553 | 44.3 | 4 | |

### Finals series

| 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 | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Report |
| Qualifying final | Sunday, 10 November (1:05 pm) | Brisbane | 4.8 (32) | 6.2 (38) | Lost by 6 points | IKON Park | 4,985 | Report |
| Semi-final | Saturday, 16 November (7:30 pm) | Port Adelaide | 6.13 (49) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 1 point | IKON Park | 3,680 | Report |

## Statistics

    Correct as of finals week 2
| Name | Position | Games | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts | Goals | Behinds |
| Kaitlyn Ashmore | Midfielder | 13 | 98 | 47 | 145 | 37 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Charlotte Baskaran | Forward | 5 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Emily Bates | Midfielder | 12 | 126 | 126 | 252 | 30 | 85 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Greta Bodey | Forward | 11 | 100 | 50 | 150 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Mattea Breed | Midfielder | 12 | 82 | 80 | 162 | 20 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Sophie Butterworth | Forward | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackenzie Eardley | Forward | 10 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 22 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 8 |
| Laura Elliott | Defender | 11 | 57 | 25 | 82 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emily Everist | Defender | 11 | 60 | 36 | 96 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahlia Fellows | Forward | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jasmine Fleming | Midfielder | 13 | 157 | 85 | 242 | 30 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Aileen Gilroy | Forward | 13 | 156 | 17 | 173 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| Bridie Hipwell | Forward | 11 | 48 | 30 | 78 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ainslie Kemp | Defender | 13 | 106 | 24 | 130 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Locke | Forward | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tilly Lucas-Rodd | Defender | 13 | 185 | 79 | 264 | 48 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aine McDonagh | Forward | 13 | 94 | 37 | 131 | 40 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| Hayley McLaughlin | Forward | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenna Richardson | Defender | 13 | 104 | 66 | 170 | 70 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Sherriff | Midfielder | 6 | 39 | 10 | 49 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tamara Smith | Defender | 13 | 93 | 60 | 153 | 40 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Louise Stephenson | Forward | 8 | 39 | 24 | 63 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Laura Stone | Forward | 7 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Kristy Stratton | Forward | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jess Vukic | Ruck | 11 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 2 | 26 | 96 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucy Wales | Ruck | 13 | 83 | 72 | 155 | 30 | 58 | 336 | 0 | 1 |
| Eliza West | Midfielder | 13 | 106 | 179 | 285 | 16 | 102 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mikayla Williamson | Midfielder | 13 | 72 | 60 | 132 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 1 |

## Goalkickers

| Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | QF | SF | Total |
| Aine McDonagh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Aileen Gilroy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Greta Bodey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Emily Bates | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jasmine Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bridie Hipwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kaitlyn Ashmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mackenzie Eardley | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Eliza West | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Louise Stephenson | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Charlotte Baskaran | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Mattea Breed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Casey Sherriff | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Laura Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Mikayla Williamson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sophie Locke | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Tahlia Fellows | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tamara Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kristy Stratton | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Jess Vukic | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 |

## Awards

| Name | Award |
| Aileen Gilroy | AFL Women's All-Australian team (1st selection) |
| Tilly Lucas-Rodd | AFL Women's All-Australian team (1st selection) |
| Jasmine Fleming | 22under22 team (2nd selection) |
| Eliza West | Hawthorn best and fairest (1st award – shared record) |
| Lucy Wales | Hawthorn world class award (1st award – record) |
| Emily Everist | Hawthorn competitor award (1st award – record) |
| Ainslie Kemp | Hawthorn Unbreakable award (1st award – record) |
| Emily Bates | Hawthorn best player in finals (1st award – shared record) |
| Jasmine Fleming | Hawthorn best player in finals (1st award – shared record) |
| Greta Bodey | Hawthorn players' player (1st award – record) |

## Milestones

    Names in bold indicate Hawthorn only.

### 50th game played

| Round | Name | Opponent | Score | Ground |
| 2 | Aileen Gilroy | Collingwood | 3.8 (26) – 11.7 (73) | Victoria Park |
| 2 | Casey Sherriff | Collingwood | 3.8 (26) – 11.7 (73) | Victoria Park |
| Semi–final | Louise Stephenson | Port Adelaide | 6.13 (49) – 7.8 (50) | IKON Park |

### 50th goal kicked

| Round | Name | Opponent | Score | Ground |
| 4 | Greta Bodey | St Kilda | 2.5 (17) – 11.8 (74) | RSEA Park |

### Debuts

| Round | Name | Opponent | Score | Ground |
| 1 | Casey Sherriff | Carlton | 9.12 (66) – 4.4 (28) | Kinetic Stadium |
| 1 | Laura Stone | Carlton | 9.12 (66) – 4.4 (28) | Kinetic Stadium |
| 1 | Jess Vukic | Carlton | 9.12 (66) – 4.4 (28) | Kinetic Stadium |
| 1 | Eliza West | Carlton | 9.12 (66) – 4.4 (28) | Kinetic Stadium |
| 1 | Mikayla Williamson | Carlton | 9.12 (66) – 4.4 (28) | Kinetic Stadium |
| 8 | Sophie Butterworth | Greater Western Sydney | 9.7 (61) – 3.6 (24) | Kinetic Stadium |

### First goals

| Round | Name | Opponent | Score | Ground |
| 1 | Mattea Breed | Carlton | 9.12 (66) – 4.4 (28) | Kinetic Stadium |
| 1 | Casey Sherriff | Carlton | 9.12 (66) – 4.4 (28) | Kinetic Stadium |
| 2 | Eliza West | Collingwood | 3.8 (26) – 11.7 (73) | Victoria Park |
| 2 | Mikayla Williamson | Collingwood | 3.8 (26) – 11.7 (73) | Victoria Park |
| 3 | Tamara Smith | Adelaide | 9.4 (58) – 4.8 (32) | Thomas Farms Oval |
| 5 | Mackenzie Eardley | Geelong | 9.7 (61) – 12.7 (79) | GMHBA Stadium |
| 5 | Jasmine Fleming | Geelong | 9.7 (61) – 12.7 (79) | GMHBA Stadium |
| 5 | Louise Stephenson | Geelong | 9.7 (61) – 12.7 (79) | GMHBA Stadium |
| 5 | Laura Stone | Geelong | 9.7 (61) – 12.7 (79) | GMHBA Stadium |

## Injury list

| Name | Injury | Match | Injury date | Return date |
| Mackenzie Eardley | Quad | Pre-season vs. Sydney | 17 August 2024 | 7 September 2024 |
| Greta Bodey | Hand | — | 27 August 2024 | 1 September 2024 |
| Sophie Locke | Knee | — | 27 August 2024 | 7 September 2024 |
| Kristy Stratton | Hamstring | — | 27 August 2024 | 17 September 2024 |
| Aine McDonagh | Shoulder | Round 1 vs. Carlton | 1 September 2024 | 7 September 2024 |
| Emily Bates | Calf | — | 7 September 2024 | 13 September 2024 |
| Aine McDonagh | Wrist | Round 2 vs. Collingwood | 7 September 2024 | 13 September 2024 |
| Casey Sherriff | Ankle | Round 2 vs. Collingwood | 7 September 2024 | 22 October 2024 |
| Bridie Hipwell | Lower leg | Round 3 vs. Adelaide | 15 September 2024 | 1 October 2024 |
| Mattea Breed | Foot | Round 6 vs. Gold Coast | 2 October 2024 | 9 October 2024 |
| Mackenzie Eardley | Concussion | Round 6 vs. Fremantle | 6 October 2024 | 22 October 2024 |
| Kristy Stratton | Ankle | Round 6 vs. Fremantle | 6 October 2024 | 3 November 2024 |
| Laura Stone | Ankle | Round 6 vs. Fremantle | 6 October 2024 | |
| Greta Bodey | Toe | — | 15 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 |
| Lucy Wales | Lower leg | Round 10 vs. Richmond | 3 November 2024 | 6 November 2024 |