2024 Hawthorn Football Club women's season

Hawthorn Football Club
2024 season
President	Andrew Gowers
Coach	Daniel Webster
Captain(s)	Emily Bates
Home ground	Frankston Park
Record	9–1 (1st)
Leading goalkicker	Aileen Gilroy (13)
Highest home attendance	2,794
Lowest home attendance	2,106
Average home attendance	2,387
← 2023	2025 →

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
	Ian Silk
	James Merlino
	Katie Hudson
	Luke Stambolis
	Owen Wilson
	Tim Shearer
	Luke McCabe
Coaches
Senior coach	Daniel Webster
Backline coach	Ben Cavarra
Forwards coach	Lou Wotton
Head of development	Keegan Brooksby
Development coach/tackling coach	Alana Thomas
Development coach	David Mackay
	Kathryn Chatelier
	Max Lynch
Leadership group
Captain	Emily Bates
Vice–captain	Eliza West
Leadership group member	Jasmine Fleming
	Tilly Lucas-Rodd
	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	^[1]

Draft

Round	Overall pick	Player	Recruited from	ref
1	17	Mikayla Williamson	Dandenong Stingrays	^[2]
3	45	Sophie Butterworth	Mornington	^[3]

AFLW expansion Under 18 talent patheway signing period

Date	Player	From	Ref
14 November 2023	Laura Stone	Eastern Rangers	^[4]
	Hayley McLaughlin	Eastern Rangers	^[5]
	Jess Vukic	Eastern Rangers	^[6]

Retirements and delistings

Date	Player	Reason	Ref
26 October 2023	Akec Makur Chuot	Retired	^[7]
31 October 2023	Tegan Cunningham	Retired	^[8]
2 November 2023	Tamara Luke	Retired	^[9]
3 November 2023	Catherine Brown	Retired	^[10]
10 November 2023	Janet Baird	Delisted	^[11]
10 November 2023	Sarah Perkins	Delisted	^[11]

2024 player squad

2024 Hawthorn Football Club squad
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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Emily Bates 2 Eliza West 3 Greta Bodey 4 Mattea Breed 5 Jasmine Fleming 6 Hayley McLaughlin 7 Aileen Gilroy 8 Tahlia Fellows 9 Charlotte Baskaran 10 Kaitlyn Ashmore 11 Jenna Richardson 12 Louise Stephenson 14 Casey Sherriff 15 Bridget Deed		16 Ainslie Kemp 17 Mackenzie Eardley 18 Tilly Lucas-Rodd (c) 19 Bridie Hipwell 20 Laura Elliot 21 Sophie Locke 22 Laura Stone 23 Jess Vukic 24 Tamara Smith 25 Emily Everist 27 Mikayla Williamson 28 Sophie Butterworth 31 Lucy Wales 41 Kristy Stratton				13 Aine McDonagh 26 Casey Dumont		Head coach Daniel Webster Assistant coaches Ben Cavarra (defence) David Mackay (midfield) Lou Wotton (forwards) Keegan Brooksby (head of development) Alana Thomas (development) Kathryn Chatelier (development) Max Lynch (development) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 2 February 2024 Source(s): Hawthorn AFLW, AFL Women's

Season

Pre-Season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	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)			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		9–1
10	TBC	Richmond				Swinburne Centre

Ladder

Updated to Geelong v Adelaide (week 10).

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	North Melbourne (Q)	10	9	0	1	578	193	299.5	38	Finals series
2	Hawthorn (Q)	10	9	1	0	551	286	192.7	36
3	Brisbane (Q)	10	8	2	0	543	294	184.7	32
4	Adelaide (Q)	11	8	3	0	494	285	173.3	32
5	Fremantle (Q)	10	7	3	0	369	276	133.7	28
6	Richmond (Q)	10	6	3	1	419	291	144.0	26
7	Port Adelaide (Q)	10	6	4	0	388	322	120.5	24
8	Essendon	10	5	4	1	316	335	94.3	22
9	Melbourne	10	5	5	0	295	393	75.1	20
10	Geelong (E)	11	4	6	1	479	437	109.6	18
11	St Kilda (E)	10	4	6	0	338	328	103.0	16
12	West Coast (E)	10	4	6	0	292	435	67.1	16
13	Western Bulldogs (E)	10	4	6	0	270	426	63.4	16
14	Carlton (E)	10	4	6	0	242	472	51.3	16
15	Sydney (E)	10	2	8	0	321	510	62.9	8
16	Greater Western Sydney (E)	10	1	8	1	332	488	68.0	6
17	Gold Coast (E)	10	1	8	1	296	491	60.3	6
18	Collingwood (E)	10	1	9	0	218	479	45.5	4

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(E) Eliminated from finals contention; (Q) Qualified for finals

Awards, records and milestones

Records

Club records

Highest score: 12.7 (79) – Round 5 vs. Geelong
Biggest win: 66 points – Round 7 vs. West Coast
Most conecutive wins: 6 – Round 4 – Round 8
Lowest score conceded: 1.2 (8) – Round 7 vs. West Coast
Most games played: 29 – Aileen Gilroy, Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most goals: 25 – Aine McDonagh
Most behinds: 17 – Aine McDonagh
Most disposals: 557 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most kicks: 374 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most handballs: 191 – Emily Bates
Most marks: 92 – Jenna Richardson
Most hitouts: 564 – Lucy Wales
Most tackles: 178 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most rebound 50s: 75 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most inside 50s: 93 – Jasmine Fleming
Most clearances: 93 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most contested possessions: 256 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most uncontested possessions: 266 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most contested marks: 15 – Aine McDonagh
Most marks inside 50: 26 – Aine McDonagh
Most one perceneters: 66 – Jenna Richardson
Most goal assists: 14 – Aine McDonagh
Most games won as coach: 8 – Daniel Webster
Most home and aways games won as coach: 8 – Daniel Webster
Most kicks in a season: 132 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Most handballs in a season: 123 – Eliza West
Most marks in a season: 48 – Jenna Richardson
Most goals in a season: 13 – Aileen Gilroy
Most behinds in a season: 13 – Aine McDonagh
Most hitouts in a season: 254 – Lucy Wales
Most inside 50s in a season: 39 – Aileen Gilroy
Most clearances in a season: 51 – Eliza West
Most contested possessions in a season: 133 – Eliza West
Most marks inside 50 in a season: 17 – Aine McDonagh
Most goal assists in a season: 9 – Aine McDonagh
Most disposals in a game: 34 – Emily Bates (Round 8 vs. Greater Western Sydney)
Most handballs in a game: 23 – Eliza West (Round 1 vs. Carlton)
Most marks in a game: 9 – Tilly Lucas-Rodd (Round 2 vs. Collingwood), Jenna Richardson (Round 4 vs. St Kilda) (Tied with Kaitlyn Ashmore)
Most goals in a game: 6 – Greta Bodey (Round 4 vs. St Kilda)
Most behinds in a game: 4 – Greta Bodey (Round 1 vs. Carlton)
Most hitouts in a game: 43 – Lucy Wales (Round 6 vs. Fremantle)
Most inside 50s in a game: 8 – Jasmine Fleming (Round 3 vs. Adelaide) (Tied with Aileen Gilroy)
Most clearences in a game: 11 – Mattea Breed (Round 8 vs. Greater Western Sydney)
Most contested possessions in a game: 25 – Eliza West (Round 1 vs. Carlton)
Most uncontested possessions in a game: 21 – Emily Bates (Round 8 vs. Greater Western Sydney)
Most contested marks in a game: 3 – Lucy Wales (Round 4 vs. St Kilda), Aine McDonagh (Round 5. Geelong) (Tied with Jess Duffin, and Aine McDonagh)
Most marks inside 50 in a game: 5 – Greta Bodey (Round 4 vs. St Kilda)
Most one percenters in a game: 7 – Ainslie Kemp (Round 4 vs. St Kilda; Tied with Emily Everist, Jenna Richardson, Mackenzie Eardley, and Aileen Gilroy)
Most goal assists in a game: 2 – Jasmine Fleming (Round 2 vs. Collingwood), Lucy Wales (Round 2 vs. Collingwood), Aine McDonagh (Round 4 vs. St Kilda, Round 5 vs. Geelong), Aileen Gilroy (Round 5 vs. Geelong), Louise Stephenson (Round 5 vs. Geelong), Sophie Butterworth (Round 8 vs. Greater Western Sydney) (Tied with Ainslie Kemp, Tahlia Fellows, Aine McDonagh, and Tilly Lucas-Rodd)

Milestones

Round 1

Laura Stone – AFLW debut.
Jess Vukic – AFLW debut.
Mikayla Williamson – AFLW debut.
Casey Sherriff – Hawthorn debut, 1st goal for Hawthorn.
Eliza West – Hawthorn debut.
Mattea Breed – 1st AFLW goal.
Daniel Webster – 1st AFLW game as coach, 1st AFLW win

Round 2

Aileen Gilroy – 50th AFLW game.
Casey Sherriff – 50th AFLW game.
Mikayla Williamson – 1st AFLW goal.
Mattea Breed – 1st AFLW goal.
Eliza West – 1st goal for Hawthorn.

Round 3

Tamara Smith – 1st AFLW goal.

Round 4

Greta Bodey – 50th AFLW goal.

Round 5

Mackenzie Eardley – 1st AFLW goal.
Jasmine Fleming – 1st AFLW goal.
Laura Stone – 1st AFLW goal.
Louise Stephenson – 1st goal for Hawthorn.

Round 8

Sophie Butterworth – AFLW debut.

References

^ "Hawks swoop on premiership pair". hawthornfc.com.au. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ "Hawks secure Williamson with top pick". hawthornfc.com.au. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ "Butterworth-it: Hawks welcome dominant key forward with Pick 45". hawthornfc.com.au. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ "Superstar Stone joins Hawks". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ "McLaughlin makes way to Hawthorn". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ "Hawks welcome versatile Vukic". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ "Makur Chuot hangs up the boots". hawthornfc.com.au. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "Cunningham calls time". hawthornfc.com.au. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "Luke announces retirement". hawthornfc.com.au. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "Brown bids farewell". hawthornfc.com.au. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "Hawks farewell inaugural player pair". hawthornfc.com.au. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[1] "Hawks swoop on premiership pair". hawthornfc.com.au. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[2] "Hawks secure Williamson with top pick". hawthornfc.com.au. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[3] "Butterworth-it: Hawks welcome dominant key forward with Pick 45". hawthornfc.com.au. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[4] "Superstar Stone joins Hawks". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[5] "McLaughlin makes way to Hawthorn". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[6] "Hawks welcome versatile Vukic". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[7] "Makur Chuot hangs up the boots". hawthornfc.com.au. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[8] "Cunningham calls time". hawthornfc.com.au. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[9] "Luke announces retirement". hawthornfc.com.au. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[10] "Brown bids farewell". hawthornfc.com.au. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[11] "Hawks farewell inaugural player pair". hawthornfc.com.au. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

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