The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
club based in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. The club plays in the
AFL Women's
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 1 ...
(AFLW) and, from 2018 until 2022, the
VFL Women's
VFL Women's (VFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Victoria. The league initially comprised the six premier division clubs and the top four division 1 clubs from the now-defunct Victorian Women's Football Le ...
(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
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 1 ...
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.
On 12 August 2021, Hawthorn along with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
,
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is the main port for the ...
, and
Sydney
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were granted licences to join the
AFL Women's
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 1 ...
from
2022 season 7.
Bec Goddard
Rebecca 'Bec' Goddard is an Australian rules football coach currently serving as the head coach of the Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's), Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Goddard also previously coached Adelaide ...
who was in charge of the club's
VFL Women's
VFL Women's (VFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Victoria. The league initially comprised the six premier division clubs and the top four division 1 clubs from the now-defunct Victorian Women's Football Le ...
side was appointed as Hawthorns inaugural AFLW coach immediately following the announcement.
Season summaries
''List of the last five seasons completed by Hawthorn. For the full season-by-season history, see
List of Hawthorn Football Club seasons
The Hawthorn Football Club are a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League. This article lists all seasons dating back to Hawthorn's inaugural season in the Victorian Football Association in 1914 ...
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Bec Goddard
Rebecca 'Bec' Goddard is an Australian rules football coach currently serving as the head coach of the Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's), Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Goddard also previously coached Adelaide ...
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Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Matilda Lucas-Rodd (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the St Kilda Football Club f ...
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Jess Duffin
Jessica Evelyn Duffin (; born 27 June 1989) is an Australian sportswoman. In cricket, she has made 117 international appearances and won four world championships as a member of the Australian women's team. A right-handed batter with a reputa ...
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Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Matilda Lucas-Rodd (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the St Kilda Football Club f ...
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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Bec Goddard
Rebecca 'Bec' Goddard is an Australian rules football coach currently serving as the head coach of the Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's), Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Goddard also previously coached Adelaide ...
, ,
Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Matilda Lucas-Rodd (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the St Kilda Football Club f ...
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Aine McDonagh , ,
Emily Bates
Emily Bates (born 18 October 1995) is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2017 to season seven. Bates was selected by the in the inaugura ...
Players
Current AFLW squad
Staff
Coaching staff
Club honour board
Achievements
Finishing positions (after finals)
Note: bold indicates finals appearance
Best and fairest
Players' individual honours and awards
;22under22 team
Awarded since 2017
Below is a list of Hawthorn players selected into the
22under22 team.
*
Jasmine Fleming
Jasmine Fleming (born 5 November 2004) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Fleming was recruited by Hawthorn with the second selection in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. She is the da ...
– 2022 (S7)
Coaches
Records
Current Hawthorn players are shown in bold.
;Games
* 1.
Charlotte Baskaran
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– 20
* 2.
Aileen Gilroy – 20
* 3.
Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Matilda Lucas-Rodd (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the St Kilda Football Club f ...
– 20
* 4.
Kaitlyn Ashmore
Kaitlyn Ashmore (born 8 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has previously played for Brisbane and North Melbourne. She was drafted by Brisbane as a priority si ...
– 19
* 5.
Jasmine Fleming
Jasmine Fleming (born 5 November 2004) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Fleming was recruited by Hawthorn with the second selection in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. She is the da ...
– 19
* 6.
Tamara Smith
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– 19
* 7.
Lucy Wales – 19
* 8.
Sophie Locke – 17
* 9.
Akec Makur Chuot
Akec Makur Chuot (born 5 September 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Chuot was born on 5 September 1992 in South Sudan, the same year her father died. She was rais ...
– 17
* 10.
Aine McDonagh – 17
* 11.
Catherine Brown – 16
* 12.
Mackenzie Eardley – 16
* 13.
Tahlia Fellows – 16
* 14.
Bridie Hipwell – 16
* 15.
Jenna Richardson
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– 15
* 16.
Laura Elliott – 14
* 17.
Emily Everist – 13
* 18.
Ainslie Kemp – 11
* 19.
Emily Bates
Emily Bates (born 18 October 1995) is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2017 to season seven. Bates was selected by the in the inaugura ...
– 10
* 20.
Greta Bodey – 10
* 21.
Jess Duffin
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– 10
* 22.
Kristy Stratton – 10
* 23.
Tamara Luke – 9
* 24.
Louise Stephenson – 9
* 25.
Mattea Breed
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Given name
*Mattea Conforti (born 2006), American actress
...
– 8
* 26.
Tegan Cunningham
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– 8
* 27.
Isabelle Porter – 8
* 27.
Zoe Barbakos – 7
* 29.
Dominique Carbone – 6
* 30.
Bridgit Deed – 6
* 31.
Eliza Shannon – 6
* 32.
Sarah Perkins
Sarah Perkins (born 26 July 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She previously played with the Adelaide Football Club, Melbourne Football Club, and Gold Coast Suns.
...
– 5
* 33.
Kate McCarthy
Kate McCarthy (born 24 October 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions#AFL Women's team, Brisbane Lions, St Kilda Football Club (AFL Women's), St Kilda Football Club, and Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Wome ...
– 3
* 34.
Janet Baird – 1
;Goals
* 1.
Aine McDonagh – 14
* 2.
Greta Bodey – 9
* 3.
Tahlia Fellows – 9
* 4.
Bridie Hipwell – 8
* 5.
Jess Duffin
Jessica Evelyn Duffin (; born 27 June 1989) is an Australian sportswoman. In cricket, she has made 117 international appearances and won four world championships as a member of the Australian women's team. A right-handed batter with a reputa ...
– 7
* 6.
Aileen Gilroy – 7
* 7.
Kristy Stratton – 5
* 8.
Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Matilda Lucas-Rodd (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the St Kilda Football Club f ...
– 4
* 9.
Charlotte Baskaran
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous ...
– 3
* 10.
Sophie Locke – 3
* 11.
Kaitlyn Ashmore
Kaitlyn Ashmore (born 8 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has previously played for Brisbane and North Melbourne. She was drafted by Brisbane as a priority si ...
– 2
* 12.
Zoe Barbakos – 2
* 13.
Emily Bates
Emily Bates (born 18 October 1995) is an Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2017 to season seven. Bates was selected by the in the inaugura ...
– 1
* 14.
Catherine Brown – 1
* 15.
Akec Makur Chuot
Akec Makur Chuot (born 5 September 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Chuot was born on 5 September 1992 in South Sudan, the same year her father died. She was rais ...
– 1
* 16.
Sarah Perkins
Sarah Perkins (born 26 July 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She previously played with the Adelaide Football Club, Melbourne Football Club, and Gold Coast Suns.
...
– 1
References
External links
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Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne
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