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Hawthorn Football Club
2025 season
PresidentAndrew Gowers
CoachDaniel Webster
CaptainEmily Bates
Home groundKinetic Stadium
Home and Away4th
FinalsSemi final
Leading goalkickerÁine McDonagh (22)
Highest home attendance5,645 (Semi-final vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance1,643 (Round 8 vs. Fremantle)
Average home attendance2,660
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The 2025 Hawthorn Football Club season is the club's 4th season in the AFL Women's.

Key personnel

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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 Steph Binder
Forwards coach Cam Howat
Midfield coach/List manager Keegan Brooksby
Development coach Michael Ericson
Cam McKinlay
Jake Ireland
Kai Baker-Hill
Devina Lai
Leadership group
Captain Emily Bates
Vice–captain Eliza West
Leadership group member Jasmine Fleming
Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Áine McDonagh
Jenna Richardson

Playing list changes

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Additions

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Date Player Reason Old club Ref
5 December 2024 Keely Coyne Delisted free agent Western Bulldogs [1]
10 December 2024 Najwa Allen Trade Adelaide [2]
16 December 2024 Lavinia Cox Draft Bendigo Pioneers [3]
Daisy Flockart Draft Sandringham Dragons [4]
Grace Baba Draft Eastern Ranges [5]
Elli Symonds Draft Dandenong Stingrays [6]
Rebecca Clottey Draft Geelong Falcons [7]
22 October 2025 Nat Exon Free agent St Kilda [8][9]

Departures

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Date Player Reason New club Ref
19 November 2024 Bridget Deed Delisted — [10]
Casey Dumont Delisted —
7 December 2024 Charlotte Baskaran Trade St Kilda [11]
10 December 2024 Louise Stephenson Trade Western Bulldogs [2]
Mattea Breed Trade Collingwood [12]
12 December 2024 Tahlia Fellows Delisted — [13]
Sophie Locke Delisted —
22 October 2025 Rebecca Clottey Delisted — [9]

2025 player squad

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2025 Hawthorn Football Club squad
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

  • Daniel Webster

Assistant coaches

  • Steph Binder (backline)
  • Keegan Brooksby (midfield)
  • Cam Howat (forwards)
  • 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: 12 November 2025
Source(s): Hawthorn AFLW, AFL Women's

Pre-Season

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Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Report
Home Away Result
Saturday, 26 July (12:30 pm) Melbourne 9.8 (62) 4.4 (28) Lost by 34 points Casey Fields —
Sunday, 3 August (12:00 pm) Richmond 6.2 (38) 10.15 (75) Won by 37 points IKON Park —

Home and Away

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Position Report
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 17 August (12:40 pm) Brisbane 3.11 (29) 4.9 (33) Won by 4 points Brighton Homes Arena 4,208 9th Report
2 Saturday, 23 August (7:15 pm) Carlton 3.12 (30) 2.10 (22) Won by 8 points Kinetic Stadium 2,214 5th Report
3 Saturday, 30 August (7:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 1.4 (10) 2.2 (14) Won by 4 points Mission Whitten Oval 2,021 5th Report
4 Saturday, 6 September (7:15 pm) St Kilda 5.10 (40) 2.5 (17) Won by 23 points Cazalys Stadium 2,017 4th Report
5 Sunday, 14 September (3:05 pm) Adelaide 4.3 (27) 7.6 (48) Lost by 21 points Kinetic Stadium 2,401 5th Report
6 Saturday, 20 September (12:35 pm) Collingwood 3.12 (30) 5.9 (39) Won by 9 points Victoria Park 2,067 3rd Report
7 Thursday, 25 September (7:15 pm) Geelong 5.5 (35) 6.6 (42) Won by 7 points GMHBA Stadium 3,146 3rd Report
8 Thursday, 2 October (7:15 pm) Fremantle 5.3 (33) 2.6 (18) Won by 15 points Kinetic Stadium 1,643 3rd Report
9 Saturday, 11 October (3:05 pm) Gold Coast 8.12 (60) 6.1 (37) Won by 23 points Kinetic Stadium 2,195 2nd Report
10 Friday, 17 October (7:15 pm) Port Adelaide 15.4 (94) 8.11 (59) Lost by 35 points Alberton Oval 3,039 3rd Report
11 Saturday, 25 October (3:05 pm) Essendon 3.8 (26) 7.14 (56) Won by 30 points Windy Hill 2,652 2nd Report
12 Friday, 31 October (7:15 pm) North Melbourne 2.6 (18) 10.7 (67) Lost by 49 points Kinetic Stadium 2,508 4th Report

Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 North Melbourne (P) 12 12 0 0 868 270 321.5 48 Finals series
2 Melbourne 12 9 3 0 684 327 209.2 36
3 Brisbane 12 9 3 0 652 403 161.8 36
4 Hawthorn 12 9 3 0 451 433 104.2 36
5 Carlton 12 8 4 0 554 474 116.9 32
6 Adelaide 12 7 5 0 515 460 112.0 28
7 St Kilda 12 7 5 0 392 407 96.3 28
8 West Coast 12 6 6 0 472 423 111.6 24
9 Sydney 12 6 6 0 542 504 107.5 24
10 Port Adelaide 12 6 6 0 631 601 105.0 24
11 Fremantle 12 6 6 0 414 512 80.9 24
12 Western Bulldogs 12 5 7 0 415 358 115.9 20
13 Geelong 12 5 7 0 500 539 92.8 20
14 Essendon 12 4 8 0 331 552 60.0 16
15 Collingwood 12 3 9 0 314 505 62.2 12
16 Richmond 12 2 10 0 349 583 59.9 8
17 Greater Western Sydney 12 2 10 0 401 681 58.9 8
18 Gold Coast 12 2 10 0 319 772 41.3 8
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Finals Series

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Report
Home Away Result
Qualifying final Friday, 7 November (7:15 pm) North Melbourne 5.12 (42) 0.3 (3) Lost by 39 points IKON Park 4,392 Report
Semi final Saturday, 15 November (7:15 pm) Carlton 4.9 (33) 11.13 (79) Lost by 46 points IKON Park 5,645 Report

Statistics

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As of the end of finals week 2. Players without appearances not included[14]
No Name Pos. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Hitouts
1 Emily Bates MF 8 1 1 59 113 172 12 45 0
2 Eliza West MF 14 1 0 104 212 316 18 78 0
3 Greta Bodey FW 14 11 14 78 60 138 23 51 0
4 Najwa Allen DF 7 0 1 50 21 71 19 2 0
5 Jasmine Fleming MF 11 2 3 100 83 183 17 57 0
6 Hayley McLaughlin FW 11 2 1 46 59 105 20 42 0
7 Aileen Gilroy FW 9 2 12 103 21 124 20 32 0
8 Lavinia Cox FW 3 0 0 10 5 15 2 4 0
9 Keely Coyne DF 14 2 1 96 54 150 21 32 0
10 Kaitlyn Ashmore MF 10 3 2 63 32 95 21 36 0
11 Jenna Richardson DF 12 0 0 99 52 151 56 28 0
12 Casey Sherriff MF 14 2 3 68 44 112 12 36 0
13 Áine McDonagh FW 14 22 22 106 63 169 31 33 3
14 Daisy Flockart MF 7 1 2 39 32 71 3 39 1
15 Grace Baba MF 9 0 4 47 30 77 8 19 0
16 Ainslie Kemp DF 1 0 1 12 3 15 3 0 0
17 Mackenzie Eardley FW 12 1 2 72 46 118 25 50 62
18 Tilly Lucas-Rodd DF 14 0 2 215 84 299 50 54 0
19 Bridie Hipwell FW 6 2 1 32 23 55 3 29 0
20 Laura Elliott DF 14 0 0 88 47 135 33 19 0
21 Elli Symonds RU 8 2 1 27 27 54 12 25 40
22 Laura Stone FW 13 4 3 94 82 176 10 88 0
23 Jess Vukic RU 9 2 0 16 23 39 0 28 38
24 Tamara Smith DF 13 0 0 84 60 144 27 75 0
25 Emily Everist DF 12 0 0 103 36 139 26 37 0
27 Mikayla Williamson MF 13 2 4 88 62 150 19 33 0
28 Sophie Butterworth FW 5 0 0 14 6 20 8 5 2
29 Nat Exon MF 3 0 0 10 7 17 3 11 0
31 Lucy Wales RU 9 0 1 91 74 165 25 53 180
41 Kristy Stratton FW 4 1 4 20 10 30 11 7 0

Goalkickers

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Name Goals Games Average
Áine McDonagh 22 14 1.6
Greta Bodey 11 14 0.8
Laura Stone 4 14 0.3
Kaitlyn Ashmore 3 10 0.3
Keely Coyne 2 14 0.2
Jasmine Fleming 2 11 0.2
Aileen Gilroy 2 9 0.2
Bridie Hipwell 2 6 0.3
Hayley McLaughlin 2 11 0.2
Casey Sherriff 2 14 0.1
Elli Symonds 2 8 0.3
Jess Vukic 2 9 0.2
Mikayla Williamson 2 13 0.2
Emily Bates 1 8 0.1
Mackenzie Eardley 1 12 0.1
Daisy Flockart 1 7 0.1
Kristy Stratton 1 4 0.3
Eliza West 1 14 0.1

Injury list

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Name Injury Status Source Injury date Return date
Laura Stone Ankle [15] 6 October 2024 3 August 2025
Mackenzie Eardley Knee [16] 12 August 2025 23 August 2025
Jenna Richardson Hamstring [16] 12 August 2025 30 August 2025
Kristy Stratton Hamstring [16] 12 August 2025 16 September 2025
Jasmine Fleming Knee [17] 17 August 2025 14 September 2025
Aileen Gilroy Hamstring [17] 17 August 2025 20 September 2025
Áine McDonagh Thumb [17] 17 August 2025 23 August 2025
Ainslie Kemp Knee [18] 21 August 2025
Najwa Allen Hamstring [19] 30 August 2025 21 October 2025
Kaitlyn Ashmore Hamstring [19] 30 August 2025 25 September 2025
Mackenzie Eardley Knee [20] 14 September 2025 20 September 2025
Emily Everist Concussion [21] 20 September 2025 31 September 2025
Bridie Hipwell Leg [21] 20 September 2025
Emily Bates Shoulder [22] 25 September 2025 15 November 2025
Mikayla Williamson Hamstring [23] 11 October 2025 25 October 2025
Lucy Wales Appendix [24] 17 October 2025
Jess Vukic Concussion [24] 17 October 2025 4 November 2025
Lavinia Cox Ankle [25] 28 October 2025
Elli Symonds Foot [26] 31 October 2025
Kaitlyn Ashmore Calf [27] 7 November 2025
Emily Everist Concussion [27] 7 November 2025
Jasmine Fleming Groin [27] 7 November 2025 15 November 2025
Áine McDonagh Knee [27] 7 November 2025 15 November 2025

Awards

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Name Award Ref.
Áine McDonagh All-Australian team (1st selection)
Jasmine Fleming 22under22 team (3rd selection) [28][29]

Milestones

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Round Name Milestone Opponent Score Ground Ref
1 Eliza West 50th AFLW game Brisbane 4.9 (33) – 3.11 (29) Brighton Homes Arena [30][31][32][33][34]
Lavinia Cox AFLW debut
Najwa Allen Club debut
Keely Coyne Club debut
2 Grace Baba AFLW debut Carlton 3.12 (30) – 2.10 (22) Kinetic Stadium [35][36]
3 Elli Symonds AFLW debut Western Bulldogs 2.2 (14) – 1.4 (10) Mission Whitten Oval [37][38]
5 Elli Symonds 1st AFLW goal Adelaide 4.3 (27) – 7.6 (48) Kinetic Stadium [39]
6 Keely Coyne 1st club goal Collingwood 5.9 (39) – 3.12 (30) Victoria Park [40]
8 Daisy Flockart AFLW debut Fremantle 5.3 (33) – 2.6 (18) Kinetic Stadium [41][42]
Hayley McLaughlin 1st AFLW goal
11 Áine McDonagh 50th AFLW goal Essendon 7.14 (56) – 3.8 (26) Windy Hill [43]
12 Najwa Allen 50th AFLW game North Melbourne 2.6 (18) – 10.7 (67) IKON Park
Semi-final Daisy Flockart 1st AFLW goal Carlton 4.9 (33) – 11.13 (79) IKON Park

References

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