Hawthorn will head into its final AFLW game of the season with plenty to play for.

Facing Fremantle in Perth on Saturday night, it will be Vice-Captain Jess Duffin’s final AFLW game.

Hawthorn’s 21 will look quite different for the road trip, with a host of Year 12 players set to sit out the game due to undertaking exams this week.

Despite this obstacle, coach Bec Goddard has urged her side to “finish our way” at Fremantle Oval.

“We want to make sure we leave the first season as one to remember,” Goddard said.

“I think we’ve set ourselves goals to make progress each week and we’ve done that.

“We know that a number of players from our regular starting 16 are going to be out. What that does is gives us the opportunity to play some players and finish the season strong and enjoy our last game on a road trip.”

Two players that have stepped up in recent weeks are Akec Makur Chuot on the wing and Jenna Richardson in defence.

Makur Chuot was one of Hawthorn’s best performers in its Round 9 loss against Brisbane with 17 disposals, four clearances and 361 metres gained.

Goddard said the 30-year-old’s success could be attributed to her free-flowing style of play.

“When you give players freedom to make their own choices, you reap the rewards,” Goddard said.

“We’re never that explicit with ‘Ketch’ where we tell her to stand here or kick the ball there, and same with ‘Kashy’.

“We never say this is what we need you to do, we show them the bigger picture and what we want that to look like and they make their choices within that.”

Speaking about Richardson following the Lions loss, Goddard praised the 21-year-old for keeping dangerous Brisbane forward Greta Bodey to one goal in Frankston.

“Richo’s had a really good patch of games,” Goddard said.

“She came back in from injury sort of late into the season as well.

“Greta Bodey is a really slick forward and she got that (goal) from some really clever play.

“Who knows what Richo is going to be capable of in the next couple of years.”

Speaking more broadly about the Brisbane loss, Goddard said the Lions proved to be a good benchmark to strive towards.

“I felt we were competitive in patches but they really controlled the game,” the Hawks coach said.

“They’ve been in the competition for seven seasons and we’ve now played eight games together. It’s a great learning curve for our players to go that’s where we want to be.”