Hawthorn Football Club Women’s team
Updated February 2024
The Hawks have been playing in the VFLW competition since 2017, providing an extensive pathway for players in the Eastern Region and beyond to progress to the elite level of football. After just one season in the competition, the team experienced immediate success, winning the 2018 premiership. Their next bit of history would come in 2019 when AFLW premiership coach and lifelong Hawthorn supporter Bec Goddard was appointed as Senior Coach. She would coach the side across two seasons and be part of a significant milestone as Hawthorn became the first club in VFL/ AFL history to appoint an all-female coaching panel. Esteemed coach Cherie O’Neill then took over for the next two seasons and yielded great results, with 17 players drafted to AFLW under her tutelage. In 2023, the Hawks’ VFLW license was transferred back to Box Hill, with the club making finals for a third time. 2024 will see a Michael Ericson take over as coach with an exciting season ahead.
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VFLW team formed
2017
Participated as Box Hill Hawks: 2017, 2023
Participated as Hawthorn: 2018 to 2022
Official Colours
Guernsey - brown and gold vertical stripes on front, gold back
Socks - brown and gold hooped
Shorts - brown (home), white (away)
Home Ground
Box Hill City Oval
Premierships
2018
Overall Record
Games played: 89
Won: 49
Lost: 36
Drawn: 4
CLUB AWARDS
Best and Fairest
2017 - Emma Mackie
2018 - Jayde Van Dyk
2019 - Rosie Dillon
2020 - season cancelled
2021 - Tamara Luke
2022 - Jordan Mifsud
2023 - Jordan Mifsud
Runner Up
2017 - Jayde Van Dyk
2018 - Rebecca Beeson
2019 - Rebecca Beeson
2020 - season cancelled
2021 - Catherine Brown
2022 - Kristy Stratton
2023 - Grace McRae
Most Consistent
2017 - Ebony Nixon
Most Promising Player
2018 - Rosie Dillon
2019 - Clare Dyett
2020 - season cancelled
2021 - Jenna Richardson
2022 - Ellie McLinden
Club Values
2017 - Tamara Luke
2018 - Stephanie Carroll
2019 - Kara Henderson
2020 - season cancelled
2021 - Sophie Bolding
2022 - Jade Wise
2023 - Amanda Tessari
Leading Goalkicker
2017 - Emily Gilder
2018 - Sarah Perkins
2019 - Phoebe McWilliams
2020 - season cancelled
2021 - Jessie Williams
2022 - Kristy Stratton and Jessie Williams
2023 - Maddie Boyd and Mietta Kendall
VFLW AWARDS
Best and Fairest Votes
49 - Rosie Dillon
47 - Rebecca Beeson
36 - Lou Wotton
32 - Phoebe McWilliams
32 - Talia Radan
31 - Meg Hutchins
27 - Chantella Perera, Pepa Randall, Olivia Flanagan, Jayde Van Dyk, Georgia Bevan
VFLW Team of the Year
2017
Melissa Kuys
2018
Rebecca Beeson
Emma Mackie
Jayde Van Dyk
2019
Rebecca Beeson
Rosie Dillon
Phoebe McWilliams
Jayde Van Dyk
2020
Season cancelled
2021
Nil
2022
Jenna Richardson
Tamara Luke
2023
Jordan Mifsud
Akayla Peterson
Maddie Boyd
