AFLW Round 1 Vs Brisbane, Brighton Homes Arena, Ipswich, Sunday 17 Aug 2025, 12:40 PM

[dixyland]

AFLW Round 1 Vs Brisbane, Brighton Homes Arena, Ipswich, Sunday 17 Aug 2025, 12:40 PM

AFLW RD 1 SQUAD: Locked in for the Lions

Hawthorn has unveiled its Round 1 squad to face the Brisbane Lions.

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Our AFLW season begins up north when they taking on 2024 runners up and two time champs the Brisbane Lions.

 

[Newmo89]

https://www.zerohanger.com/the-expe...awks-are-approaching-this-aflw-season-166805/

 

[dixyland]

Great article Newmo

 

[Aristarchus]

Looking forward to the season finally starting. Going to be hard against the Lions, especially with no Mack and Richo.

I'm not sure Hawks will win but need to get close if they want to take the next step and prove they're a solid finals side.

Allen and Cox making their first games for the club. Good to see.

Roberts laid down the gauntlet last night to Flem. On to Jaz now to prove she's the best player from their draft, reckon she's in for a big season in the mids.

 

[streetspirit]

West's 50th too.

West notches up 50th game

Hawthorn vice captain Eliza West will take to the field in her 50th AFLW game on Sunday afternoon.

www.hawthornfc.com.au

HFC site match preview https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/1854028/aflw-match-previewl


Final squad

B: A.Kemp 16 E.Everist 25
HB: K.Ashmore 10 T.Lucas-Rodd 18 T.Smith 24
C: M.Williamson 27 E.Bates - C 1 G.Bodey 3
HF: J.Fleming 5 A.Gilroy 7 N.Allen 4
F: Á.McDonagh 13 L.Cox 8
Foll: L.Wales 31 E.West 2 C.Sherriff 12
I/C: H.McLaughlin 6 L.Stone 22 J.Vukic 23 L.Elliott 20 B.Hipwell 19

Emerg: K.Coyne 9 S.Butterworth 28 D.Flockart 14

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[The hands of stone]

Are they still sulking about the Mclelland trophy ??

 

[PenAndPaper]

Not a bad start here, defence holding up really well and we probably should have taken our chances a bit more.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Playing out like the qualifying final. We are dominating most of the play, whilst Brisbane are taking the sporadic chances they get

Dakota Davidson is the Tom Hawkins

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Tom Hawkins

Age

37

Ht

197cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

2.1

5star

D

12.7

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.1

3star

G

1.6

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

2.2

5star

of the AFLW. Absolute bully who loves to sulk when something doesnt go her way. A flopper of the highest order too

 

[Aristarchus]

Absolutely have to take chances when they have momentum and forward territory like that. Promising start though, have to do that across the next three quarters.

 

[PenAndPaper]

Some pretty poor skill errors this quarter where we should have been out. Need to clean that up otherwise we will get hurt on the turnover.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Williamson has had several chances to get to the ball or tackle, and she has half stepped and ended up out of it

 

[PenAndPaper]

Williamson with a great tackle to stop a shot at goal

 

[PenAndPaper]

Good quarter where our defence held up fantastically. Second half of that quarter we were much cleaner going forward and looked dangerous.

Also looks to be a wind going to the right of screen a bit which makes that quarter even better.

 

[Aristarchus]

Got to be very happy with that half. Game could go either way but for the first game of season and away in Brissy, exactly what we want to see so far.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Hope Fleming is okay. Didn’t look great.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Holding the ball against brissie player called holding, followed up with holding the ball against Ashmore when it was punched out of her hand with no tackle

 

[PenAndPaper]

What a warrior Jas is, great start to the last for us.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Looks like we've learned nothing from finals last year
Very simple mistakes in a pressure game. Will be amazed if we hold on

 

[Aristarchus]

Omg Hawks, hold on, please!

 

[PenAndPaper]

What a win against one of the best sides!

 

[hfc70]

Lion (14) - what a sore loser

Go Hawks

 

[Aristarchus]

They did it! Go Hawks!!!

Felt like they forgot how to play in the fourth. Brisbane should never have been in it if they were more clinical.

Still, take away wins and first against Brisbane however you can. Great start to the season.

 

[PenAndPaper]

Looks like we've learned nothing from finals last year
Very simple mistakes in a pressure game. Will be amazed if we hold on

Wouldn't mind a positive comment from you every now and again, it was a great win against a very good side.

 

[Randy Campbell]

Welcome to Hawthorn week in Brisbane.

 

[muldercs]

Lion (14) - what a sore loser

Yeah pointing the finger and reluctantly shanking hands.. She's also mentioned up this thread as being a sook and a bully..

Is Aileen Gilroy not playing this season? she's a standout, I love watching her long rangy kicks. Hope she's still on our list.

Good away win to start the season..