AFLW Toast AFLW Season 2024

[streetspirit]

Posting the summaries from the OP into a new post so we can pin it.

Publicly known Contracts	Additions	Deletions
Signed on at end 2022 for two years: Bridget Deed Mackenzie Eardley Laura Elliott Emily Everist Tahlia Fellows Jasmine Fleming Jenna Richardson Tamara Smith Lucy Wales All other players retained for 2024 but no public announcements have been made about contract lengths	Sophie Butterworth (draft) Hayley McLaughlin (pre-signing) Casey Sheriff (trade, Demons) Laura Stone (pre-signing) Jess Vukic (pre-signing) Eliza West (trade, Demons) Mikayla Williamson (draft)	Janet Baird (delisted) Zoe Barbakos (delisted) Catherine Brown (retired) Tegan Cunningham (retired) Tamara Luke (retired) Akec Makur Chout (retired) Sarah Perkins (delisted)

 

[Pinoy Hawk]

Agree with Breed, although she's a bit on and off and still got bits to learn ... but she also got heaps of potential.
She might need continuity playing in the senior list to gain more confidence.

I am not sure on why Kemp did not feature that much in the last season, but she was pretty darn good in the season before that.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

I reckon Fellows & Tamara Smith stiff to miss the lineup below.

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Your club's best 21: Who's in, who's out, who's new

Gemma Bastiani has compiled her predicted starting 21 for each team ahead of the 2024 season

www.afl.com.au

That forward line is fairly tall, or mid sized I suppose.
I think tam Smith will be the 5th/small forward.

Locke is no lock for a bench spot, and I do not see all 3 recruits being best 22

 

[streetspirit]

Look the midfield is starting to get quite a bit of competition now. Deed was largely squeezed out already by Bates etc last year and is lucky she has a contract to try and turn it around for the new coach.

This year with Sheriff and West, potentially Stone (in bursts), and McLaughlin and Williamson trying to get a spot on the wing, I can see Baskaran being really put to the test to see if there's a long term spot for her. My daughter's favourite player but the player of the 2023 middle six that has least established their spot. Can't cruise on her draft position now.

Maybe TLR starts being a burst player off the bench or HFF?

Don't see Smith in any danger given her appetite for the contest compared to some of her peers and positional versatility.

 

[streetspirit]

2024 jumper numbers for the AFLW

New numbers for eight AFLW Hawks in 2024

Eliza West, Casey Sherriff, Laura Stone, Jess Vukic, Hayley McLaughlin, Mikayla Williamson and Sophie Butterworth have received their 2024 numbers while another Hawk is changing numbers.

t.co

Bates into 1, West @ #2, McLaughlin @ #6, Sheriff @ #14, Stone in #22, Vukic in #23, Williamson in #27, Butterworth in #28

Surely we get a new coach announcement soon.

 

[FB19]

2024 jumper numbers for the AFLW

New numbers for eight AFLW Hawks in 2024

Eliza West, Casey Sherriff, Laura Stone, Jess Vukic, Hayley McLaughlin, Mikayla Williamson and Sophie Butterworth have received their 2024 numbers while another Hawk is changing numbers.

t.co

Bates into 1, West @ #2, McLaughlin @ #6, Sheriff @ #14, Stone in #22, Vukic in #23, Williamson in #27, Butterworth in #28

Surely we get a new coach announcement soon.

I doubt it - I expect they are going to say it’s Harford and I don’t think he qualifies.

 

[Liam AFLW nuff]

Look the midfield is starting to get quite a bit of competition now. Deed was largely squeezed out already by Bates etc last year and is lucky she has a contract to try and turn it around for the new coach.

This year with Sheriff and West, potentially Stone (in bursts), and McLaughlin and Williamson trying to get a spot on the wing, I can see Baskaran being really put to the test to see if there's a long term spot for her. My daughter's favourite player but the player of the 2023 middle six that has least established their spot. Can't cruise on her draft position now.

Maybe TLR starts being a burst player off the bench or HFF?

Don't see Smith in any danger given her appetite for the contest compared to some of her peers and positional versatility.

Tam Smith will play in defence, which is where she played her best footy last year.

Sherriff walks in on the wing, West in the on ball rotation. Deed could still be something but needs opportunity. The midfield is a pack of very small players (laugh all you want at 200cm Liam posting that), so her extra size will help (those familiar with my work know my thoughts on big midfielders)

most mids will need to develop some positional versatility

Stone will play pretty much every week she's fit. Williamson will get a lot of games. Vukic, McLaughlin, and Butterworth I expect to (initially) be a bit more on the fringes. McLaughlin is Kaitlyn Ashmore 2.0 just smaller and turns 19 instead of 33 in November.

 

[streetspirit]

Daniel Webster is our new coach! Hooray for due process!

Hawks appoint Lions assistant as new AFLW coach

The Hawks have appointed Lions assistant Daniel Webster as their AFLW coach

www.afl.com.au

Hawks welcome Webster as new AFLW Senior Coach

Daniel Webster has been appointed as Hawthorn's AFLW Senior Coach.

www.hawthornfc.com.au

 

[Mitchell Madness]

ThNk God not harford

 

[The Post Man]

Looks like we are moving away from nepotism. Sounds like a good process was followed too. Great outcome.

 

[Aristarchus]

Initially pleased with the Head Coach signing. Looks to have a good CV in the game. Any thoughts about him from Brisbane fans out there?

 

[Liam AFLW nuff]

Webster wins everywhere he goes.

Superb signing, having coached Apsley to back-to-back QAFLM premierships and in 3 seasons as Brisbane's midfield coach had a prelim, grand final, and flag, whilst also having 4 All Australians and 2 League Best and Fairests (Bates and Anderson). The CV is phenomenal

We did a podcast about it and the other off season news (oddly backdated to 3 Feb)