Four players will be sidelined for Hawthorn's Round 1 clash against Essendon on Saturday night at Marvel Stadium.

Aine McDonagh (ribs), Isabelle Porter (thigh), Emily Everist (ankle) and Jenna Richardson (thigh) are all set to miss while Kate McCarthy is suspended.

AFLW High Performance Manager Olivia Knowles said Porter is making good progress in her recovery from a stress response, with her and McDonagh set to resume training with the main group as of next week.

"Aine is progressing well having returned to non-contact skills this week. We anticipate that she will be able to return to full training next week," Knowles said.

"Issy is expected to integrate into partial skills this week, with a planned return to full training in the next week."

Knowles explained that Everist will require approximately another month before re-joining the main program.

"We're planning for Everist to resume running this week and make a return to full training within the next four weeks."

AFLW Injury list 

Aine McDonagh – ribs – 2 weeks

Isabelle Porter –  thigh – 2 weeks

Emily Everist – ankle – 4 weeks

Jenna Richardson – thigh – 8 weeks