Hawthorn AFLW Senior Coach Bec Goddard admitted that her side’s one-point loss to GWS was a tough pill to swallow.
The game was a seesawing contest from start to finish with the biggest margin being nine points.
While the Hawks led narrowly at every change, it wasn’t enough to secure their fourth straight victory.
“I think that shows where we’re at with our young list and the progress that they’re learning each week of how to hang in there with those tight games,” Goddard said.
Looking back on the match overall, Goddard said it wasn’t the last-gasp point from the Giants that determined the result.
“It wasn’t that moment when that point was kicked, it was other moments of the game that we’ll go back and have a look at,” she said.
“I think GWS controlled large amounts of that game. Their midfield was really superior to ours today and our young players all got a lesson in what a good midfield looks like.”
The Hawks now turn their attention to hosting Brisbane at Frankston Oval on Saturday night. The match will mark Hawthorn’s final AFLW home game of the season before travelling to Perth in Round 10 to meet Fremantle.
