A strong coaching panel will guide Hawthorn in its second AFLW season, with Senior Coach Bec Goddard again leading the way.
Goddard will be supported by 2022 assistant coaches Lou Wotton (Forwards) and David Mackay (Midfield) while Box Hill gun Ben Cavarra has been added to the mix as Backline Coach.
Cavarra was most recently named captain of the 2022 VFL Team of the Year and formerly played with the Western Bulldogs.
His vast experience also includes time spent as head coach of the Eastern Ranges Boys Under 16 team.
Keegan Brooksby’s role changes from Strategy & Opposition Coach to Head of Development in 2023.
Brooksby will be joined by Development Coaches Kathryn Chatelier and Max Lynch.
Hawthorn ruck Lynch is well-known among the brown and gold faithful, while Chatelier comes to the Hawks from the Gold Coast Suns, where she also served as an AFLW Development Coach.
Rounding out the coaching panel is former Wallaroo and inaugural Melbourne Rebels Women’s Coach Alana Thomas, who will serve as a Development Coach/ Tackling Coach in 2023.
The Hawks have also been boosted by Olympian and basketball legend Jenni Screen coming on board as AFLW Player Development Manager.
As well as being a dual Olympic medallist, Screen was also part of the Opals’ 2006 world championship win and has a wealth of knowledge in the player development space.
Hawthorn General Manager of Football Operations Max Bailey was delighted with the personnel appointed to lead the Hawks in 2023.
“We’re thrilled to be building upon the foundations we set last year with our staff and coaching panel,” Bailey said.
“With a mix of AFL and AFLW expertise, rugby union experience and even Olympic nous - our players are in the right hands to take the next step in their professionalism and AFLW journey.”
In further exciting news, our AFLW coaching panel will again be supported by WISE Employment.
WISE Employment is Hawthorn’s Official Coaches Partner, with the Hawks coaches set to proudly don the organisation’s logo on their apparel.
Hawthorn 2023 AFLW Coaching Panel
Senior Coach - Bec Goddard
Forwards Coach - Lou Wotton
Midfield Coach - David Mackay
Backline Coach - Ben Cavarra
Head of Development - Keegan Brooksby
Development Coach - Kathryn Chatelier
Development Coach - Max Lynch
Development Coach/ Tackling Coach - Alana Thomas
