As the Hawks ramp up preparations for Round 1 this Sunday, two Hawks are in doubt for the clash, while another is set to face a fitness test ahead of the season opener.

Mackenzie Eardley will need to pass a fitness test to face the Lions, while Jenna Richardson and Kristy Stratton are recovering from their respective hamstring injuries.

High Performance Manager Aaron Kellett provided an update on the trio ahead of the Round 1 clash on Sunday afternoon.

Mackenzie Eardley (Knee) – Test

“Mack had a little incident in one of our full-ground drills today. Our physios have looked at that, they don’t think it’s too serious, but we’re going to have to see how that feels over the next couple of days.  We may need to do some further investigation, so at this stage she’s a test for the weekend.”

Jenna Richardson (Hamstring) – 3-4 weeks

“Jenna injured her hamstring on the back of one of our match sims in pre-season. It was sort of moderate grade, but in a bit of a tricky location, so we’re stepping through that pretty carefully. Jenna’s progressing really, really well, and we’re at the pointy stage where we’re trying to increase her sprinting velocity and work through those progressions. At this stage, pending how well she progresses through that, she’ll be sort of somewhere available between Round 3 and Round 4 at this stage”

Kristy Stratton (Hamstring) – 3-5 weeks

“Kristy had surgery on her hamstring at the start of pre-season. That was a pretty serious location, bit of tendon involvement, so, she’s been working really, really well through her return to play. Has got all of her running volume markers up to pretty close to game levels. We’re at the pointy stage again where we have to step through sort of the faster sprinting speeds. That’s something we need to do carefully with this type of injury, and this type of return to play. So, at this stage we anticipate she’ll get to the point of availability somewhere between Round 3 and Round 5 pending progress through there.”

Watch the Round 1 AFLW Injury Update below.

Hawthorn AFLW Injury List – Round 1