In the final episode of our inaugural VFLW podcast series Kicking Down The Door, Hawthorn VFLW Senior Coach Bec Goddard reviews and shares her highlights of the 2021 VFLW season.

In her second year as coach of the Hawks, Goddard discusses the team’s growth over the last six months and forecasts what the future holds for the club’s entry into the AFLW competition.

Sam reviews the boys' performances from Box Hill's win over Essendon

Other talking points include:

  • What Bec has made of her first complete season as coach – what’s she’s learnt, how the team has grown
  • The impact of returning AFLW players, new recruits from the Eastern Ranges and Gippsland Power, as well as the all-female coaching line up
  • Meg Hutchins final season, the legacy she leaves not just with the club but on the game itself.
  • An update on Hawthorn’s pursuit for an AFLW license – what happens now?
  • What Hawthorn will include in it’s 2021 submission, when we hear back from the AFL, what are we striving for?
  • Why we deserve an AFLW team.
  • Hawthorn’s 2021 AFLW submission
  • Preview of Sunday’s match – Hawks v Port (final game of 2021 and Meg Hutchins’ farewell match).

 

Listen below, or search for Kicking Down The Door on your chosen podcast provider.