After the Hawthorn FC AFLW best and fairest on Wednesday night, Liam and Julia from Hawks Insiders sat down to break down the night and tie a bow on the 2025 season.

🎤 Julia Faragher 🌻 and Mick Cowan chatting with the AFLW’s best nickname holder Emily Everist about the 2025 season from the Hawthorn AFLW Best and Fairest gold carpet on Wednesday night!

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On the Hawks Insiders pod this week chatting the B&F and trade movements in the #AFLW and a certain number announcement in the men’s 💛🤎

Thanks to Sophie Butterworth for her efforts at Hawthorn, she’s been traded to St Kilda 💛🤎 #AFLW

Super excited to welcome two new forwards to Hawthorn: Jacqui Dupuy (from Gold Coast) and Niamh Martin (from North Melbourne) 💛🤎 #AFLW

Devastated to see TLR leave Hawthorn, but very grateful for all that our inaugural captain did for us 💛🤎 #AFLW

Another departure as inaugural Hawk Ainslie Kemp has not been offered a contract for 2026. Thanks Kempy for everything 💛🤎 #AFLW

Gilly has re-signed for 2026! 🇮🇪 #AFLW

Hawthorn account just making me cry on the daily now 🥲

Hawthorn take 28-year-old Irish player Hannah Looney with pick number 51 #AFLW

Our first ever father-daughter pick! We take Maya Dear, daughter of the late Paul Dear and brother of Calsher Dear, at pick number 57 #AFLW

Calsher Dear - pick 56 F/S (2023 AFL men’s draft) Maya Dear - pick 57 F/D (2025 AFL women’s draft)

Looney will be the fourth Irish AFLW player at Hawthorn. She was a dual athlete for Cork across Gaelic football and camogie 🇮🇪 #AFLW

Welcome Maya! 💛🤎 #AFLW

We got ourselves another childhood Hawks supporter! 🤩 #AFLW

Thanks for a great 2025 from your Insiders! We really appreciate your support and here’s to a great 2026. Have a great festive period Hawkers!

My last Hawks Insiders piece of the year! Thanks for the great season everyone 💛🤎 #AFLW

Get Alannah Welsh to Hawthorn 2028 #AFLW

- Maya Dear likely to start as a key defender - Shown ‘strong aerial capabilities’ (sounds familiar!) - Played netball with Bridie Hipwell, was at the same basketball club as Keely Coyne, played basketball against Jasmine Fleming and Lucy Wales #AFLW