Overview
- Hawthorn beat Collingwood 5.9 (39) to 3.12 (30), lifting the Hawks to 5–1 and dropping the Magpies to 2–4.
- Collingwood was goalless until the last term, kicked three quick goals to cut the margin to three, then Jess Vukic replied to seal the result.
- Kalinda Howarth exited at quarter-time with a right-knee issue after a Laura Stone tackle, with scans pending as she returns from a 2023 ACL reconstruction.
- Hawthorn forward Bridie Hipwell was stretchered off in the third quarter with a lower left‑leg injury after a stoppage in play.
- Aine McDonagh kicked two goals for Hawthorn as Eliza West and Tilly Lucas‑Rodd won plenty of ball, while Ash Centra led Collingwood’s possessions and Ruby Schleicher kicked their first goal.