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Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks Prediction & Preview - AFLW Round 2 2026
A free, data-led AFLW preview built from real results: head-to-head history, recent form and the players to watch on each side.
Match details
Our prediction: Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks
Port Adelaide Power by 25-40
Model score: Port Adelaide Power 63 to 38 Hawthorn Hawks
Total points: the model's 102-point expected total leans higher-scoring than a typical AFLW game (~80 combined points).
How this works: the model averages each side's points scored and conceded across their last 5 completed games, up to the end of 2025, matches attack against defence, and adds a 2-point home-ground adjustment. A data lean, not a certainty: list changes, injuries and team news all move it.
What the numbers say
Across their last 3 meetings it is Port Adelaide Power 2, Hawthorn Hawks 1, averaging 108 combined points per game. Port Adelaide Power won 4 of their last 5 on record. Hawthorn Hawks won 1 of their last 5.
Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks head-to-head
Last 3 meetings: Port Adelaide Power 2, Hawthorn Hawks 1, averaging 108 combined points per game.
Form guide: last 5 completed games
Most recent results on record, up to the end of 2025.
- 81 to 24 @ GWS Giants1 Nov 2025
- 52 to 45 @ Adelaide Crows24 Oct 2025
- 94 to 59 v Hawthorn Hawks17 Oct 2025
- 33 to 62 @ Brisbane Lions11 Oct 2025
- 54 to 35 v Western Bulldogs4 Oct 2025
- 33 to 79 v Carlton Blues15 Nov 2025
- 3 to 42 @ North Melbourne Kangaroos7 Nov 2025
- 18 to 67 v North Melbourne Kangaroos31 Oct 2025
- 56 to 26 @ Essendon Bombers25 Oct 2025
- 59 to 94 @ Port Adelaide Power17 Oct 2025
Players to watch: 2025 averages
Ranked on 2025 GDS fantasy average. Squads change between seasons, so treat this as a guide to who carried each club last time out.
Port Adelaide Power
- Matilda Scholz
111.6 GDS avg · 17.0 disposals · 0.4 goals · 4.3 marks · 2.7 tackles (12 games)
- Abbey Dowrick
104.6 GDS avg · 18.4 disposals · 0.2 goals · 2.1 marks · 7.0 tackles (11 games)
- Ashleigh Woodland
95.7 GDS avg · 18.0 disposals · 0.3 goals · 2.2 marks · 5.0 tackles (12 games)
- Ella Heads
78.0 GDS avg · 13.8 disposals · 0.2 goals · 3.9 marks · 4.2 tackles (12 games)
Hawthorn Hawks
- Lucy Wales
110.6 GDS avg · 18.3 disposals · 0.0 goals · 2.8 marks · 5.9 tackles (9 games)
- Tilly Lucas-Rodd
99.6 GDS avg · 21.4 disposals · 0.0 goals · 3.6 marks · 3.9 tackles (14 games)
- Eliza West
86.9 GDS avg · 22.6 disposals · 0.1 goals · 1.3 marks · 5.6 tackles (14 games)
- Emily Bates
82.5 GDS avg · 21.5 disposals · 0.1 goals · 1.5 marks · 5.6 tackles (8 games)
AFLW Round 2 2026 preview questions
Who will win Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks?
Our form model favours Port Adelaide Power by 25-40 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Port Adelaide Power 63 to 38 Hawthorn Hawks.
What is the Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks prediction for AFLW Round 2 2026?
Our form model favours Port Adelaide Power by 25-40 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Port Adelaide Power 63 to 38 Hawthorn Hawks. The model expects about 102 combined points, higher-scoring than a typical AFLW game (around 80). It averages each side's points scored and conceded across their last 5 completed games and adds a small home-ground adjustment.
When and where is Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks?
Port Adelaide Power host Hawthorn Hawks in AFLW Round 2, 2026 on Sunday 23 Aug 2026, 4:20pm at Alberton Oval. Times are local to the venue.
What is the Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks head-to-head record?
Across their last 3 meetings between 2023 and 2025 it is Port Adelaide Power 2, Hawthorn Hawks 1. Those games averaged 108 combined points.
Which players should I watch in Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks?
On 2025 fantasy averages, Matilda Scholz for Port Adelaide Power and Lucy Wales for Hawthorn Hawks. The preview lists the top four per club with disposals, goals, marks and tackles per game, and every name links to that player's full stats page.
Is this Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks preview free?
Yes. The form lean, head-to-head record and player averages for Port Adelaide Power vs Hawthorn Hawks are free and need no account. Stats Lab members get the deeper fantasy and matchup analysis tools on top.
More this round: every fixture is listed on the AFLW match previews page, with deeper club data on the Port Adelaide Power and Hawthorn Hawks hubs, and full season stats for every player on the AFLW players page.