FREMANTLE got its win/loss ratio for 2023 back in the positives on Saturday with a win at home over Hawthorn, and one of the stars of the win was forward Aine Tighe.

The Irishwoman started her career as a ruck, but in more recent times has shifted to a more permanent forward role, and has really taken her game to a new level.

On Saturday she had a bit of another break out game, and really showed how much of a forward asset she has become. She ultimately finished the game with 20 disposals, 12 marks, two tackles, two goals and one behind.

Her height has always been an asset for her, and being so much taller than any opponent she is very hard to match up on.

However, she has added more elements to her game that has made her even more dangerous.

Her running capacity has really grown in the past few years, allowing her to become more of a leading forward target. This has also allowed Tighe to become a target even further up the ground, which with her height advantage is a really good weapon for the Dockers.

She also finished the game with 388m gained, which for a forward of her size is huge. Her end tally was the second highest on the ground, behind only her skipper Hayley Miller.

She kicked three goals on the weekend, all of which came in very different circumstances.

Her first goal came not even halfway through the first term, where after taking a mark about 25m out went back and slotted it through from what was in the end about 40m out. Although she has a somewhat unique kicking action, it is certainly an effective one as she is accurate and can get a lot of power out of her kick.

Her second goal could not have been more different from her first. Second time around it was a ground ball pick up and a snap around the body from the pocket which sailed through.

Her third goal did not come until the third quarter, but came after a strong mark in the goal square, backing back with the flight of the ball.

She also helped set up goals for her team mates, including one in the first term where she spoiled the ball towards Orlagh Lally, who then ran onto it and slotted through the goal.

Early in the game she even pushed into defence and proved to be handy in stopping Hawthorn to even get a scoring shot away.

Post match Fremantle coach Lisa Webb was certainly very happy with Tighe’s performance.

“She just goes from strength to strength,” Webb said.

“I’m excited to see her continue to grow. She’s still got elements of her game, but she’s an important player in our team.”