Hawthorn have handed St Kilda their first defeat of the AFLW season with a gamebreaking six-goal haul from Greta Bodey the difference in a 57-point victory.
The Hawks were seeking a response to their humiliation at Adelaide's hands last week and were speedy and intense throughout Saturday's 11.8 (74) to 2.5 (17) win at RSEA Park.
As a result, Hawthorn leapfrogged the now fifth-placed Saints into fourth on the ladder.
It was a massive reality check for St Kilda, who failed to kick a goal in the second half and copped six unanswered majors in the last term in their heaviest-ever loss.
Bodey (six goals, eight marks, 18 disposals) was simply superb when it counted to set up the win.
She is just the third player after Brooke Lochland and Jamie Stanton to kick six or more goals in a game.
With Lucy Wales (23 touches, 22 hitouts) dominating the ruck, Eliza West (21 disposals, 10 clearances, nine tackles) and Jas Fleming (20) got to work.
Tilly Lucas-Rodd (23 disposals) was superb off half-back with support from Tamara Smith and Mattea Breed.
"I was pleased today that we were able to get the game on our terms nice and early and run the game out really strongly," Hawks coach Daniel Webster said.
Jesse Wardlaw (two goals) stood up for St Kilda along with midfield stalwart Jaimee Lambert (22 disposals).
Wardlaw marked and goaled late for the only goal of the opening term, giving the Saints a six-point lead at the first change.
Then Bodey stepped up.
The former Lion kicked three goals on the bounce across the second and third quarters to snap the Hawks out to a 21-point advantage early in the second half.
St Kilda's Darcy Guttridge went into the rooms for treatment after a heavy collision midway through the third term and was ruled out for the remainder of the game after a head injury assessment.
The Saints wouldn't officially put Guttridge, 24, into concussion protocols immediately.
Hawthorn led by 20 at three-quarter time and early in the final term, Irish pair Aine McDonagh (two goals) and Aileen Gilroy combined for a wonderful goal to effectively shut down any hope of a St Kilda comeback.
Bodey kicked the final three goals of the match to complete her haul and St Kilda's humiliation.
"The Hawks outworked us, particularly from contest to contest," Saints coach Nick Dal Santo said.
"They exposed us defensively at times and then the way they ran out the game ... yes they had a bit of a breeze but I was disappointed with the way we allowed six in the last quarter."
Hawthorn next play Geelong on Thursday at GMHBA Stadium while St Kilda play Fremantle at RSEA Park next Friday.
