In her early teens, she reverted to other sports when football was no longer an option due to league rules and a lack of girls' sides.

At the age of 21, she returned to football with VWFL club Eastern Devils, and was their leading goalkicker between 2005 and 2008, before switching to defence and playing as a key defender for eight seasons.

[4] In May 2017, after returning to the Eastern Devils for the off-season between the 2017 and 2018 AFLW seasons, Hutchins made her 200th appearance for the club.

[7] She made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton.

[11] Hutchins announced her retirement as an AFLW player on 12 June 2018, but will continue with Hawthorn in the VFLW.