Dominique Carbone
| Dominique Carbone | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dominique Carbone | ||
| Date of birth | September 22, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory | ||
| Original team(s) | Darwin Buffaloes (NTFL) / NT Thunder (VFLW) Hawthorn (VFLW) Western Bulldogs (VFLW) Collingwood (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | Pre‑signing, 2022 (Hawthorn) | ||
| Debut | 2022 (S7) | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022– | Hawthorn | ||
| 2025– | Collingwood (VFLW) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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Dominique Carbone (born 22 September 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the inaugural Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) season 7 competition 2022, and for the Western Bulldogs Football Club (VFLW) 2023 and 2024 Collingwood Football Club 2025 in the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition.[1][2] Originally from Darwin in the Northern Territory, she was a talented junior basketballer before switching to Australian rules football as a teenager.[3] Carbone played for the Darwin Buffaloes in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), winning both under‑18 and Premier League premierships and earning the 2022 Williams Medal for best‑on‑ground in the Premier League grand final.[3] After impressing with Hawthorn’s VFLW side, she was signed to the club’s inaugural AFLW list in 2022.[1] In 2024, while captaining the Western Bulldogs VFLW team to a grand final and winning the Lambert‑Pearce Medal as the league’s best and fairest,[4] she was also named in the rebel VFLW Team of the Year. Ahead of the 2025 season, Carbone joined Collingwood’s VFLW program and was appointed captain in her first year with the club.[2]
Early life
Carbone was born in Darwin, Northern Territory, and grew up playing basketball at a representative level, competing for the Northern Territory in national championships.[3] She switched to Australian rules football at the age of 16, joining the Darwin Buffaloes in the NTFL.[3]
NTFL career
Carbone quickly established herself as a key midfielder for the Buffaloes, winning an under‑18 premiership and later a Premier League premiership. In the 2022 NTFL Premier League grand final, she was awarded the Williams Medal for best‑on‑ground.[3]
VFLW career
Carbone joined Hawthorn’s VFLW side, where she became one of the competition’s most prolific ball‑winners.[1] In 2024, she captained the Western Bulldogs’ VFLW team to the grand final, won the Lambert-Pearce Medal as the league’s best and fairest, and was named in the rebel VFLW Team of the Year.[4] Ahead of the 2025 season, she joined Collingwood’s VFLW program and was appointed captain in her first year.[2]
AFLW career
In May 2022, Carbone was signed by Hawthorn as the club’s fourth recruit ahead of its inaugural AFLW season.[3] Hawthorn list manager Mitchell Cashion described her as a “high‑endurance player” who creates scoring opportunities for teammates.[3]
Playing style
Carbone is recognised for her endurance running, tackling pressure, agility, and contested ball‑winning ability.[1]
Honours and achievements
- Team
- NTFL Under‑18 Premiership: 2019
- NTFL Premier League Premiership: 2022
- Individual
- Lambert‑Pearce Medal: 2024
- rebel VFLW Team of the Year: 2023 and 2024
- Williams Medal: 2022
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Dominique Carbone". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "rebel VFLW State Team 50-player squad announced". Collingwood Football Club. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Vivian, Steve (4 May 2022). "Northern Territory footballer Dominique Carbone signs with AFLW club Hawthorn". ABC News. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dominique Carbone". Western Bulldogs. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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