The Telstra AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). The winner also receives the Ron Evans Medal, named for the former AFL chairman.[1]
| 2024 AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | Telstra |
| Country | Australia |
| Ron Evans medallist | Oliver Dempsey (Geelong) |
Eligibility
editEvery round, a nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played ten or fewer senior games before the start of the season; a player who is suspended may be nominated, but is not eligible to win the award.[1]
Nominations
edit| ^ | Winner |
|---|---|
| * | Ineligible to win the Rising Star due to suspension. |
| Round | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Matt Roberts | Sydney | [2] |
| 1 | Oliver Dempsey^ | Geelong | [3] |
| 2 | George Wardlaw | North Melbourne | [4] |
| 3 | Harvey Gallagher | Western Bulldogs | [5] |
| 4 | Sam Darcy* | Western Bulldogs | [6] |
| 5 | Harley Reid* | West Coast | [7] |
| 6 | Darcy Wilson | St Kilda | [8] |
| 7 | Jake Rogers | Gold Coast | [9] |
| 8 | Caleb Windsor | Melbourne | [10] |
| 9 | Colby McKercher | North Melbourne | [11] |
| 10 | Kai Lohmann | Brisbane Lions | [12] |
| 11 | Harvey Harrison | Collingwood | [13] |
| 12 | Bodhi Uwland | Gold Coast | [14] |
| 13 | Luke Nankervis | Adelaide | [15] |
| 14 | Harvey Thomas | Greater Western Sydney | [16] |
| 15 | Logan Morris | Brisbane Lions | [17] |
| 16 | Will Graham | Gold Coast | [18] |
| 17 | Darcy Jones | Greater Western Sydney | [19] |
| 18 | Lawson Humphries | Geelong | [20] |
| 19 | Nick Watson | Hawthorn | [21] |
| 20 | Josh Draper | Fremantle | [22] |
| 21 | Jackson Archer | North Melbourne | [23] |
| 22 | Nate Caddy | Essendon | [24] |
| 23 | Calsher Dear | Hawthorn | [25] |
| 24 | Logan Evans | Port Adelaide | [26] |
Final voting
editThe winner was decided by an 11-person panel consisting of Andrew Dillon (chair), Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Abbey Holmes, Glen Jakovich, Laura Kane, Matthew Pavlich, Josh Mahoney and Kevin Sheehan. Each member awarded five votes to the player they determined most deserving, four votes to the second-most deserving, and so on to one vote to the fifth-most deserving.[27]
Vote receivers
edit| Player | Club | Votes[27] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Dempsey | Geelong | 52 |
| 2 | George Wardlaw | North Melbourne | 43 |
| 3 | Kai Lohmann | Brisbane Lions | 21 |
| 4 | Darcy Wilson | St Kilda | 15 |
| 5 | Colby McKercher | North Melbourne | 12 |
| 6 | Bodhi Uwland | Gold Coast | 9 |
| 7 | Darcy Jones | Greater Western Sydney | 6 |
| 8 | Matt Roberts | Sydney | 3 |
| 9 | Lawson Humphries | Geelong | 2 |
| =10 | Caleb Windsor | Melbourne | 1 |
| Logan Morris | Brisbane Lions |
Full votes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Smith, Martin (11 March 2024). "Breakout Swan earns Rising Star nom". Australian Football League. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "'Complete' Cat lands Rising Star nomination after standout display". afl.com.au. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Roos young gun earns second Rising Star nomination". AFL. 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Dogs young gun lands Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Dogs' son of a gun lands Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Reid all about it: Eagles prodigy lands Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Silky young Saint snares Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Silky Suns forward nabs Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Windsor change: Next-gen talent leading Demons' evolution". afl.com.au. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Rebounding Roo earns deserved Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ O'Connor, Allison (20 May 2024). "Lion's high five leads to Rising Star nom". Australian Football League. Telstra.
- ^ O'Connor, Allison (27 May 2024). "Exciting Magpies forward lands Rising Star nom". Australian Football League. Telstra.
- ^ O'Connor, Allison (4 June 2024). "Suns young gun earns deserved Rising Star nod". Australian Football League. Telstra.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan (11 June 2024). "Impressive young Crow lands Rising Star nomination". AFL.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan (17 June 2024). "Dynamic young Giant earns Rising Star nomination". AFL.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (25 June 2024). "Seven games, maximum impact: Lion Logan Morris earns rising star nod". AFL.
- ^ Whiting, Michael. "Double delight: Suns young gun inks extension and earns Rising Star nod". AFL. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan. "Another Giants small lands deserved Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan. "Impressive Cat earns Rising Star nod after stellar start". afl.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Watson wows with Rising Star nomination". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Dockers defender lands hard-earned Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan (5 August 2024). "Son of a gun latest Roo to earn Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan (12 August 2024). "High-flying Bombers young gun lands Rising Star nom". afl.com.au.
- ^ Gabelich, Josh (19 August 2024). "Father-son Hawk tops phenomenal debut season with rising star nom".
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan (26 August 2024). "Power defender earns Rising Star nom after 'outstanding' start".
- ^ a b c Smith, Martin (29 August 2024). "FULL VOTES: Cat's cheeky remark after Rising Star win". Australian Football League. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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