AFL Rising Star
| AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
 2018 AFL Rising Star | |
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| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank (2002–) Ansett (2000–2001) Norwich (1993–1999) |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 1993 |
| Currently held by | Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood) |
| Website | afl.com.au/risingstar |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Footy (2013–) Seven Network (1993–2001, 2012) Network Ten (2002–2009) One HD (2010–2011) |
The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). The first award was made in 1993. Since 2007, the winner has been presented with the Ron Evans Medal.[1] It was originally known as the Norwich Rising Star award due to sponsorship reasons from 1993 to 1999,[2]Ansett sponsored the award in 2000 and 2001 and the National Australia Bank (NAB) has been the major sponsor since 2002.
Contents
1 Eligibility and nominations
2 Winners
2.1 Dual nominees
2.2 By club
2.3 Most nominations in a season
3 Achievements of winners
4 Notes
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Eligibility and nominations
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible to be nominated for the award, a player must be younger than 21 years of age on 1 January of the award year and have played 10 or fewer senior games before the beginning of the season. A player who is suspended1 during the season is not eligible to win the award but is still eligible for nomination.[3]
At the end of the season, nine AFL personalities (typically administrators and All-Australian team selectors) vote for five of the nominees, with their top selections earning five votes, their second selection earning four votes, etc. The player who receives the most votes is the winner. The current selection panel includes AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan, AFL Football Operations Manager Mark Evans, AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan and former players Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.[4]
Winners
The winners of the AFL Rising Star award have been:
| Year | Winner | Team | Recruited | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Nathan Buckley | Brisbane Bears | 1992 Northern Territory zone selection | [5] |
1994 | Chris Scott | Brisbane Bears | 1993 national draft, pick 12 | [5] |
1995 | Nick Holland | Hawthorn | 1992 national draft, pick 14 | [5] |
1996 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | 1995 father–son selection | [5] |
1997 | Michael Wilson | Port Adelaide | 1997 Port Adelaide zone selection | [5] |
1998 | Byron Pickett | North Melbourne | 1996 national draft, pick 67 | [5] |
1999 | Adam Goodes | Sydney | 1997 national draft, pick 43 | [5] |
2000 | Paul Hasleby | Fremantle | 1999 national draft, pick 2 | [5] |
2001 | Justin Koschitzke | St Kilda | 2000 national draft, pick 2 | [5] |
2002 | Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda | 2000 national draft, pick 1 | [5] |
2003 | Sam Mitchell | Hawthorn | 2001 national draft, pick 36 | [5] |
2004 | Jared Rivers | Melbourne | 2002 national draft, pick 26 | [5] |
2005 | Brett Deledio | Richmond | 2004 national draft, pick 1 | [5] |
2006 | Danyle Pearce | Port Adelaide | 2005 rookie draft, pick 16 | [5] |
2007 | Joel Selwood | Geelong | 2006 national draft, pick 7 | [5] |
2008 | Rhys Palmer | Fremantle | 2007 national draft, pick 7 | [6] |
2009 | Daniel Rich | Brisbane Lions | 2008 national draft, pick 7 | [7] |
2010 | Dan Hannebery | Sydney | 2008 national draft, pick 30 | [8] |
2011 | Dyson Heppell | Essendon | 2010 national draft, pick 8 | [9] |
2012 | Daniel Talia | Adelaide | 2009 national draft, pick 13 | [10] |
2013 | Jaeger O'Meara | Gold Coast | 2011 mini-draft, pick 1 | [11] |
2014 | Lewis Taylor | Brisbane Lions | 2013 national draft, pick 28 | [12] |
2015 | Jesse Hogan | Melbourne | 2012 mini-draft, pick 2 | [13] |
2016 | Callum Mills | Sydney | 2015 national draft, pick 3 | [14] |
2017 | Andrew McGrath | Essendon | 2016 national draft, pick 1 | [15] |
2018 | Jaidyn Stephenson | Collingwood | 2017 national draft, pick 6 | [16] |
Dual nominees
It is possible for a player to be nominated in multiple years, as long as they still satisfy the age and games played qualification rules in each year. So far eleven players have been nominated twice.[17]
Duncan Kellaway (Richmond) – 1993 / 1994
Craig Callaghan (Fremantle) – 1995 / 1996
Michael Braun (West Coast) – 1997 / 1998
Luke Power (Brisbane Lions) – 1998 / 1999
Nathan Jones (Melbourne) – 2006 / 2007
Mark LeCras (West Coast) – 2006 / 2007
Michael Hurley (Essendon) – 2009 / 2010
Jordan Gysberts (Melbourne) – 2010 / 2011
Sam Blease (Melbourne) – 2011 / 2012
Orazio Fantasia (Essendon) – 2015 / 2016
Alex Witherden (Brisbane Lions) - 2017 / 2018
By club
Club | Nominations | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 28 | 1 |
| Brisbane Bears | 5 | 2 |
| Brisbane Lions | 39 | 2 |
| Carlton | 34 | 0 |
| Collingwood | 38 | 2 |
| Essendon | 40 | 2 |
| Fitzroy | 6 | 0 |
| Fremantle | 33 | 2 |
| Geelong | 31 | 1 |
| Gold Coast | 13 | 1 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 0 |
| Hawthorn | 38 | 2 |
| Melbourne | 40 | 2 |
| North Melbourne | 24 | 1 |
| Port Adelaide | 31 | 2 |
| Richmond | 36 | 1 |
| St Kilda | 27 | 2 |
| Sydney | 29 | 3 |
| West Coast | 38 | 1 |
| Western Bulldogs | 37 | 0 |
Correct to the end of the 2018 season
Most nominations in a season
| Noms. | Club | Season | Nominees |
| 8 | Greater Western Sydney | 2012 | Tomas Bugg, Jeremy Cameron, Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Dylan Shiel, Devon Smith, Adam Treloar, Dom Tyson |
| 5 | Essendon | 1993 | James Hird, Dustin Fletcher, Mark Mercuri, Joe Misiti, Ricky Olarenshaw |
| Fremantle | 1996 | Daniel Bandy, Craig Callaghan, Greg Harding, Kingsley Hunter, Luke Toia | |
| Carlton | 2017 | David Cuningham, Charlie Curnow, Caleb Marchbank, Sam Petrevski-Seton, Jack Silvagni | |
| 4 | Fitzroy | 1994 | John Barker, Simon Hawking, Chris Johnson, Jarrod Molloy |
| Port Adelaide | 1997 | Nathan Eagleton, Brendon Lade, Bowen Lockwood, Michael Wilson | |
| Brisbane Lions | 1999 | Simon Black, Shane O'Bree, Tim Notting, Luke Power | |
| West Coast | 2004 | Sam Butler, Mark Seaby, Brent Staker, Beau Waters | |
| Brisbane Lions | 2005 | Jed Adcock, Anthony Corrie, Troy Selwood, Justin Sherman | |
| Port Adelaide | 2006 | Troy Chaplin, Danyle Pearce, Jacob Surjan, Brad Symes | |
| Gold Coast | 2011 | Brandon Matera, Trent McKenzie, Zac Smith, David Swallow | |
| Adelaide | 2013 | Luke Brown, Brad Crouch, Sam Kerridge, Rory Laird | |
| Melbourne | 2016 | James Harmes, Oscar McDonald, Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca |
Achievements of winners
Rising Star winners in a premiership year
Joel Selwood (Geelong) – 2007
Rising star and premiership player
Ben Cousins – 1996 Rising Star, 2006 AFL premiership
Michael Wilson – 1997 Rising Star, 2004 AFL premiership
Dan Hannebery – 2010 Rising Star, 2012 AFL premiership
Chris Scott – 1994 Rising Star, 2001 and 2002 AFL premierships
Byron Pickett – 1998 Rising Star, 1999 and 2004 AFL premierships
Adam Goodes – 1999 Rising Star, 2005 and 2012 AFL premierships
Joel Selwood – 2007 Rising Star, 2007, 2009, and 2011 AFL premierships
Sam Mitchell – 2003 Rising Star, 2008 captain, 2013, 2014, and 2015 AFL premierships
Rising Star and Leigh Matthews Trophy
Ben Cousins (West Coast) – 1996 Rising Star, 2005 Leigh Matthews Trophy
Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) – 2002 Rising Star, 2004 Leigh Matthews Trophy
Rising Star and Brownlow Medal
Nathan Buckley (Brisbane Bears/Collingwood) – 1993 Rising Star, 2003 Brownlow medallist
Adam Goodes (Sydney) – 1999 Rising Star, 2003 & 2006 Brownlow medallist
Ben Cousins (West Coast) – 1996 Rising Star, 2005 Brownlow medallist
Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) - 2003 Rising Star, 2012 Brownlow medallist
Rising Star and Norm Smith Medal
Nathan Buckley (Brisbane Bears/Collingwood) – 1993 Rising Star, 2002 Norm Smith medallist
Byron Pickett (North Melbourne/Port Adelaide) – 1998 Rising Star, 2004 Norm Smith medallist
Notes
- 1.^ Under the 2005–2014 match review panel system, a player was ineligible if he was given a base sanction of 100 or more demerit points by the tribunal or match review panel, equivalent to a one-week suspension. Under some circumstances, a player could reduce a penalty from a one-week suspension (125 demerit points) to a reprimand without suspension (92.75 points) by accepting a 25% reduction with an early guilty plea; as the base points sanction in this case exceeds 100, he would become ineligible for the award, despite not being suspended. This was the same eligibility criterion used in the Brownlow Medal. Since 2015, if a player is suspended for more than one match after an early plea or tribunal case, then he is ineligible to win the award.[18]
See also
- AFL Women's Rising Star
References
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^ "Norwich Rising Star". Football Record (Round 1): 5. 1993.
^ "NAB AFL Rising Star—Who is eligible?". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Lord, Sam (3 September 2014). "Rising Star anyone's guess". lions.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ abcdefghijklmno Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. pp. 603–606.
^ "Docker Rhys Palmer wins 2008 Rising Star award". Perth Now. News Corp Australia. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Holmesby, Luke (2 September 2009). "Rich wins rising star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Brodie, Will (1 September 2010). "Swan Hannebery wins Rising Star Award". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Windley, Matt (8 September 2011). "Dyson Heppell takes out NAB Rising Star award". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Holmesby, Luke; Twomey, Callum (5 September 2012). "Talia claims Rising Star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Bowen, Nick (4 September 2013). "O'Meara named Rising Star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Phelan, Jennifer (3 September 2014). "Lion Lewis Taylor crowned the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star in closest ever count". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ King, Travis (9 September 2015). "Hogan wins the 2015 NAB AFL Rising Star award". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ Lane, Samantha (6 September 2016). "Callum Mills wins 2016 AFL Rising Star award". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^ "AFL Rising Star 2017: Andrew McGrath claims award from Ryan Burton and Sam Powell-Pepper". Fox Sports Australia. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Jaidyn Stephenson wins AFL Rising Star award". The Age. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
^ "AFL Rising Star Award, 1993–2015". Footystats. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ King, Travis (25 November 2014). "No more demerit points as AFL aims for simpler MRP". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
External links
- Official AFL Rising Star webpage
