2024 AFL Rising Star

2024 AFL Rising Star
Oliver Dempsey, recipient of the 2024 Rising Star award
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Ron Evans medallistOliver Dempsey (Geelong)

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]

Eligibility

Every 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

Key
^ Winner
* Ineligible to win the Rising Star due to suspension.
2024 AFL Rising Star nominees
Round Player Club Ref.
0 Matt RobertsSydney[2]
1Oliver Dempsey^Geelong[3]
2George WardlawNorth Melbourne[4]
3Harvey GallagherWestern Bulldogs[5]
4Sam Darcy*Western Bulldogs[6]
5Harley Reid*West Coast[7]
6Darcy WilsonSt Kilda[8]
7Jake RogersGold Coast[9]
8Caleb WindsorMelbourne[10]
9Colby McKercherNorth Melbourne[11]
10Kai LohmannBrisbane Lions[12]
11Harvey HarrisonCollingwood[13]
12Bodhi UwlandGold Coast[14]
13Luke NankervisAdelaide[15]
14Harvey ThomasGreater Western Sydney[16]
15Logan MorrisBrisbane Lions[17]
16Will GrahamGold Coast[18]
17Darcy JonesGreater Western Sydney[19]
18Lawson HumphriesGeelong[20]
19Nick WatsonHawthorn[21]
20Josh DraperFremantle[22]
21Jackson ArcherNorth Melbourne[23]
22Nate CaddyEssendon[24]
23Calsher DearHawthorn[25]
24Logan EvansPort Adelaide[26]

Final voting

The 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

Player Club Votes[27]
1Oliver DempseyGeelong52
2George WardlawNorth Melbourne43
3Kai LohmannBrisbane Lions21
4Darcy WilsonSt Kilda15
5Colby McKercherNorth Melbourne12
6Bodhi UwlandGold Coast9
7Darcy JonesGreater Western Sydney6
8Matt RobertsSydney3
9Lawson HumphriesGeelong2
=10Caleb WindsorMelbourne1
Logan MorrisBrisbane Lions

Full votes

Panel member[27] 5 votes 4 votes 3 votes 2 votes 1 vote
Andrew Dillon (chair) Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Darcy Jones (Greater Western Sydney)Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)
Eddie Betts Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Darcy Jones (Greater Western Sydney)Lawson Humphries (Geelong)Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast)
Jude Bolton Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Matt Roberts (Sydney)Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)
Nathan Buckley Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast)Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)
Kane Cornes Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast)Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)
Abbey Holmes George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast)
Glen Jakovich Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast)
Laura Kane Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)
Josh Mahoney Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)Logan Morris (Brisbane Lions)
Matthew Pavlich Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast)
Kevin Sheehan Oliver Dempsey (Geelong)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)Darcy Wilson (St Kilda)Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)Caleb Windsor (Melbourne)

References

  1. 1 2 "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Smith, Martin (11 March 2024). "Breakout Swan earns Rising Star nom". Australian Football League. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "'Complete' Cat lands Rising Star nomination after standout display". afl.com.au. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Roos young gun earns second Rising Star nomination". AFL. 25 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dogs young gun lands Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Dogs' son of a gun lands Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Reid all about it: Eagles prodigy lands Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Silky young Saint snares Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Silky Suns forward nabs Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Windsor change: Next-gen talent leading Demons' evolution". afl.com.au. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Rebounding Roo earns deserved Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ↑ O'Connor, Allison (20 May 2024). "Lion's high five leads to Rising Star nom". Australian Football League. Telstra.
  13. ↑ O'Connor, Allison (27 May 2024). "Exciting Magpies forward lands Rising Star nom". Australian Football League. Telstra.
  14. ↑ O'Connor, Allison (4 June 2024). "Suns young gun earns deserved Rising Star nod". Australian Football League. Telstra.
  15. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan (11 June 2024). "Impressive young Crow lands Rising Star nomination". AFL.
  16. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan (17 June 2024). "Dynamic young Giant earns Rising Star nomination". AFL.
  17. ↑ Whiting, Michael (25 June 2024). "Seven games, maximum impact: Lion Logan Morris earns rising star nod". AFL.
  18. ↑ Whiting, Michael. "Double delight: Suns young gun inks extension and earns Rising Star nod". AFL. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan. "Another Giants small lands deserved Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  20. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan. "Impressive Cat earns Rising Star nod after stellar start". afl.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "Watson wows with Rising Star nomination". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  22. ↑ Schmook, Nathan. "Dockers defender lands hard-earned Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  23. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan (5 August 2024). "Son of a gun latest Roo to earn Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au.
  24. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan (12 August 2024). "High-flying Bombers young gun lands Rising Star nom". afl.com.au.
  25. ↑ Gabelich, Josh (19 August 2024). "Father-son Hawk tops phenomenal debut season with rising star nom".
  26. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan (26 August 2024). "Power defender earns Rising Star nom after 'outstanding' start".
  27. 1 2 3 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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