AFL Rising Star

Award

AFL Rising Star

Awarded for| The best young player in the Australian Football League
Sponsored by| Norwich Union Australia (1993–2000)
Ansett Australia (2001)
National Australia Bank (2002–2022) Telstra  (2023-
Presented by| Australian Football League
History
First award| 1993
First winner| Nathan Buckley (1993)
Most recent| Oliver Dempsey (2024)
Website| afl.com.au/rising-star

The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan Buckley, playing for the Brisbane Bears.[1] The recipient of the AFL Rising Star has been awarded the Ron Evans Medal since 2007, named in honour of the former AFL Commission chairman following his death that year.[1]

The award was sponsored by Norwich Union Australia from its inception in 1993 until 2000.[2] The AFL then secured a six-year sponsorship deal with Ansett Australia in 2001 that included the Rising Star award;[2] however, this agreement only lasted the one season following the collapse of Ansett in September 2001.[3] National Australia Bank sponsored the award for two decades from 2002 to 2022, marking the longest commercial partnership in the award's history;[4][5] they were not replaced by any sponsor for the 2023 edition.[6] An equivalent award has existed in the AFL Women's league since its inception in 2017.[7]

The clubs with the most AFL Rising Star awards are Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney, with three awards won by players representing these teams. Greater Western Sydney's eight nominations in the 2012 season was the most any club has achieved in a season.[8] The most recent recipient of the award is North Melbourne's Harry Sheezel, winning in 2023.[9]

## Eligibility and nominations

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A player is nominated for the award each round during the AFL season by a panel of experts.[10] The nominee is usually chosen based on their performance in that particular round; however, for nominations closer to the end of the year, the player's performance over the whole season is taken into consideration.[11] To be eligible for nomination, the player must be under the age of 21 at 1 January that year, and have played ten or fewer AFL games as of the start of the season.[10] A player can only be nominated once per season; if a player is suspended during the season, he may be nominated, but will not be eligible to win the award.[nb 1][13] At the completion of the regular season, each member of the voting panel independently awards five votes, four votes, three votes, two votes and one vote to the nominated players they regard as the best to fifth-best during the season; the player with the highest total of votes wins the medal.[14]

As the number of voting members varies between seasons, the maximum number of votes a player can poll is not consistent. There have been only four winners who have accumulated the maximum votes in their season: Jared Rivers (2004), Daniel Rich (2009), Dan Hannebery (2010) and Nick Daicos (2022).[15][16]

It is possible for a player to be nominated in multiple seasons, as long as he still satisfies the age and experience criteria in each year. Sixteen players have been nominated twice for a Rising Star award:[17]

* Duncan Kellaway (1993 and 1994)
* Craig Callaghan (1995 and 1996)
* Michael Braun (1997 and 1998)
* Luke Power (1998 and 1999)
* Nathan Jones (2006 and 2007)

* Mark LeCras (2006 and 2007)
* Michael Hurley (2009 and 2010)
* Jordan Gysberts (2010 and 2011)
* Sam Blease (2011 and 2012)
* Orazio Fantasia (2015 and 2016)

* Alex Witherden (2017 and 2018)
* Lachlan Sholl (2020 and 2021)
* Mitch Georgiades (2020 and 2021)
* Luke Jackson (2020 and 2021)
* Tom Green (2020 and 2021)

* Justin McInerney (2020 and 2021)
* Jake Bowey (2021 and 2022)
* George Wardlaw (2023 and 2024)

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## Recipients

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Nathan Buckley was the inaugural AFL Rising Star in 1993.[18] Nick Riewoldt was the 2002 AFL Rising Star.[19] Dan Hannebery polled the maximum votes possible in the 2010 AFL Rising Star.[16] Jaeger O'Meara was the 2013 AFL Rising Star.[20] Table key  ^  | Player polled maximum votes

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Table of recipients  Recipient  | Year  | Club  | Votes  | Ref.

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Nathan Buckley | 1993 | Brisbane Bears | Unknown[nb 2] | [18]
Chris Scott | 1994 | Brisbane Bears | [21]
Nick Holland | 1995 | Hawthorn | [22]
Ben Cousins | 1996 | West Coast | 15  | [23]
Michael Wilson | 1997 | Port Adelaide | 27  | [24]
Byron Pickett | 1998 | North Melbourne | 30  | [25]
Adam Goodes | 1999 | Sydney | 33  | [26]
Paul Hasleby | 2000 | Fremantle | 33  | [27]
Justin Koschitzke | 2001 | St Kilda | 31  | [28]
Nick Riewoldt | 2002 | St Kilda | 34  | [19]
Sam Mitchell | 2003 | Hawthorn | 33  | [29]
Jared Rivers | 2004 | Melbourne | 45^  | [30]
Brett Deledio | 2005 | Richmond | 43  | [31]
Danyle Pearce | 2006 | Port Adelaide | 43  | [32]
Joel Selwood | 2007 | Geelong | 44  | [33]
Rhys Palmer | 2008 | Fremantle | 44  | [34]
Daniel Rich | 2009 | Brisbane Lions | 45^  | [15]
Dan Hannebery | 2010 | Sydney | 45^  | [16]
Dyson Heppell | 2011 | Essendon | 44  | [35]
Daniel Talia | 2012 | Adelaide | 43  | [36]
Jaeger O'Meara | 2013 | Gold Coast | 44  | [20]
Lewis Taylor | 2014 | Brisbane Lions | 39  | [37]
Jesse Hogan | 2015 | Melbourne | 49  | [38]
Callum Mills | 2016 | Sydney | 49  | [39]
Andrew McGrath | 2017 | Essendon | 51  | [40]
Jaidyn Stephenson | 2018 | Collingwood | 52  | [41]
Sam Walsh | 2019 | Carlton | 54  | [42]
Caleb Serong | 2020 | Fremantle | 48  | [43]
Luke Jackson | 2021 | Melbourne | 51  | [44]
Nick Daicos | 2022 | Collingwood | 60^  | [45]
Harry Sheezel | 2023 | North Melbourne | 54  | [9]
Oliver Dempsey | 2024 | Geelong | 52  | [46]

### Club totals

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Table of clubs' totals  Club  | Total  | Years

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Sydney | 3  | 1999, 2010, 2016
Fremantle | 3  | 2000, 2008, 2020
Melbourne | 3  | 2004, 2015, 2021
Brisbane Bears | 2  | 1993, 1994
St Kilda | 2  | 2001, 2002
Hawthorn | 2  | 1995, 2003
Port Adelaide | 2  | 1997, 2006
Brisbane Lions | 2  | 2009, 2014
Essendon | 2  | 2011, 2017
Collingwood | 2  | 2018, 2022
North Melbourne | 2  | 1998, 2023
Geelong | 2  | 2007, 2024
West Coast | 1  | 1996
Richmond | 1  | 2005
Adelaide | 1  | 2012
Gold Coast | 1  | 2013
Carlton | 1  | 2019
Greater Western Sydney | 0  | —
Western Bulldogs | 0  | —
Fitzroy | 0  | —

## See also

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* AFL Women's Rising Star

## Notes

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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 per cent 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.[12]
2. ^ Voting was not made public for awards prior to 1996.[15]

## References

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2. ^ a b Niall, Jake (31 March 2001). "AFL tips doubling of sponsor income". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. p. 20.
3. ^ Lyon, Karen; Denham, Greg (15 September 2001). "Airline crisis hits finals and sponsor deals". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. p. 22.
4. ^ Wilson, Caroline (3 August 2002). "AFL banks on rising star millions to plug the sponsorship hole". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. p. 18.
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9. ^ a b "North Melbourne's Harry Sheezel crowned the 2023 AFL Rising Star". AFL.com.au. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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12. ^ King, Travis (25 November 2014). "No more demerit points as AFL aims for simpler MRP". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
13. ^ Conn, Malcolm (4 September 2012). "Toby Greene to miss out as Giants rue luck". news.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
14. ^ Meldrum, Ethan (1 September 2017). "The full judges voting for the 2017 NAB Rising Star". Triple M. Southern Cross Austereo. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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16. ^ a b c Brodie, Will (1 September 2010). "Swan Hannebery wins Rising Star Award". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
17. ^ McGowan, Marc (21 May 2018). "Lion joins dual Rising Star nom club". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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19. ^ a b Quayle, Emma (18 September 2002). "Prophecy comes true as Riewoldt named new star". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. p. 2\. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
20. ^ a b Bowen, Nick (4 September 2013). "O'Meara named Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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22. ^ Browne, Ashley (14 September 1995). "Hawks to offer Holland one year". The Age. p. 34. Retrieved 11 September 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
23. ^ "Award confirms a teenager's class and loyalty". The Age. 11 September 1996. p. 56. Retrieved 11 September 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
24. ^ "Port youngster grabs rising star award". The Age. Australian Associated Press. 10 September 1997. p. 26. Retrieved 11 September 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
25. ^ "Roo rises from the pack to win award". Newcastle Herald. 9 September 1998. p. 85.
26. ^ Blake, Martin (9 August 1999). "Goodes named Rising Star". The Age. p. 3.
27. ^ Niall, Jake (16 August 2000). "Hasleby is king of the kids". The Age. p. 3.
28. ^ Poulter, Geoff (12 September 2001). "Young Saint makes splash". Herald Sun. p. 80.
29. ^ "Mitchell named 2003 Rising Star". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Australian Associated Press. 3 September 2003. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
30. ^ "Rivers wins Rising Star award". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 September 2004. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
31. ^ "Tigers' Deledio wins AFL's rising star award". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2005. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
32. ^ "Power's Pearce scoops rising star award". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
33. ^ "Cats' Selwood wins 2007 rising star". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
34. ^ "Palmer claims Rising Star". ABC News. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
35. ^ "Dyson Heppell wins 2011 AFL Rising Star Award". essendonfc.com.au. Telstra Media. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
36. ^ Holmesby, Luke; Twomey, Callum (5 September 2012). "Talia claims Rising Star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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39. ^ Lane, Samantha (6 September 2016). "Callum Mills wins 2016 AFL Rising Star award". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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Ron Evans Medal • AFL Rising Star winners

* 1993: Buckley
* 1994: Scott
* 1995: Holland
* 1996: Cousins
* 1997: Wilson
* 1998: Pickett
* 1999: Goodes
* 2000: Hasleby
* 2001: Koschitzke
* 2002: Riewoldt
* 2003: Mitchell
* 2004: Rivers
* 2005: Deledio
* 2006: Pearce
* 2007: Selwood
* 2008: Palmer
* 2009: Rich
* 2010: Hannebery
* 2011: Heppell
* 2012: Talia
* 2013: O'Meara
* 2014: Taylor
* 2015: Hogan
* 2016: Mills
* 2017: McGrath
* 2018: Stephenson
* 2019: Walsh
* 2020: Serong
* 2021: Jackson
* 2022: Daicos
* 2023: Sheezel
* 2024: Dempsey

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* AFL Rising Star
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Awards|

* AFL Coaches Association awards
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Related articles|

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