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1996 AFL Rising Star

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{{Infobox award

| name = 1996 Norwich AFL Rising Star

| image = Ben Cousins.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = Ben Cousins, winner of the 1996 AFL Rising Star award, during 2006

| sponsor = Norwich

| country = Australia

| holder_label = Rising Star

| holder = Ben Cousins ({{AFL|WC}})

| date =

| location =

| previous = 1995

| main = AFL Rising Star

| next = 1997

}}

The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1996 medal was won by {{AFL|WC}} player Ben Cousins.

Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on January 1 of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.

Nominations

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Round

! Player

! Club

1

| {{sortname|Matthew|Primus}}

| {{AFL Fit}}

2

| {{sortname|Daniel|Bandy}}

| {{AFL Fre}}

3

| {{sortname|Luke|Darcy}}

| {{AFL Foo}}

4

| {{sortname|Greg|Harding}}

| {{AFL Fre}}

5

| {{sortname|Adam|Simpson}}

| {{AFL NM}}

6

| {{sortname|Shannon|Grant}}

| {{AFL Syd}}

7

| {{sortname|Andrew|Schauble}}

| {{AFL Col}}

8

| {{sortname|Nick|Carter|dab=footballer}}

| {{AFL Fit}}

9

| {{sortname|Jarrad|Schofield}}

| {{AFL|WC}}

10

| {{sortname|Daniel|Chick}}

| {{AFL Haw}}

11

| {{sortname|Adem|Yze}}

| {{AFL Mel}}

12

| {{sortname|Ben|Cousins}}

| {{AFL|WC}}

13

| {{sortname|Craig|Biddiscombe}}

| {{AFL Gee}}

14

| {{sortname|Kingsley|Hunter}}

| {{AFL Fre}}

15

| {{sortname|Steven|King|dab=footballer}}

| {{AFL Gee}}

16

| {{sortname|Chad|Morrison}}

| {{AFL|WC}}

17

| {{sortname|Peter|Bell|dab=Australian footballer, born 1976}}

| {{AFL NM}}

18

| {{sortname|Daniel|McPherson}}

| {{AFL Syd}}

19

| {{sortname|Matthew|Lloyd}}

| {{AFL Ess}}

20

| {{sortname|Luke|Toia}}

| {{AFL Fre}}

21

| {{sortname|Jeff|Farmer|dab=footballer}}

| {{AFL Mel}}

22

| {{sortname|Craig|Callaghan}}

| {{AFL Fre}}

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|colspan=4|Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015{{cite book|editor-last=Lovett|editor-first=Michael|date=February 2015|title=AFL Record Season Guide 2015|location=Melbourne, Victoria|publisher=AFL Media|page=604}}

Final voting

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PlayerClub ||Votes
1{{sortname|Ben|Cousins}}{{AFL WC}}15
2{{sortname|Shannon|Grant}}{{AFL Syd}}14
colspan=4 {{unknown|further placings unknown}}
colspan="4" |Source: The Age{{Cite news |date=1996-09-11 |title=Award confirms a teenager's class and loyalty |pages=56 |work=The Age |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-cousins-wins-1996-afl-rising-sta/131600147/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |via=Newspapers.com}}

References

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{{1996 AFL Rising Star nominees}}

{{AFL Rising Star awards}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:AFL Rising Star, 1996}}

Afl Rising Star, 1996

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