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AFL Rising Star#Eligibility and nominations

{{Short description|Award}}

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{{Infobox sports award

| name = AFL Rising Star

| image = File:AFL Rising Star logo.png

| image_size =

| alt =

| givenfor = The best young player in the Australian Football League

| sponsor = Norwich Union Australia (1993–2000)
Ansett Australia (2001)
National Australia Bank (2002–2022)
Telstra (2023–present)

| presenter = Australian Football League

| first = 1993

| firstwinner = Nathan Buckley (1993)

| mostrecent = Oliver Dempsey (2024)

| nextaward = August 2025

| url = [http://www.afl.com.au/rising-star 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.{{cite web |author1= |title=NAB AFL Rising Star - History |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/event-news/nab-afl-rising-star/history |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325012415/https://www.afl.com.au/news/event-news/nab-afl-rising-star/history |archive-date=25 March 2019 |url-status=live}} 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.

The award was sponsored by Norwich Union Australia from its inception in 1993 until 2000.{{cite news |last1=Niall |first1=Jake |author-link1=Jake Niall |title=AFL tips doubling of sponsor income |work=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=31 March 2001 |location=Melbourne |page=20}} The AFL then secured a six-year sponsorship deal with Ansett Australia in 2001 that included the Rising Star award; however, this agreement only lasted the one season following the collapse of Ansett in September 2001.{{cite news |last1=Lyon |first1=Karen |last2=Denham |first2=Greg |title=Airline crisis hits finals and sponsor deals |work=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=15 September 2001 |location=Melbourne |page=22}} National Australia Bank sponsored the award for two decades from 2002 to 2022, marking the longest commercial partnership in the award's history;{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Caroline|author-link1=Caroline Wilson (journalist)|date=3 August 2002|title=AFL banks on rising star millions to plug the sponsorship hole|page=18|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|location=Melbourne}}{{cite web |author1= |title=NAB Rising Star program launched |url=http://aflnswact.com.au/nab-rising-star-program-launched/ |website=aflnswact.com.au |publisher=AFL NSW/ACT |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425011632/http://aflnswact.com.au/nab-rising-star-program-launched/ |archive-date=25 April 2019 |date=13 March 2014 |url-status=live}} they were not replaced by any sponsor for the 2023 edition.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=Eligible players for the 2023 AFL Rising Star Award and All-Australian Selection Panel announced |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/882143/eligible-players-for-the-2023-afl-rising-star-award-and-all-australian-selection-panel-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911045516/https://www.afl.com.au/news/882143/eligible-players-for-the-2023-afl-rising-star-award-and-all-australian-selection-panel-announced |archive-date=2023-09-11 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=AFL.com.au |language=en}} An equivalent award has existed in the AFL Women's league since its inception in 2017.{{cite web |last1=Black |first1=Sarah |title=Crows teenager Ebony Marinoff named AFLW Rising Star |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-28/crows-teenager-ebony-marinoff-named-aflw-rising-star |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402180734/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-28/crows-teenager-ebony-marinoff-named-aflw-rising-star |archive-date=2 April 2019 |date=28 March 2017 |url-status=live}}

The clubs with the most AFL Rising Star awards are {{AFL Fre}}, {{AFL Mel}} and {{AFL Syd}}, with three awards won by players representing these teams. {{AFL GWS}}'s eight nominations in the 2012 season was the most any club has achieved in a season.{{cite web |title=Carlton aiming for Rising Star history |url=https://www.triplem.com.au/story/carlton-blues-need-another-four-rising-star-nominations-to-equal-greater-western-sydney-giants-rising-star-nominations-record-39962 |website=Triple M |publisher=Southern Cross Austereo |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203053919/https://www.triplem.com.au/story/carlton-blues-need-another-four-rising-star-nominations-to-equal-greater-western-sydney-giants-rising-star-nominations-record-39962 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |date=21 June 2017 |url-status=live}} The most recent recipient of the award is {{AFL Gee}}'s Oliver Dempsey, winning in 2024.

Eligibility and nominations

A player is nominated for the award each round during the AFL season by a panel of experts.{{cite web |author1= |title=Who is eligible for the NAB AFL Rising Star award? |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-29/who-is-eligible-for-the-nab-afl-rising-star-award |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120000824/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-29/who-is-eligible-for-the-nab-afl-rising-star-award |archive-date=20 January 2018 |date=29 April 2015 |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Zita |first1=David |title='Absolute joke': Crows lead charge over 'almighty snub' - but here's why he was overlooked |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-rising-star-lachie-sholl-isaac-quaynor-social-media-reaction-adelaide-collingwood-afl/news-story/7cecb18adc95025c7f544fe1d14db2fe |access-date=16 September 2020 |work=Fox Sports |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=16 September 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412093604/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-rising-star-lachie-sholl-isaac-quaynor-social-media-reaction-adelaide-collingwood-afl/news-story/7cecb18adc95025c7f544fe1d14db2fe |url-status=live }} 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. 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.{{refn|group=nb|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.{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Travis |title=No more demerit points as AFL aims for simpler MRP |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-25/mrp-axes-demerit-points |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110175450/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-25/mrp-axes-demerit-points |archive-date=10 November 2018 |date=25 November 2014 |url-status=live}}}}{{cite news |last1=Conn |first1=Malcolm |title=Toby Greene to miss out as Giants rue luck |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/toby-greene-not-to-be-as-giants-rue-luck/news-story/3e03a1692485aa05a72fba4b1232da06 |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=news.com.au |publisher=News Limited |date=4 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915073241/https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/toby-greene-not-to-be-as-giants-rue-luck/news-story/3e03a1692485aa05a72fba4b1232da06 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Meldrum |first1=Ethan |title=The full judges voting for the 2017 NAB Rising Star |url=https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl/news/the-full-judges-voting-for-the-2017-nab-rising-star |website=Triple M |publisher=Southern Cross Austereo |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915123016/https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl/news/the-full-judges-voting-for-the-2017-nab-rising-star?station=melbourne |archive-date=15 September 2018 |date=1 September 2017 |url-status=live}}

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).{{cite web |last1=Holmesby |first1=Luke |title=Rich wins rising star |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2009-09-02/rich-wins-rising-star |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=BigPond |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915121241/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2009-09-02/rich-wins-rising-star |archive-date=15 September 2018 |date=2 September 2009 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Brodie |first1=Will |title=Swan Hannebery wins Rising Star Award |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/swan-hannebery-wins-rising-star-award-20100901-14mwt.html |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=1 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425065321/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/swan-hannebery-wins-rising-star-award-20100901-14mwt.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true |archive-date=25 April 2019 |location=Melbourne |url-status=live}}

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:{{cite web |last1=McGowan |first1=Marc |title=Lion joins dual Rising Star nom club |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-21/lion-joins-dual-rising-star-nom-club |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |access-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923063121/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-21/lion-joins-dual-rising-star-nom-club#/ |archive-date=23 September 2018 |date=21 May 2018 |url-status=live}}

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Recipients

File:Nathan Buckley 2017.jpg was the inaugural AFL Rising Star in 1993.{{Cite news |last=Hobbs |first=Greg |date=1993-09-11 |title=Norwich Rising Star: Nathan Buckley |pages=16 |work=Football Record |url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/133826 |access-date=2023-09-11 |via=State Library of Victoria}}|alt=A male athlete with light hair wearing a polo shirt and pants walks on the grass surface of the playing arena.]]

File:Nick Riewoldt 2017.1.jpg was the 2002 AFL Rising Star.{{cite news |author1=Quayle |first=Emma |date=2002-09-18 |title=Prophecy comes true as Riewoldt named new star |pages=2 |work=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media |location=Melbourne |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/prophecy-comes-true-as-riewoldt-named-new-star-20020918-gdulpr.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425082404/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/prophecy-comes-true-as-riewoldt-named-new-star-20020918-gdulpr.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true |archive-date=25 April 2019}}|alt=A male athlete with light hair wearing a sleeveless guernsey and shorts jogs on the grass surface of the playing arena.]]

File:Dan Hannebery 2017.2.jpg polled the maximum votes possible in the 2010 AFL Rising Star.|alt=A male athlete with light hair wearing a sleeveless guernsey and shorts jogs on the grass surface of the playing arena.]]

File:Jaeger O'Meara 2018.1.jpg was the 2013 AFL Rising Star.{{cite web |last1=Bowen |first1=Nick |title=O'Meara named Rising Star |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-04/omeara-named-rising-star |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004184520/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-04/omeara-named-rising-star |archive-date=4 October 2018 |date=4 September 2013 |url-status=live}}|alt=A male athlete with brown hair wearing a sleeveless guernsey and shorts prepares to handball a yellow football.]]

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|Player polled maximum votes

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scope="col"|Recipient

! scope="col"|Year

! scope="col"|Club

! scope="col"|Votes

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Nathan|Buckley}}

| 1993

| {{AFL BB}}

| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Unknown}}{{refn|group=nb|Voting was not made public for awards prior to 1996.}}

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scope="row"|{{sortname|Chris|Scott|dab=Australian footballer}}

| 1994

| {{AFL BB}}

|{{Cite news |last=Browne |first=Ashley |date=1994-09-14 |title=AFL's rising star award goes to Brisbane rookie |pages=34 |work=The Age |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-scott-wins-1994-afl-rising-star/131600709/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |via=Newspapers.com}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Nick|Holland}}

| 1995

| {{AFL Haw}}

|{{Cite news |last=Browne |first=Ashley |date=1995-09-14 |title=Hawks to offer Holland one year |pages=34 |work=The Age |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-holland-wins-1995-afl-rising-sta/131600668/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |via=Newspapers.com}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Ben|Cousins}}

| 1996

| {{AFL|WC}}

| 15

| {{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}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Michael|Wilson|dab=Australian footballer}}

| 1997

| {{AFL PA}}

| 27

| {{Cite news |date=1997-09-10 |title=Port youngster grabs rising star award |pages=26 |work=The Age |agency=Australian Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-wilson-wins-1997-afl-rising-star/131600066/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |via=Newspapers.com}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Byron|Pickett}}

| 1998

| {{AFL NM}}

| 30

| {{Cite news |date=1998-09-09 |title=Roo rises from the pack to win award |pages=85 |work=Newcastle Herald}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Adam|Goodes}}

| 1999

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 33

| {{Cite news |last=Blake |first=Martin |date=1999-08-09 |title=Goodes named Rising Star |pages=3 |work=The Age}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Paul|Hasleby}}

| 2000

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 33

| {{Cite news |last=Niall |first=Jake |date=2000-08-16 |title=Hasleby is king of the kids |pages=3 |work=The Age}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Justin|Koschitzke}}

| 2001

| {{AFL StK}}

| 31

| {{Cite news |last=Poulter |first=Geoff |date=2001-09-12 |title=Young Saint makes splash |pages=80 |work=Herald Sun}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Nick|Riewoldt}}

| 2002

| {{AFL StK}}

| 34

|

scope="row"|{{sortname|Sam|Mitchell|dab=footballer}}

| 2003

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 33

| {{cite news |author1= |title=Mitchell named 2003 Rising Star |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mitchell-named-2003-rising-star-20030903-gdwaby.html |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=The Age |agency=Australian Associated Press |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=3 September 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425080918/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mitchell-named-2003-rising-star-20030903-gdwaby.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true |archive-date=25 April 2019 |location=Melbourne |url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Jared|Rivers}}

| 2004

| {{AFL Mel}}

| style="background:#FBCEB1;"|45^

| {{Cite web |date=2004-09-02 |title=Rivers wins Rising Star award |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rivers-wins-rising-star-award-20040903-gdjo3m.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911053402/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rivers-wins-rising-star-award-20040903-gdjo3m.html |archive-date=2023-09-11 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Brett|Deledio}}

| 2005

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 43

| {{cite news |author1= |title=Tigers' Deledio wins AFL's rising star award |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-08-31/tigers-deledio-wins-afls-rising-star-award/2093748 |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=31 August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929045735/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-08-31/tigers-deledio-wins-afls-rising-star-award/2093748 |archive-date=29 September 2018 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Danyle|Pearce}}

| 2006

| {{AFL PA}}

| 43

| {{Cite web |date=2006-09-06 |title=Power's Pearce scoops rising star award |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/powers-pearce-scoops-rising-star-award-20060907-gdoc3s.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911052625/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/powers-pearce-scoops-rising-star-award-20060907-gdoc3s.html |archive-date=2023-09-11 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Joel|Selwood}}

| 2007

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 44

| {{cite news |author1= |title=Cats' Selwood wins 2007 rising star |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-09-05/cats-selwood-wins-2007-rising-star/661124 |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029002944/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-09-05/cats-selwood-wins-2007-rising-star/661124 |archive-date=29 October 2016 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Rhys|Palmer}}

| 2008

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 44

| {{Cite news |date=2008-09-03 |title=Palmer claims Rising Star |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-03/palmer-claims-rising-star/498454 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029143056/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-03/palmer-claims-rising-star/498454 |archive-date=2016-10-29}}

scope=row|{{sortname|Daniel|Rich}}

| 2009

| {{AFL BL}}

| style="background:#FBCEB1;"|45^

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scope="row"|{{sortname|Dan|Hannebery}}

| 2010

| {{AFL Syd}}

| style="background:#FBCEB1;"|45^

|

scope="row"|{{sortname|Dyson|Heppell}}

| 2011

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 44

| {{cite web |author1= |title=Dyson Heppell wins 2011 AFL Rising Star Award |url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2011-09-07/dyson-heppell-wins-2011-afl-rising-star-award |website=essendonfc.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081626/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2011-09-07/dyson-heppell-wins-2011-afl-rising-star-award |archive-date=11 February 2017 |date=7 September 2011 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Daniel|Talia}}

| 2012

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 43

| {{cite web |last1=Holmesby |first1=Luke |last2=Twomey |first2=Callum |title=Talia claims Rising Star |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2012-09-05/talia-claims-rising-star |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=BigPond |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723130030/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2012-09-05/talia-claims-rising-star |archive-date=23 July 2015 |date=5 September 2012 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Jaeger|O'Meara}}

| 2013

| {{AFL GC}}

| 44

|

scope="row"|{{sortname|Lewis|Taylor|dab=Australian footballer}}

| 2014

| {{AFL BL}}

| 39

| {{cite news |author1= |title=Brisbane's Lewis Taylor wins AFL Rising Star Award |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-03/brisbane27s-lewis-taylor-wins-afl-rising-star-award/5716856 |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=ABC News |agency=Australian Associated Press |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101012940/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-03/brisbane27s-lewis-taylor-wins-afl-rising-star-award/5716856 |archive-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Jesse|Hogan}}

| 2015

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 49

| {{cite news |author1= |title=Melbourne's Jesse Hogan wins AFL Rising Star award |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/09/melbournes-jesse-hogan-wins-afl-rising-star-award |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=Guardian Australia |agency=Australian Associated Press |publisher=Guardian Media Group |date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230024805/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/09/melbournes-jesse-hogan-wins-afl-rising-star-award |archive-date=30 December 2015 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Callum|Mills}}

| 2016

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 49

| {{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=Samantha |author-link1=Samantha Lane |title=Callum Mills wins 2016 AFL Rising Star award |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/callum-mills-wins-2016-afl-rising-star-award-20160906-gr9p07.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true |access-date=25 April 2019 |work=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=6 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425071542/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/callum-mills-wins-2016-afl-rising-star-award-20160906-gr9p07.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true |archive-date=25 April 2019 |location=Melbourne |url-status=live}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Andrew|McGrath}}

| 2017

| Essendon

| 51

| {{cite news|author1=|date=1 September 2017|title=Essendon's Andrew McGrath wins AFL's Rising Star award|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|agency=Australian Associated Press|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-01/essendons-andrew-mc-grath-wins-rising-star-award/8863846|url-status=live|access-date=25 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209104703/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-01/essendons-andrew-mc-grath-wins-rising-star-award/8863846|archive-date=9 February 2018}}

scope="row"|{{sortname|Jaidyn|Stephenson}}

| 2018

| {{AFL Col}}

| 52

| {{cite web |last1=Guthrie |first1=Ben |title=Pie rises high: Stephenson the NAB AFL Rising Star |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-31/pie-rises-high-stephenson-the-nab-afl-rising-star |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321060653/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-31/pie-rises-high-stephenson-the-nab-afl-rising-star |archive-date=21 March 2019 |date=31 August 2018 |url-status=live}}

scope="row" | {{sortname|Sam|Walsh|dab=footballer}}

| 2019

| {{AFL Car}}

| 54

| {{cite web |last=Beveridge |first=Riley |date=30 August 2019 |title=Blue jet wins Rising Star award, but it's not unanimous |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-08-30/sam-walsh-wins-2019-nab-afl-rising-star |access-date=30 August 2019 |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |archive-date=30 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830064629/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-08-30/sam-walsh-wins-2019-nab-afl-rising-star |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{sortname|Caleb|Serong}}

| 2020

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 48

| {{cite web |last=Twomey |first=Callum |date=24 September 2020 |title=A Rising Star is born: Serong almost perfect, gun Sun runner-up |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/510582/a-rising-star-is-born-serong-almost-perfect-gun-sun-runner-up |access-date=24 September 2020 |website=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003013712/https://www.afl.com.au/news/510582/a-rising-star-is-born-serong-almost-perfect-gun-sun-runner-up |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{sortname|Luke|Jackson|dab=footballer}}

| 2021

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 51

| {{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/670647/luke-jackson-nab-afl-rising-star-winner-2021|title=Action Jackson: Young Demon crowned Rising Star|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|last=Twomey|first=Callum|access-date=26 August 2021|date=15 September 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826150429/https://www.afl.com.au/news/670647/luke-jackson-nab-afl-rising-star-winner-2021|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | {{sortname|Nick|Daicos}}

| 2022

| {{AFL Col}}

| style="background:#FBCEB1;"|60^

| {{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/829245/inside-the-rapid-ascent-of-the-unmatched-rising-star|title=Inside the rapid ascent of the 'unmatched' Rising Star|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|last=Twomey|first=Callum|access-date=24 August 2022|date=24 August 2022|archive-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824093730/https://www.afl.com.au/news/829245/inside-the-rapid-ascent-of-the-unmatched-rising-star}}

scope="row" | {{sortname|Harry|Sheezel}}

| 2023

| {{AFL NM}}

| 54

| {{Cite web |date=2023-08-30 |title=North Melbourne's Harry Sheezel crowned the 2023 AFL Rising Star |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1020652/north-melbournes-harry-sheezel-crowned-the-2023-afl-rising-star |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=AFL.com.au |language=en |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905204113/https://www.afl.com.au/news/1020652/north-melbournes-harry-sheezel-crowned-the-2023-afl-rising-star |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{sortname|Oliver|Dempsey}}

| 2024

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 52

| {{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1207177/full-votes-geelong-cats-youngster-ollie-dempsey-wins-ron-evans-medal-as-2024-telstra-rising-star |title=FULL VOTES: Young Cat storms to Rising Star win|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|last=Smith|first=Martin|access-date=29 August 2024|date=29 August 2024}}

= Club totals =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ Table of clubs' totals

scope="col"|Club

! scope="col"|Total

! scope="col"|Years

scope="row"|{{AFL Syd}}

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| {{sort|1999|1999, 2010, 2016}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Fre}}

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| {{sort|2000|2000, 2008, 2020}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Mel}}

| style="text-align:center;"|3

| {{sort|2004|2004, 2015, 2021}}

scope="row"|{{AFL BB}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|1983|1993, 1994}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Stk}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|2001|2001, 2002}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Haw}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|1995|1995, 2003}}

scope="row"|{{AFL|PA}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|1997|1997, 2006}}

scope="row"|{{AFL BL}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|2009|2009, 2014}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Ess}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|2011|2011, 2017}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Col}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|2018|2018, 2022}}

scope="row"|{{AFL NM}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|1998|1998, 2023}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Gee}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| {{sort|2007|2007, 2024}}

scope="row"|{{AFL WC}}

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| {{sort|1996|1996}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Ric}}

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| {{sort|2005|2005}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Ade}}

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| {{sort|2012|2012}}

scope="row"|{{AFL GC}}

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| {{sort|2013|2013}}

scope="row"|{{AFL Car}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| {{sort|2019|2019}}

scope="row"|{{AFL GWS}}

| style="text-align:center;"|0

| —

scope="row"|{{AFL WB}}

| style="text-align:center;"|0

| —

scope="row"|{{AFL Fit}}

| style="text-align:center;"|0

| —

See also

Notes

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References

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Category:Rookie player awards