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The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. It was previously known as the Norwich Rising Star award and was first awarded in 1993. Since 2007 the winner has been presented with the Ron Evans Medal.

[edit] Eligibility and Nominations

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 before the beginning of the season, and not have been suspended during the season.

At the end of the season, nine AFL personalities (typically administrators and All-Australian team selectors) vote for five of the twenty-two 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.

[edit] Past Winners

The past winners of the AFL Rising Star award are:

Year	Winner	Team	Recruited
1993	Nathan Buckley	Brisbane Bears	Northern Territory Zone (1992)
1994	Chris Scott	Brisbane Bears	1993 National Draft, Pick #12
1995	Nick Holland	Hawthorn	1992 National Draft, Pick #14
1996	Ben Cousins	West Coast Eagles	Father-Son Rule, 1995
1997	Michael Wilson	Port Adelaide	Port Adelaide Zone Selection (1997)
1998	Byron Pickett	Kangaroos	1996 National Draft, Pick #67
1999	Adam Goodes	Sydney Swans	1997 National Draft, Pick #43
2000	Paul Hasleby	Fremantle	1999 National Draft, Pick #2
2001	Justin Koschitzke	St Kilda	2000 National Draft, Pick #2
2002	Nick Riewoldt	St Kilda	2000 National Draft, Pick #1
2003	Sam Mitchell	Hawthorn	2001 National Draft, Pick #36
2004	Jared Rivers	Melbourne	2002 National Draft, Pick #26
2005	Brett Deledio	Richmond	2004 National Draft, Pick #1
2006	Danyle Pearce	Port Adelaide	2005 Rookie Draft, 2005 Rookie Elevation
2007	Joel Selwood	Geelong	2006 National Draft, Pick #7
2008	Rhys Palmer	Fremantle	2007 National Draft, Pick #7
2009	Daniel Rich	Brisbane Lions	2008 National Draft, Pick #7

[edit] 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 six players have been nominated twice.^[1]

Duncan Kellaway (Richmond) – 1993 / 1994
Craig Callaghan (Fremantle) – 1995 / 1996
Michael Braun (West Coast Eagles) – 1997 / 1998
Luke Power (Brisbane Lions) – 1998 / 1999
Nathan Jones (Melbourne) – 2006 / 2007
Mark LeCras (West Coast Eagles) – 2006 / 2007

[edit] See also

2009 AFL Rising Star nominations

[edit] References

^ "AFL Rising Star Award, 1993-2008". Footystats. http://footystats.freeservers.com/Daily/MWBrising.html. Retrieved 2008-09-06.

[edit] External links

[0] "AFL Rising Star Award, 1993-2008". Footystats. http://footystats.freeservers.com/Daily/MWBrising.html. Retrieved 2008-09-06.

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