The Ansett AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2000 medal was won by Fremantle player Paul Hasleby.
| 2000 Ansett AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | Ansett |
| Country | Australia |
| Rising Star | Paul Hasleby (Fremantle) |
Eligibility
editEvery round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out 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
edit| Round | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hasleby | Fremantle | |
| 2 | David Spriggs | Geelong | |
| 3 | Damien Adkins | Collingwood | |
| 4 | Leigh Brown | Fremantle | |
| 5 | Adam Ramanauskas | Essendon | |
| 6 | Josh Fraser | Collingwood | |
| 7 | Adam Lange | Kangaroos | |
| 8 | Cameron Bruce | Melbourne | |
| 9 | Jude Bolton | Sydney | |
| 10 | Chad Cornes | Port Adelaide | |
| 11 | Glen Bowyer | Hawthorn | |
| 12 | Ian Perrie | Adelaide | |
| 13 | Beau McDonald | Brisbane Lions | |
| 14 | Andrew Embley | West Coast | |
| 15 | Matthew Whelan | Melbourne | |
| 16 | Brett Moyle | St Kilda | |
| 17 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | |
| 18 | Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | |
| 19 | Brad Green | Melbourne | |
| 20 | Ryan Houlihan | Carlton | |
| 21 | Chad Fletcher | West Coast | |
| 22 | Josh Carr | Port Adelaide | |
| Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[1] | |||
Final voting
edit| Player | Club | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hasleby | Fremantle | 33 |
| 2 | Adam Ramanauskas | Essendon | 30 |
| 3 | Beau McDonald | Brisbane Lions | 13 |
| 4 | Brad Green | Melbourne | 12 |
| 5 | Josh Fraser | Collingwood | 7 |
| 6 | Jude Bolton | Sydney | 5 |
| 7 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | 2 |
| Matthew Whelan | Melbourne | 2 | |
| 9 | Glen Bowyer | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 | |||