The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.[1] The winner for 2013 was Jaeger O'Meara.[2]

2013 NAB AFL Rising Star
Jaeger O'Meara, winner of the 2013 Rising Star, playing with Hawthorn in April 2017
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Date4 September
CountryAustralia
Ron Evans medallistJaeger O'Meara (Gold Coast)
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Eligibility

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Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played 10 or fewer senior games before the start of the season; a player who is suspended may be nominated, but is not eligible to win the award. At the end of the year, one of the 23 nominees is the winner of award.[1]

Nominations

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Round Player Club Ref.
1 Ollie Wines Port Adelaide [3]
2 Aaron Mullett North Melbourne [4]
3 Jed Anderson Hawthorn [5]
4 George Horlin-Smith Geelong [6]
5 Jaeger O'Meara Gold Coast [7][2]
6 Bradley Hill Hawthorn [8]
7 Nick Vlastuin Richmond [9]
8 Jackson Macrae Western Bulldogs [10]
9 Sam Kerridge Adelaide [11]
10 Lachie Whitfield Greater Western Sydney [12]
11 Tom Mitchell Sydney [13]
12 Sam Mayes Brisbane Lions [14]
13 Jake Neade Port Adelaide [15]
14 Brad Crouch Adelaide [16]
15 Michael Talia Western Bulldogs [17]
16 Tom Nicholls Gold Coast [18]
17 Adam Tomlinson Greater Western Sydney [19]
18 Marley Williams Collingwood [20]
19 Zac Williams Greater Western Sydney [21]
20 Rory Laird Adelaide [22]
21 Jack Viney Melbourne [23]
22 Brodie Grundy Collingwood [24]
23 Luke Brown Adelaide [25]

Final voting

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Player Club Votes
1 Jaeger O'Meara Gold Coast 44
2 Brad Crouch Adelaide 31
3 Ollie Wines Port Adelaide 26
4 Tom Mitchell Sydney 11
Aaron Mullett North Melbourne 11
6 Nick Vlastuin Richmond 7
7 Lachie Whitfield Greater Western Sydney 3
8 Brodie Grundy Collingwood 1
Sam Mayes Brisbane Lions 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". National Australia Bank. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b Bowen, Nick (4 September 2013). "O'Meara named Rising Star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Wines the round one rising star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ Davidson, Ryan (9 April 2013). "Mullett the round two rising star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. ^ Davidson, Ryan (16 April 2013). "Anderson the rising star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ^ Davidson, Ryan (23 April 2013). "Double barrel, rising star". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. ^ Davidson, Ryan (30 April 2013). "Jaeger wows them early". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  8. ^ Staff Writers (7 May 2013). "Bradley Hill emerges from brother's shadow to earn AFL Rising Star nomination". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ^ Guthrie, Ben (14 May 2013). "Vlastuin wins Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  10. ^ Davidson, Ryan (21 May 2013). "Catch me if you can, says Rising Star Macrae". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  11. ^ Davidson, Ryan (28 May 2013). "Kerridge wins Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  12. ^ Twomey, Callum; Damney, James (5 June 2013). "Giant Whitfield grabs round 10 Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  13. ^ Davidson, Ryan (11 June 2013). "Mitchell gets Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  14. ^ Davidson, Ryan (18 June 2013). "Lion Mayes wins Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  15. ^ Davidson, Ryan (25 June 2013). "Neade wins Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  16. ^ Davidson, Ryan (2 July 2013). "Crouch stands up to win Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  17. ^ Davidson, Ryan (9 July 2013). "Talia makes Rising Star a family affair". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  18. ^ Davidson, Ryan (16 July 2013). "Rising star nod for multicultural Sun". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  19. ^ Davidson, Ryan (23 July 2013). "Riewoldt's journey inspires rising Giant Tomlinson". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  20. ^ Davidson, Ryan (30 July 2013). "Magpie Marley Williams takes huge steps forward down back". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  21. ^ Davidson, Ryan (6 August 2013). "From Giants rookie to rising star, Williams is in a hurry". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  22. ^ Thring, Harry (13 August 2013). "Young Crow's smooth transition". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  23. ^ Browne, Ashley (20 August 2013). "Demon dynamo: Viney a rising star nominee". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  24. ^ Guthrie, Ben (27 August 2013). "Young Pie Grundy a rising star nominee". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  25. ^ Thring, Harry (2 September 2013). "Brown wins round 23 Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  26. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. p. 606.