The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]
| 2020 NAB AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Country | Australia |
| Ron Evans medallist | Caleb Serong (Fremantle) |
Eligibility
editEvery round, a nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played ten 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.[1]
Nominations
edit| Round | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Sturt | Fremantle | [2] |
| 2 | Matt Rowell | Gold Coast | [3] |
| 3 | Connor Budarick | Gold Coast | [4] |
| 4 | Tom Green | Greater Western Sydney | [5] |
| 5 | Curtis Taylor | North Melbourne | [6] |
| 6 | Izak Rankine | Gold Coast | [7] |
| 7 | Noah Anderson | Gold Coast | [8] |
| 8 | Caleb Serong | Fremantle | [9] |
| 9 | Mitch Georgiades | Port Adelaide | [10] |
| 10 | Luke Jackson | Melbourne | [11] |
| 11 | Kysaiah Pickett | Melbourne | [12] |
| 12 | Max King | St Kilda | [13] |
| 13 | Brandon Starcevich | Brisbane Lions | [14] |
| 14 | Jake Riccardi | Greater Western Sydney | [15] |
| 15 | Justin McInerney | Sydney | [16] |
| 16 | Will Day | Hawthorn | [17] |
| 17 | Isaac Quaynor | Collingwood | [18] |
| 18 | Lachlan Sholl | Adelaide | [19] |
Final voting
edit| Player | Club | Votes[20] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Serong | Fremantle | 48 |
| 2 | Noah Anderson | Gold Coast | 39 |
| 3 | Max King | St Kilda | 28 |
| 4 | Izak Rankine | Gold Coast | 16 |
| 5 | Will Day | Hawthorn | 12 |
| 6 | Brandon Starcevich | Brisbane Lions | 6 |
| 7 | Kysaiah Pickett | Melbourne | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (25 March 2020). "A unique debut, and Rising Star nod, for emerging Docker". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Matt Rowell receives Round 2 Rising Star nomination". www.couriermail.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Another Sun claims Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Rising Star: Academy Giant gets the Green light". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Rising Star: High-flying Roo the latest nominee". afl.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Ranking Rankine: Rising Star rates his three debut goals". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Four in seven: Another gun Sun claims Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Rising Star Docker Serong gets it so right against Cats". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Mitch Georgaides' big night against the Demons". www.portadelaidefc.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Jackson earns Rising Star nomination". www.melbournefc.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Pickett recognised with Rising Star nomination". www.melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Beveridge, Riley (18 August 2020). "The King rises: Max follows twin brother to earn Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (25 August 2020). "Rising Star-cevich: Third-year Lion's time to shine". afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (31 August 2020). "Two games, six goals and now a Rising Star nom for Giant forward". afl.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Justin time: Speedy Swan's big impact earns Rising Star nod". AFL Media. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Will Day, a star on the rise".
- ^ "Smart call: 'IQ' the latest Rising Star nominee". AFL Media. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Better late than never: Young Crow's Rising Star nod arrives just in time". AFL Media. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (24 September 2020). "Full AFL Rising Star votes: Caleb Serong claims big victory to claim 2020 award". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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