National Rising Star
| AFL Rising Star | |
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 2018 AFL Rising Star
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| Sponsored by |
National Australia Bank (2002–) Ansett (2000–2001) Norwich (1993–1999) |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 1993 |
| Currently held by | Andrew McGrath (Essendon) |
| Website | afl.com.au/risingstar |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network |
Fox Footy (2013–) Seven Network (1993–2001, 2012) Network Ten (2002–2009) One HD (2010–2011) |
The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). The first award was made in 1993. Since 2007, the winner has been presented with the Ron Evans Medal. It was originally known as the Norwich Rising Star award due to sponsorship reasons from 1993 to 1999,Ansett sponsored the award in 2000 and 2001 and the National Australia Bank (NAB) has been the major sponsor since 2002.
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible to be nominated for the award, a player must be younger than 21 years of age on 1 January of the award year and have played 10 or fewer senior games before the beginning of the season. A player who is suspended during the season is not eligible to win the award but is still eligible for nomination.
At the end of the season, nine AFL personalities (typically administrators and All-Australian team selectors) vote for five of the 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. The current selection panel includes AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan, AFL Football Operations Manager Mark Evans, AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan and former players Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.
The winners of the AFL Rising Star award have been:
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 ten players have been nominated twice.
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