2018 AFL Rising Star
Award
2018 NAB AFL Rising Star | ||||
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![]() Jaidyn Stephenson, winner | ||||
Sponsored by | National Australia Bank | |||
Date | 31 August 2018 | |||
Location | Crown Palladium | |||
Country | Australia | |||
Ron Evans medallist | Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood) | |||
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The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] Jaidyn Stephenson of Collingwood was the winner with 52 votes ahead of Tom Doedee of Adelaide who received 42.[2]
Eligibility
Every 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
Round | Player | Club | Ref. |
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1 | Riley Bonner | Port Adelaide | [3] |
2 | Tom Doedee | Adelaide | [4] |
3 | Sam Murray | Collingwood | [5] |
4 | Jaidyn Stephenson | Collingwood | [6] |
5 | Ben Long | St Kilda | [7] |
6 | Jake Waterman | West Coast | [8] |
7 | Jack Henry | Geelong | [9] |
8 | Ben Ronke | Sydney | [10] |
9 | Alex Witherden | Brisbane Lions | [11] |
10 | Ed Richards | Western Bulldogs | [12] |
11 | Oliver Florent | Sydney | [13] |
12 | Brennan Cox | Fremantle | [14] |
13 | Hunter Clark | St Kilda | [15] |
14 | Paddy Dow | Carlton | [16] |
15 | Cameron Rayner | Brisbane Lions | [17] |
16 | Adam Cerra | Fremantle | [18] |
17 | Sam Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | [19] |
18 | Jack Higgins | Richmond | [20] |
19 | Tom Cole | West Coast | [21] |
20 | Harry Morrison | Hawthorn | [22] |
21 | James Worpel | Hawthorn | [23] |
22 | Aaron Francis | Essendon | [24] |
23 | Aaron Naughton | Western Bulldogs | [25] |
Final voting
Player | Club | Votes[26] | |
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1 | Jaidyn Stephenson | Collingwood | 52 |
2 | Tom Doedee | Adelaide | 42 |
3 | Alex Witherden | Brisbane Lions | 35 |
4 | Jack Higgins | Richmond | 11 |
5 | Oliver Florent | Sydney | 10 |
Jack Henry | Geelong | 10 | |
7 | Cameron Rayner | Brisbane Lions | 4 |
8 | Ben Ronke | Sydney | 2 |
9 | Aaron Francis | Essendon | 1 |
Ed Richards | Western Bulldogs | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Gabelich, Josh (31 August 2018). "AFL Rising Star award 2018: Jaidyn Stephenson becomes Collingwood's first winner".
- ^ Landsberger, Sam (26 March 2018). "Riley Bonner named Round 1 AFL Rising Star after standout performance against Fremantle". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (2 April 2018). "Crow earns Rising Star nod against premiers". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Greenway, Beau (10 April 2018). "Rising star nominee Sam Murray surprised by his rapid AFL rise". The Border Mail. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Landsberger, Sam (16 April 2018). "Collingwood's Jaidyn Stephenson isn't worried about genetic heart condition as he earns Rising Star nod". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Gabelich, Josh (26 April 2018). "A Long way to the top for AFL Rising Star: From Darwin to St Kilda, via Melbourne Grammar". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ McArdle, Jordan (1 May 2018). "West Coast forward Jake Waterman gets round six AFL Rising Star nomination". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (7 May 2018). "Geelong's young backline stands up as Jack Henry wins Rising Star nomination after 'ridiculous' game". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Horne, Ben (14 May 2018). "Ben Ronke's seven-goal performance against Hawthorn earns him a Rising Star nomination". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (21 May 2018). "Lion joins dual Rising Star nom club". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (28 May 2018). "First-year Bulldog the latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (4 June 2018). "Clutch Swan the latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (11 June 2018). "Goalkicking Docker earns rising star nomination". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (18 June 2018). "A Saints win, then a Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (25 June 2018). "From fruit farm to the big time: Blue's Rising Star nod". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (2 July 2018). "No.1 pick likened to Dusty the latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Dockers young gun earns AFL Rising Star nomination". The Age. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (16 July 2018). "The next Rance? Giants defender earns Rising Star nomination - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Lerner, Ronny (24 July 2018). "Larrikin Higgins hates watching his own entertaining interviews". The Age. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Lacy, Bridget (31 July 2018). "Late father driving Cole's success". The West Australian. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Harry's star is on the rise".
- ^ "'Worpedo' rockets into Rising Star calculations".
- ^ "Bomber in Rising Star race after early struggles".
- ^ "Dogs defender earns final Rising Star nod".
- ^ Gabelich, Josh (30 August 2018). "AFL Rising Star award 2018: Jaidyn Stephenson becomes Collingwood's first winner". Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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2018 AFL Rising Star nominees
- Rd 1: Bonner
- Rd 2: Doedee
- Rd 3: Murray
- Rd 4: Stephenson
- Rd 5: Long
- Rd 6: Waterman
- Rd 7: Henry
- Rd 8: Ronke
- Rd 9: Witherden
- Rd 10: Richards
- Rd 11: Florent
- Rd 12: Cox
- Rd 13: Clark
- Rd 14: Dow
- Rd 15: Rayner
- Rd 16: Cerra
- Rd 17: Taylor
- Rd 18: Higgins
- Rd 19: Cole
- Rd 20: Morrison
- Rd 21: Worpel
- Rd 22: Francis
- Rd 23: Naughton
Italics denote winner
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