2024 AFL Rising Star explained

The Telstra AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). The winner also receives the Ron Evans Medal, named for the former AFL chairman.^[1]

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

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Winner
scope=row style="background:#FFC0CB; border:1px solid #aaa; width:1em;"		Ineligible to win the Rising Star due to suspension.

2024 AFL Rising Star nominees

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
div style="text-align: center;"	0			[2]
div style="text-align: center;"	1	^		[3]
div style="text-align: center;"	2			[4]
div style="text-align: center;"	3			[5]
div style="text-align: center;"	4		Western Bulldogs	[6]
div style="text-align: center;"	5			[7]
div style="text-align: center;"	6			[8]
div style="text-align: center;"	7			[9]
div style="text-align: center;"	8			[10]
div style="text-align: center;"	9			[11]
div style="text-align: center;"	10			[12]
div style="text-align: center;"	11			[13]
div style="text-align: center;"	12			[14]
div style="text-align: center;"	13			[15]
div style="text-align: center;"	14			[16]
div style="text-align: center;"	15			[17]
div style="text-align: center;"	16			[18]
div style="text-align: center;"	17			[19]
div style="text-align: center;"	18			[20]
div style="text-align: center;"	19			[21]
div style="text-align: center;"	20			[22]
div style="text-align: center;"	21			[23]
div style="text-align: center;"	22			[24]
div style="text-align: center;"	23			[25]
div style="text-align: center;"	24			[26]

Final voting

The winner was decided by an 11-person panel consisting of Andrew Dillon (chair), Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Abbey Holmes, Glen Jakovich, Laura Kane, Matthew Pavlich, Josh Mahoney and Kevin Sheehan. Each member awarded five votes to the player they determined most deserving, four votes to the second-most deserving, and so on to one vote to the fifth-most deserving.^[27]

Vote receivers

	Player	Club	Votes
1			52
2			43
3			21
4			15
5			12
6			9
7			6
8			3
9			2
=10			1

Full votes

Panel member	5 votes	4 votes	3 votes	2 votes	1 vote
(chair)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NAB AFL Rising Star Award. NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank. 28 March 2015.
2. Web site: Breakout Swan earns Rising Star nom. Martin. Smith. 11 March 2024. Australian Football League. 11 March 2024.
3. Web site: 2024-03-18 . 'Complete' Cat lands Rising Star nomination after standout display . 2024-03-18 . afl.com.au . en.
4. Web site: Roos young gun earns second Rising Star nomination. AFL. 25 March 2024.
5. Web site: 2024-04-02 . Dogs young gun lands Rising Star nomination . 2024-04-02 . afl.com.au . en.
6. Web site: 2024-04-08 . Dogs' son of a gun lands Rising Star nomination . 2024-04-10 . afl.com.au . en.
7. Web site: 2024-04-15 . Reid all about it: Eagles prodigy lands Rising Star nom . 2024-04-15 . afl.com.au . en.
8. Web site: 2024-04-22 . Silky young Saint snares Rising Star nomination . 2024-04-22 . afl.com.au . en.
9. Web site: 2024-04-29 . Silky Suns forward nabs Rising Star nod . 2024-05-02 . afl.com.au . en.
10. Web site: 2024-05-06 . Windsor change: Next-gen talent leading Demons' evolution . 2024-05-07 . afl.com.au . en.
11. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Rebounding Roo earns deserved Rising Star nomination . 2024-05-13 . afl.com.au . en.
12. Web site: Lion's high five leads to Rising Star nom. Allison. O'Connor. Telstra. Australian Football League. 20 May 2024.
13. Web site: Exciting Magpies forward lands Rising Star nom. Allison. O'Connor. Telstra. Australian Football League. 27 May 2024.
14. Web site: Suns young gun earns deserved Rising Star nod. Allison. O'Connor. Telstra. Australian Football League. 4 June 2024.
15. Web site: Impressive young Crow lands Rising Star nomination. AFL. 11 June 2024. Dejan. Kalinic. en.
16. Web site: Dynamic young Giant earns Rising Star nomination. AFL. 17 June 2024. Dejan. Kalinic. en.
17. Web site: Seven games, maximum impact: Lion Logan Morris earns rising star nod. AFL. 25 June 2024. Michael. Whiting. en.
18. Web site: Whiting . Michael . Double delight: Suns young gun inks extension and earns Rising Star nod . AFL . 1 July 2024.
19. Web site: Kalinic . Dejan . Another Giants small lands deserved Rising Star nomination . afl.com.au . 8 July 2024.
20. Web site: Kalinic . Dejan . Impressive Cat earns Rising Star nod after stellar start . afl.com.au . 15 July 2024.
21. News: Watson wows with Rising Star nomination. hawthornfc.com.au. 29 July 2024.
22. News: Dockers defender lands hard-earned Rising Star nod. afl.com.au. 29 July 2024. Nathan. Schmook.
23. Web site: Son of a gun latest Roo to earn Rising Star nomination. Dejan. Kalinic. 5 August 2024. afl.com.au.
24. Web site: High-flying Bombers young gun lands Rising Star nom. Dejan. Kalinic. 12 August 2024. afl.com.au.
25. Web site: Father-son Hawk tops phenomenal debut season with rising star nom. Josh. Gabelich. 19 August 2024.
26. News: Kalinic . Dejan . Power defender earns Rising Star nom after 'outstanding' start . 26 August 2024.
27. News: FULL VOTES: Cat's cheeky remark after Rising Star win. Australian Football League. Smith. Martin. 29 August 2024. 29 August 2024.