AFL Women's Rising Star
The AFL Women's Rising Star award is presented annually to the best young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW) during the home-and-away season. The first award was awarded in 2017. The award has been sponsored by National Australia Bank (NAB) since 2017.
| AFL Women's Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best young player in the AFL Women's |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank (2017–) |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Isabel Huntington (Western Bulldogs) |
| Website | NAB AFL Women's Rising Star |
Eligibility and voting procedure
Every round, two nominations are given to standout young players who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 years of age on 1 January of that year and not have been previously nominated.[1] Players suspended during the season may be nominated,[2] but cannot win.[3] At the end of the season, each member of a voting panel, which also selects the AFL Women's All-Australian team, awards five votes, four votes, three votes, two votes and one vote to the nominated players they judge the best to fifth-best during the season respectively. The player with the highest total of votes wins.[4]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Club | Recruited | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ebony Marinoff | Adelaide | 2016 AFL Women's draft, selection 7 | [4] |
| 2018 | Chloe Molloy | Collingwood | 2017 AFL Women's draft, selection 3 | [5] |
| 2019 | Madison Prespakis | Carlton | 2018 AFL Women's draft, selection 3 | [6] |
| 2020 | Isabel Huntington | Western Bulldogs | 2017 AFL Women's draft, selection 1 | [7] |
Nominations
Nominations by club
| Club | Nominations | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 6 | 1 |
| Brisbane | 6 | 0 |
| Carlton | 8 | 1 |
| Collingwood | 4 | 1 |
| Fremantle | 4 | 0 |
| Geelong | 2 | 0 |
| Gold Coast | 1 | 0 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 0 |
| Melbourne | 5 | 0 |
| North Melbourne | 1 | 0 |
| Richmond | 0 | 0 |
| St Kilda | 3 | 0 |
| West Coast | 0 | 0 |
| Western Bulldogs | 8 | 1 |
Most nominations in a season
| Number | Club | Season | Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Western Bulldogs | 2018 | Libby Birch, Monique Conti, Naomi Ferres, Bonnie Toogood, Aisling Utri |
| 4 | Melbourne | 2017 | Deanna Berry, Jasmine Grierson, Lily Mithen, Katherine Smith |
| 3 | Adelaide | 2018 | Sarah Allan, Anne Hatchard, Eloise Jones |
| Carlton | 2020 | Grace Egan, Lucy McEvoy, Charlotte Wilson | |
| St Kilda | 2020 | Caitlin Greiser, Georgia Patrikios, Olivia Vesely |
Achievements of winners
Rising Star winner in a premiership year
- Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) – 2017
Rising Star winner and premiership player
- Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) – 2017, 2019
See also
References
- Thomas, Kirralee (7 February 2018). "AFLW: Rising Star Eligibility". afc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- Black, Sarah (5 March 2019). "Second Rising Star nominees named for Cats, Crows". womens.afl. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
"Scheer [is] the ... AFLW Rising Star nominee ... She has played four games this season (missing one through suspension)
- "NAB AFL Women's Rising Star". womens.afl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- Black, Sarah (28 March 2017). "Crows teenager Ebony Marinoff named AFLW Rising Star". afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- Navaratnam, Dinny (27 March 2018). "W Awards: Dogs star named League B&F". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- Navaratnam, Dinny (2 April 2019). "Five Crows, four Roos headline All Australian team". womens.afl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- McGowan, Marc (28 April 2020). "Star Dog bounces back from injuries to claim Rising Star award". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 April 2020.