| 1996 Norwich AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
 Ben Cousins, winner of the 1996 AFL Rising Star award, during 2006 | |
| Sponsored by | Norwich |
| Country | Australia |
| Rising Star | Ben Cousins (West Coast) |
The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1996 medal was won by West Coast player Ben Cousins.
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on January 1 of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.
| Round | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Primus | Fitzroy | |
| 2 | Daniel Bandy | Fremantle | |
| 3 | Luke Darcy | Footscray | |
| 4 | Greg Harding | Fremantle | |
| 5 | Adam Simpson | North Melbourne | |
| 6 | Shannon Grant | Sydney | |
| 7 | Andrew Schauble | Collingwood | |
| 8 | Nick Carter | Fitzroy | |
| 9 | Jarrad Schofield | West Coast | |
| 10 | Daniel Chick | Hawthorn | |
| 11 | Adem Yze | Melbourne | |
| 12 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | |
| 13 | Craig Biddiscombe | Geelong | |
| 14 | Kingsley Hunter | Fremantle | |
| 15 | Steven King | Geelong | |
| 16 | Chad Morrison | West Coast | |
| 17 | Peter Bell | North Melbourne | |
| 18 | Daniel McPherson | Sydney | |
| 19 | Matthew Lloyd | Essendon | |
| 20 | Luke Toia | Fremantle | |
| 21 | Jeff Farmer | Melbourne | |
| 22 | Craig Callaghan | Fremantle | |
| Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 [1] | |||
| Player | Club | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | 15 |
| 2 | Shannon Grant | Sydney | 14 |
| further placings unknown | |||
| Source: The Age [2] | |||
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