1997 AFL Rising Star

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1997 Norwich AFL Rising Star
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Michael Wilson, winner of the 1997 AFL Rising Star award
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Rising Star Michael Wilson (Port Adelaide)

The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The 1997 medal was won by Port Adelaide player Michael Wilson. [1]

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Eligibility

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 1 January 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.

Nominations

RoundPlayerClub
1 Lance Whitnall Carlton
2 Joel Bowden Richmond
3 Bowen Lockwood Port Adelaide
4 Michael Wilson Port Adelaide
5 Heath Black Fremantle
6 Adam Houlihan Geelong
7 Brendon Lade Port Adelaide
8 Daniel Bradshaw Brisbane Lions
9 Stefan Carey Sydney
10 Shane Woewodin Melbourne
11 Troy Cook Sydney
12 Kane Johnson Adelaide
13 Blake Caracella Essendon
14 Michael Braun West Coast
15 Peter Vardy Adelaide
16 Carl Steinfort Geelong
17 Brad Scott Hawthorn
18 Mal Michael Collingwood
19 Michael Gardiner West Coast
20 Robert Powell Richmond
21 Nathan Eagleton Port Adelaide
22 Angelo Lekkas Hawthorn
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 [2]

Final voting

PlayerClubVotes
1 Michael Wilson Port Adelaide 27
2 Blake Caracella Essendon 15
Stefan Carey Sydney 15
4 Joel Bowden Richmond 10
5 Daniel Bradshaw Brisbane Lions 7
Peter Vardy Adelaide 7
7 Troy Cook Sydney 3
Michael Gardiner West Coast 3
9 Shane Woewodin Melbourne 2
10 Brendon Lade Port Adelaide 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015

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References

  1. Hinds, Richard (9 September 1997). "Young Swan lifts off". The Sydney Morning Herald . p. 46.
  2. Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. p. 604.