2001 AFL Rising Star

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2001 Ansett AFL Rising Star
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Rising Star Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda)
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The Ansett AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2001 medal was won by St Kilda player Justin Koschitzke. [1]

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Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out 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, based on voting by a selected panel of football experts.

Nominations

RoundPlayerClub
1 Damian Cupido Brisbane Lions
2 Daniel Harris North Melbourne
3 Daniel Kerr West Coast
4 Ryan Lonie Collingwood
5 Caydn Beetham St Kilda
6 Aaron Henneman Essendon
7 James Begley St Kilda
8 Danny Jacobs Essendon
9 Luke Penny Western Bulldogs
10 Brett Johnson Hawthorn
11 Mark McVeigh Essendon
12 Cameron Ling Geelong
13 Adam McPhee Fremantle
14 Justin Koschitzke St Kilda
15 Daniel Giansiracusa Western Bulldogs
16 Robert Murphy Western Bulldogs
17 Brent Guerra Port Adelaide
18 Aaron Fiora Richmond
19 Robert Copeland Brisbane Lions
20 Corey Enright Geelong
21 Dion Woods Fremantle
22 Steven Greene Hawthorn
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 [2]

Final voting

PlayerClubVotes
1 Justin Koschitzke St Kilda 31
2 Daniel Kerr West Coast 27
3 Mark McVeigh Essendon 23
4 Danny Jacobs Essendon 11
Ryan Lonie Collingwood 11
6 Adam McPhee Fremantle 1
Robert Murphy Western Bulldogs 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015

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References

  1. Quayle, Emma (12 September 2001). "One star predicts another on rise". The Age . p. 2.
  2. Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. pp. 604–605.