2002 AFL Rising Star

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2002 National AFL Rising Star
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Nick Riewoldt, winner of the 2002 AFL Rising Star award, in June 2017
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The National AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. [1] The 2002 medal was awarded to St Kilda player Nick Riewoldt. [2] [3]

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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 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. [1] [3]

Nominations

RoundPlayerClubRef.
1 Paul Medhurst Fremantle [4]
2 Chris Judd West Coast [5]
3 Steven Armstrong Melbourne [6]
4 Jimmy Bartel Geelong [7]
5 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda [8]
6 Jason Cloke Collingwood [9]
7 Xavier Clarke St Kilda [10]
8 David Rodan Richmond [11]
9 Shane Birss Western Bulldogs [12]
10 Mark McGough Collingwood [13]
11 Ryan Hargrave Western Bulldogs [14]
12 James Kelly Geelong [15]
13 Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide [16]
14 Mark Coughlan Richmond [17]
15 Luke Hodge Hawthorn [18]
16 Alan Didak Collingwood [19]
17 Nick Ries Hawthorn [20]
18 Jordan McMahon Western Bulldogs [21]
19 Tadhg Kennelly Sydney [22]
20 Ty Zantuck Richmond [23]
21 Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions [24]
22 Campbell Brown Hawthorn [25]

Final voting

The seven members of the All-Australian team selection panel voted for the National AFL Rising Star for 2002, with each voter ranking their top 5 players from the 22 players nominated during the year. Nick Riewoldt was award 5 votes by six of the seven voters to win the award. [26]

PlayerClubVotes
1 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 34
2 Chris Judd West Coast 29
3 Luke Hodge Hawthorn 12
4 Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide 10
5 Mark Coughlan Richmond 5
5 James Kelly Geelong 5
7 Ty Zantuck Richmond 4
8 Jason Cloke Collingwood 3
9 Jordan McMahon Western Bulldogs 1
Tadhg Kennelly Sydney 1
Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2010 [27]

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