2007 AFL Rising Star

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2007 NAB AFL Rising Star
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Ron Evans medallist Joel Selwood (Geelong)
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The NAB Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. This was the first time the winner was presented with the Ron Evans medal, with it being awarded annually since. The 2007 winner was Joel Selwood of the Geelong Football Club. [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. [1]

Nominations

RoundPlayerClubRef.
1 Patrick Ryder Essendon [2]
2 Cameron Wood Brisbane Lions [3]
3 Tom Hawkins Geelong [4]
4 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood [5]
5 Joel Selwood Geelong [6]
6 Ricky Petterd Melbourne [7]
7 Jesse Smith Kangaroos [8] [9]
8 Shaun Higgins Western Bulldogs [10]
9 Mitch Clark Brisbane Lions [11] [12]
10 Bryce Gibbs Carlton [13] [14]
11 Shannon Hurn West Coast [15]
12 Robbie Gray Port Adelaide [16] [17]
13 Martin Clarke Collingwood [18]
14 Scott McMahon Kangaroos [19] [20]
15 Justin Westhoff Port Adelaide [21]
16 Sam Gilbert St Kilda [22] [23]
17 Nathan Jones Melbourne [24]
18 Tom Williams Western Bulldogs [25]
19 Travis Boak Port Adelaide [26] [27]
20 Mark LeCras West Coast [28]
21 Tyson Goldsack Collingwood [29]
22 Will Thursfield Richmond [30]

Final voting

PlayerClubVotes
1 Joel Selwood Geelong 44
2 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood 37
3 Nathan Jones Melbourne 17
4 Justin Westhoff Port Adelaide 10
5 Shannon Hurn West Coast 9
6 Bryce Gibbs Carlton 6
7 Patrick Ryder Essendon 2
Tom Williams Western Bulldogs 2
9 Martin Clarke Collingwood 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 [31]

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