2014 AFL Rising Star

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2014 NAB AFL Rising Star
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Lewis Taylor, winner of the 2014 AFL Rising Star, during the 2017 AFL season
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Date3 September
Country Australia
Ron Evans medallist Lewis Taylor (Brisbane Lions)
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The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. [1] The 2014 winner was Lewis Taylor. Taylor polled one more vote than Marcus Bontempelli, making it the closest ever count. [2]

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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 nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played 10 or fewer senior games before the start of the season; a player who is suspended may be nominated, but is not eligible to win the award. At the end of the year, one of the 23 nominees is the winner of award. [1]

Nominations

RoundPlayerClubRef.
1 Luke Dunstan St Kilda [3]
2 Dylan Buckley Carlton [4]
3 Josh Kelly Greater Western Sydney [5]
4 Luke McDonald North Melbourne [6]
5 Matt Crouch Adelaide [7]
6 James Aish Brisbane Lions [8]
7 Tom Langdon Collingwood [9]
8 Jarman Impey Port Adelaide [10]
9 Lewis Taylor Brisbane Lions [11] [2]
10 Kade Kolodjashnij Gold Coast [12]
11 Zach Merrett Essendon [13]
12 Joe Daniher Essendon [14]
13 Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs [15]
14 Jack Billings St Kilda [16]
15 Harry Cunningham Sydney [17]
16 Troy Menzel Carlton [18]
17 Nathan Hrovat Western Bulldogs [19]
18 Jonathon Patton Greater Western Sydney [20]
19 Darcy Gardiner Brisbane Lions [21]
20 Jake Stringer Western Bulldogs [22]
21 Jake Lloyd Sydney [23]
22 Matt Taberner Fremantle [24]
23 Jack Martin Gold Coast [25]

Final voting

PlayerClubVotes
1 Lewis Taylor Brisbane Lions39
2 Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs 38
3 Luke McDonald North Melbourne 32
4 James Aish Brisbane Lions 19
5 Kade Kolodjashnij Gold Coast 7
6 Luke Dunstan St Kilda 5
Tom Langdon Collingwood 5
8 Harry Cunningham Sydney 3
9 Jarman Impey Port Adelaide 1
Josh Kelly Greater Western Sydney 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 [26]

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References

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  13. ↑ "Essendon youngster Zach Merrett the Round 11 AFL Rising Star nominee" . Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Joe Daniher wins NAB AFL Rising Star nomination". 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Round 13 AFL Rising Star nominee Marcus Bontempelli's Kodak Moment after Western Bulldogs beat Collingwood" . Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  16. ↑ King, Travis (23 June 2014). "Jack's a star on the rise" . Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  17. ↑ King, Travis (30 June 2014). "Rising Star nod a surprise for speedy Swan Harry Cunningham" . Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  18. ↑ Landsberger, Sam. "Carlton young gun Troy Menzel awarded the Round 16 Rising Star nomination after big win" . Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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  21. ↑ King, Travis (4 August 2014). "Lions' latest Rising Star Darcy Gardiner right at home in Brisbane" . Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  22. ↑ "Stringer's star rising". 11 August 2014.
  23. ↑ Pengilly, Adam (19 August 2014). "Jake Lloyd's the charm in Sydney Swans' winning streak".
  24. ↑ "Taberner earns AFL Rising Star nomination". 25 August 2014.
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