2018 NAB AFL Rising Star | |
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Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
Date | 31 August 2018 |
Location | Crown Palladium |
Country | Australia |
Ron Evans medallist | Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood) |
The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1] Jaidyn Stephenson of Collingwood was the winner with 52 votes ahead of Tom Doedee of Adelaide who received 42. [2]
Every round, a nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played ten 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. [1]
Round | Player | Club | Ref. |
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1 | Riley Bonner | Port Adelaide | [3] |
2 | Tom Doedee | Adelaide | [4] |
3 | Sam Murray | Collingwood | [5] |
4 | Jaidyn Stephenson | Collingwood | [6] |
5 | Ben Long | St Kilda | [7] |
6 | Jake Waterman | West Coast | [8] |
7 | Jack Henry | Geelong | [9] |
8 | Ben Ronke | Sydney | [10] |
9 | Alex Witherden | Brisbane Lions | [11] |
10 | Ed Richards | Western Bulldogs | [12] |
11 | Oliver Florent | Sydney | [13] |
12 | Brennan Cox | Fremantle | [14] |
13 | Hunter Clark | St Kilda | [15] |
14 | Paddy Dow | Carlton | [16] |
15 | Cameron Rayner | Brisbane Lions | [17] |
16 | Adam Cerra | Fremantle | [18] |
17 | Sam Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | [19] |
18 | Jack Higgins | Richmond | [20] |
19 | Tom Cole | West Coast | [21] |
20 | Harry Morrison | Hawthorn | [22] |
21 | James Worpel | Hawthorn | [23] |
22 | Aaron Francis | Essendon | [24] |
23 | Aaron Naughton | Western Bulldogs | [25] |
Player | Club | Votes [26] | |
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1 | Jaidyn Stephenson | Collingwood | 52 |
2 | Tom Doedee | Adelaide | 42 |
3 | Alex Witherden | Brisbane Lions | 35 |
4 | Jack Higgins | Richmond | 11 |
5 | Oliver Florent | Sydney | 10 |
Jack Henry | Geelong | 10 | |
7 | Cameron Rayner | Brisbane Lions | 4 |
8 | Ben Ronke | Sydney | 2 |
9 | Aaron Francis | Essendon | 1 |
Ed Richards | Western Bulldogs | 1 |
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