2018 AFL Rising Star

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2018 NAB AFL Rising Star
Sponsored by National Australia Bank
Date31 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]

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Eligibility

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]

Nominations

2018 AFL Rising Star nominees
RoundPlayerClubRef.
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]

Final voting

PlayerClubVotes [26]
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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