| 2018 NAB AFL Rising Star | |
|---|---|
 Jaidyn Stephenson, winner | |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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