2018 AFL Women's Rising Star

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2018 AFL Women's Rising Star
Chloe Molloy 18.02.18.jpg
Chloe Molloy, 2018 winner
Sponsored by National Australia Bank
Date27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)
LocationPeninsula, Docklands
Reward(s)$20,000
WinnerChloe Molloy (Collingwood)
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The AFL Women's Rising Star is an Australian rules football award given annually to the best young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW) for the year. Two eligible players are nominated each round of the home-and-away season; the players must have been under 21 at the beginning of the year and cannot have been previously nominated. Players suspended during the year cannot win. [1] After the season's completion, an expert panel votes on the recipient. [2]

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National Australia Bank continued its sponsorship of the award in 2018, offering $20,000 in prize money. [3] The winner was announced at the AFLW's awards ceremony on 27 March, held at Peninsula, an event space in Docklands, Melbourne, and live-streamed on AFL.com.au. [4] The ten members of the voting panel were Australian Football League (AFL) officials Nicole Livingstone, who served as the chair, Steve Hocking, Josh Vanderloo and Grant Williams; AFL Victoria's Darren Flanigan; Tim Harrington of the AFL Players Association (AFLPA); St Kilda's Peta Searle; and media commentators Sharelle McMahon, Kelli Underwood and Shelley Ware. [5]

The winner was Chloe Molloy, a defender playing for Collingwood, who was the first recipient to poll the maximum 50 votes. [2] [3] Molloy also won the AFLPA's inaugural award for the AFLW's best first-year player, as voted by her peers; [6] was named Collingwood's best and fairest overall and best first-year player; [7] finished equal-second in the AFLW best and fairest behind Emma Kearney; and was named in the back pocket of the All-Australian team. [8] The Western Bulldogs accrued the most nominations during the season, with five players (Libby Birch, Monique Conti, Naomi Ferres, Bonnie Toogood and Aisling Utri) selected. [5]

Nominations

Emily McGuire was Fremantle's sole nominee. Emily McGuire 2018.3.jpg
Emily McGuire was Fremantle's sole nominee.
Table of nominees
RoundPlayerClubRef.
1 Rebecca Beeson Greater Western Sydney [9]
Chloe Molloy Collingwood
2 Libby Birch Western Bulldogs [10]
Bonnie Toogood Western Bulldogs
3 Sophie Conway Brisbane [11]
Emily McGuire Fremantle
4 Monique Conti Western Bulldogs [12]
Aisling Utri Western Bulldogs
5 Eloise Jones Adelaide [13]
Breann Moody Carlton
6 Sarah Allan Adelaide [14]
Tahlia Randall Brisbane
7 Naomi Ferres Western Bulldogs [15]
Anne Hatchard Adelaide
Table of nominations by club
NumberClubPlayerNom.
5 Western Bulldogs Libby Birch 2
Bonnie Toogood 2
Monique Conti 4
Aisling Utri 4
Naomi Ferres 7
3 Adelaide Eloise Jones 5
Sarah Allan 6
Anne Hatchard 7
2 Brisbane Sophie Conway 3
Tahlia Randall 6
1 Carlton Breann Moody 5
Collingwood Chloe Molloy 1
Fremantle Emily McGuire 3
Greater Western Sydney Rebecca Beeson 1

Final voting

Adelaide's Sarah Allan finished third, polling 15 votes. Sarah Allan 2018.jpg
Adelaide's Sarah Allan finished third, polling 15 votes.
Table of votes [5]
PlacingPlayerClubNom.Votes
1 Chloe Molloy Collingwood 150
2 Monique Conti Western Bulldogs 439
3 Sarah Allan Adelaide 615
4 Bonnie Toogood Western Bulldogs 212
5 Breann Moody Carlton 510
6 Tahlia Randall Brisbane 68
7 Aisling Utri Western Bulldogs 46
8 Libby Birch Western Bulldogs 23
Eloise Jones Adelaide 53
10 Rebecca Beeson Greater Western Sydney 12
Sophie Conway Brisbane 32

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