2019 AFL Rising Star

2019 NAB AFL Rising Star
Sam Walsh, winner
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Country	Australia
Ron Evans medallist	Sam Walsh (Carlton)
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The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). ^[1] The award was won by Carlton's Sam Walsh, marking the fourth time that a player taken first in the draft had won the award.

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

2019 AFL Rising Star nominees

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Bailey Scott	North Melbourne	[2]
2	Charlie Constable	Geelong	[3]
3	Connor Rozee	Port Adelaide	[4]
4	Sam Walsh	Carlton	[5]
5	Jack Petruccelle	West Coast	[6]
6	Xavier Duursma	Port Adelaide	[7]
7	Cameron Zurhaar	North Melbourne	[8]
8	Gryan Miers	Geelong	[9]
9	Bailey Smith	Western Bulldogs	[10]
10	Liam Baker	Richmond	[11]
11	Sydney Stack	Richmond	[12]
12	Tarryn Thomas	North Melbourne	[13]
13	Dylan Clarke	Essendon	[14]
14	Nick Blakey	Sydney	[15]
15	Jordan Clark	Geelong	[16]
16	Nick Larkey	North Melbourne	[17]
17	Shai Bolton	Richmond	[18]
18	Mitchell Lewis	Hawthorn	[19]
19	Ben King	Gold Coast	[20]
20	Noah Answerth	Brisbane Lions	[21]
21	Oscar Allen	West Coast	[22]
22	Josh Battle	St Kilda	[23]
23	Brent Daniels	Greater Western Sydney	[24]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes [25]
1	Sam Walsh	Carlton	54
2	Connor Rozee	Port Adelaide	42
3	Sydney Stack	Richmond	28
4	Bailey Smith	Western Bulldogs	20
5	Jordan Clark	Geelong	5
	Gryan Miers	Geelong	5
7	Cameron Zurhaar	North Melbourne	4
8	Nick Blakey	Sydney	3
9	Liam Baker	Richmond	3
10	Oscar Allen	West Coast	1
	Xavier Duursma	Port Adelaide	1

References

1. "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank . Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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