2019 AFL Rising Star

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2019 NAB AFL Rising Star
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Sam Walsh, winner
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Ron Evans medallist Sam Walsh
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  2018  · AFL Rising Star ·  2020  

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.

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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

2019 AFL Rising Star nominees
RoundPlayerClubRef.
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

PlayerClubVotes [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

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