2019 AFL Women's Rising Star

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2019 AFL Women's Rising Star
Madison Prespakis 23.03.19 (cropped).jpg
Madison Prespakis, 2019 winner
Sponsored by National Australia Bank
Date2 April 2019
Location Docklands Stadium
Country Australia
  2018  · AFL Women's Rising Star ·  2020  

The 2019 NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2019 AFL Women's season. [1] Madison Prespakis of the Carlton Football Club won the award with 49 votes. [2]

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Eligibility

Every round, two nominations were given to standout young players who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, players must have been under 21 years of age on 1 January 2019, not have been suspended during the season and never previously been nominated. [1]

Nominations

Table of nominees
RoundPlayerClubRef.
1 Nina Morrison Geelong [3]
Alyce Parker Greater Western Sydney
2 Madison Prespakis Carlton [4]
Sabreena Duffy Fremantle
3 Courteney Munn North Melbourne [5]
Eden Zanker Melbourne
4 Danielle Ponter Adelaide [6]
Sarah Dargan Collingwood
5 Olivia Purcell Geelong [7]
Chloe Scheer Adelaide
6 Georgia Gee Carlton [8]
Jacqui Yorston Brisbane
7 Jordyn Allen Collingwood [9]
Haneen Zreika Greater Western Sydney
Table of nominations by club
NumberClubPlayerNom.
2 Adelaide Danielle Ponter 4
Chloe Scheer 5
Carlton Madison Prespakis 2
Georgia Gee 6
Collingwood Sarah Dargan 4
Jordyn Allen 7
Geelong Nina Morrison 1
Olivia Purcell 5
Greater Western Sydney Alyce Parker 1
Haneen Zreika 7
1 Brisbane Jacqui Yorston 6
Fremantle Sabreena Duffy 2
Melbourne Eden Zanker 3
North Melbourne Courteney Munn 3

Final voting

Table of votes
PlacingPlayerClubNom.Votes
1 Madison Prespakis Carlton 249
2 Alyce Parker Greater Western Sydney 139
3 Olivia Purcell Geelong 520
4 Sabreena Duffy Fremantle 217
5 Danielle Ponter Adelaide 413
6 Eden Zanker Melbourne 37
7 Jordyn Allen Collingwood 73
8 Jacqui Yorston Brisbane 62

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