| 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star | |
|---|---|
 Madison Prespakis, 2019 winner | |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Date | 2 April 2019 |
| Location | Docklands Stadium |
| Country | Australia |
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]
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]
| Number | Club | Player | Nom. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Placing | Player | Club | Nom. | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison Prespakis | Carlton | 2 | 49 |
| 2 | Alyce Parker | Greater Western Sydney | 1 | 39 |
| 3 | Olivia Purcell | Geelong | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Sabreena Duffy | Fremantle | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Danielle Ponter | Adelaide | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Eden Zanker | Melbourne | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Jordyn Allen | Collingwood | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Jacqui Yorston | Brisbane | 6 | 2 |
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