2020 AFL Rising Star

2020 NAB AFL Rising Star
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Country	Australia
Ron Evans medallist	Caleb Serong (Fremantle)
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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]

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

2020 AFL Rising Star nominees

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Sam Sturt	Fremantle	[2]
2	Matt Rowell	Gold Coast	[3]
3	Connor Budarick	Gold Coast	[4]
4	Tom Green	Greater Western Sydney	[5]
5	Curtis Taylor	North Melbourne	[6]
6	Izak Rankine	Gold Coast	[7]
7	Noah Anderson	Gold Coast	[8]
8	Caleb Serong	Fremantle	[9]
9	Mitch Georgiades	Port Adelaide	[10]
10	Luke Jackson	Melbourne	[11]
11	Kysaiah Pickett	Melbourne	[12]
12	Max King	St Kilda	[13]
13	Brandon Starcevich	Brisbane Lions	[14]
14	Jake Riccardi	Greater Western Sydney	[15]
15	Justin McInerney	Sydney	[16]
16	Will Day	Hawthorn	[17]
17	Isaac Quaynor	Collingwood	[18]
18	Lachlan Sholl	Adelaide	[19]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes [20]
1	Caleb Serong	Fremantle	48
2	Noah Anderson	Gold Coast	39
3	Max King	St Kilda	28
4	Izak Rankine	Gold Coast	16
5	Will Day	Hawthorn	12
6	Brandon Starcevich	Brisbane Lions	6
7	Kysaiah Pickett	Melbourne	1

References

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15. Twomey, Callum (31 August 2020). "Two games, six goals and now a Rising Star nom for Giant forward". afl.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
16. "Justin time: Speedy Swan's big impact earns Rising Star nod". AFL Media. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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20. Waterworth, Ben (24 September 2020). "Full AFL Rising Star votes: Caleb Serong claims big victory to claim 2020 award". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2022.