2020 AFL Women's Rising Star

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2020 AFL Women's Rising Star
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Isabel Huntington, 2020 winner
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The 2020 NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2020 AFL Women's season. [1] Isabel Huntington of the Western Bulldogs won the award with 33 votes. [2]

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Eligibility

Every round, two nominations will be 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 2020, not have been suspended during the season and never previously been nominated. [1]

Nominations

2020 AFL Women's Rising Star nominees
RoundPlayerClubRef.
1 Lucy McEvoy Carlton [3]
Georgia Patrikios St Kilda
2 Roxy Roux Fremantle [4]
Jesse Wardlaw Brisbane
3 Caitlin Greiser St Kilda [5]
Kalinda Howarth Gold Coast
4 Grace Egan Carlton [6]
Gabby Newton Western Bulldogs
5 Olivia Vesely St Kilda [7]
Charlotte Wilson Carlton
6 Isabel Huntington Western Bulldogs [8]
Tait Mackrill Greater Western Sydney

Nominations by club

NumberClubPlayerRound
3 Carlton Lucy McEvoy 1
Grace Egan 4
Charlotte Wilson 5
St Kilda Georgia Patrikios 1
Caitlin Greiser 3
Olivia Vesely 5
2 Western Bulldogs Gabby Newton 4
Isabel Huntington 6
1 Brisbane Jesse Wardlaw 2
Fremantle Roxy Roux 2
Gold Coast Kalinda Howarth 3
Greater Western Sydney Tait Mackrill 6

Final voting

PlacingPlayerClubRound of
nomination
Votes
1 Isabel Huntington Western Bulldogs 633
2 Caitlin Greiser St Kilda 330
=3 Kalinda Howarth Gold Coast 324
Georgia Patrikios St Kilda 1
5 Jesse Wardlaw Brisbane 25
6 Grace Egan Carlton 42
=7 Lucy McEvoy Carlton 11
Roxy Roux Fremantle 2

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References

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