| 2020 AFL Women's Rising Star | |
|---|---|
 Isabel Huntington, 2020 winner | |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Country | Australia |
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]
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]
| Round | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Number | Club | Player | Nom. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Placing | Player | Club | Nom. | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabel Huntington | Western Bulldogs | 6 | 33 |
| 2 | Caitlin Greiser | St Kilda | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Kalinda Howarth | Gold Coast | 3 | 24 |
| Georgia Patrikios | St Kilda | 1 | 24 | |
| 5 | Jesse Wardlaw | Brisbane | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Grace Egan | Carlton | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Lucy McEvoy | Carlton | 1 | 1 |
| Roxy Roux | Fremantle | 2 | 1 |
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