2021 AFL Rising Star

2021 NAB AFL Rising Star
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Country	Australia
Ron Evans medallist	Luke Jackson (Melbourne)
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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

2021 AFL Rising Star nominees

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Errol Gulden	Sydney	[2]
2	Braeden Campbell	Sydney	[3]
3	Chad Warner	Sydney	[4]
4	Lachlan Sholl	Adelaide	[5]
5	Mitch Georgiades	Port Adelaide	[6]
6	Jacob Koschitzke	Hawthorn	[7]
7	Luke Jackson	Melbourne	[8]
8	James Jordon	Melbourne	[9]
9	Tom Green	Greater Western Sydney	[10]
10	Cody Weightman	Western Bulldogs	[11]
11	Trent Rivers	Melbourne	[12]
12	Nikolas Cox	Essendon	[13]
13	Riley Thilthorpe	Adelaide	[14]
14	Harrison Jones	Essendon	[15]
15	Deven Robertson	Brisbane Lions	[16]
16	Justin McInerney	Sydney	[17]
17	Archie Perkins	Essendon	[18]
18	Jeremy Sharp	Gold Coast	[19]
19	Harry Schoenberg	Adelaide	[20]
20	Hayden Young	Fremantle	[21]
21	Miles Bergman	Port Adelaide	[22]
22	Jake Bowey	Melbourne	[23]
23	Connor Idun	Greater Western Sydney	[24]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes [25]
1	Luke Jackson	Melbourne	51
2	Tom Green	Greater Western Sydney	38
3	Mitch Georgiades	Port Adelaide	28
4	Justin McInerney	Sydney	16
5	Errol Gulden	Sydney	11
6	Trent Rivers	Melbourne	6
	Harry Schoenberg	Adelaide	6
8	James Jordon	Melbourne	5
9	Cody Weightman	Western Bulldogs	2
10	Hayden Young	Fremantle	1
	Nik Cox	Essendon	1

References

1. "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank . Retrieved 28 March 2015.
2. "Good as Gulden: Swans young gun nabs R1 Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
3. "Two for two: Another Swan rewarded with Rising Star nod". Australian Football League. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
4. "Historic hat-trick: Young Swan makes it three Rising Stars in a row".
5. "Young Crow picks up second Rising Star nomination". AFL Media. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
6. "Mitch doubles up: Power forward nabs second Rising Star nomination".
7. "Kosi, a Rising Star".
8. "Jackson earns Rising Star Nomination, again".
9. "Another Demon gets Rising Star nod – and he's yet to taste defeat". AFL Media. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
10. "Giant gets Green light for second Rising Star nomination".
11. "Worth the Weight, man: Livewire Bulldog earns Rising Star nod". AFL Media. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
12. "Demons' young talent runs Rivers deep with third Rising Star nom". AFL Media. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
13. "Better late than never: Bomber finally gets Rising Star nom". AFL Media. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
14. "Crows' match-winning hero nabs Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
15. "High-flying forward nabs Essendon's second Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
16. "Lions' young bull rewarded for Selwood job with Rising Star nom".
17. "Justin time ... again: Youngster becomes fourth Swan to earn Rising Star nom".
18. "Another Bomber joins Rising Star club after sizzling three-goal game".
19. "Young Sun rises: Sharp performance earns Rising Star nom".
20. "Harry makes three: Another Crow nabs Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
21. "Back with a bang: Young Docker marks return with Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
22. "Bergman's star rises". portadelaidefc.com.au. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
23. "Rising Starman: Bowey becomes Dees' fourth nominee". afl.com.au. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
24. "Idun and dusted: Young Giant nabs final Rising Star nom for 2021". afl.com.au. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
25. Waterworth, Ben (26 August 2021). "Full AFL Rising Star votes: Caleb Serong claims big victory to claim 2020 award". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2022.