2020 NAB AFL Rising Star
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Ron Evans medallistCaleb Serong
(Fremantle)

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 SturtFremantle[2]
2 Matt RowellGold Coast[3]
3 Connor BudarickGold Coast[4]
4 Tom GreenGreater Western Sydney[5]
5 Curtis TaylorNorth Melbourne[6]
6 Izak RankineGold Coast[7]
7 Noah AndersonGold Coast[8]
8 Caleb SerongFremantle[9]
9 Mitch GeorgiadesPort Adelaide[10]
10 Luke JacksonMelbourne[11]
11 Kysaiah PickettMelbourne[12]
12 Max KingSt Kilda[13]
13 Brandon StarcevichBrisbane Lions[14]
14 Jake RiccardiGreater Western Sydney[15]
15 Justin McInerneySydney[16]
16 Will DayHawthorn[17]
17 Isaac QuaynorCollingwood[18]
18 Lachlan ShollAdelaide[19]

Final voting

Player Club Votes[20]
1Caleb SerongFremantle48
2Noah AndersonGold Coast39
3Max KingSt Kilda28
4Izak RankineGold Coast16
5Will DayHawthorn12
6Brandon StarcevichBrisbane Lions6
7Kysaiah PickettMelbourne1

References

  1. 1 2 "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Twomey, Callum (25 March 2020). "A unique debut, and Rising Star nod, for emerging Docker". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Matt Rowell receives Round 2 Rising Star nomination". www.couriermail.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Another Sun claims Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rising Star: Academy Giant gets the Green light". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rising Star: High-flying Roo the latest nominee". afl.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ranking Rankine: Rising Star rates his three debut goals". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Four in seven: Another gun Sun claims Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rising Star Docker Serong gets it so right against Cats". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mitch Georgaides' big night against the Demons". www.portadelaidefc.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jackson earns Rising Star nomination". www.melbournefc.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Pickett recognised with Rising Star nomination". www.melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Beveridge, Riley (18 August 2020). "The King rises: Max follows twin brother to earn Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Twomey, Callum (25 August 2020). "Rising Star-cevich: Third-year Lion's time to shine". afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  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.
  17. ↑ "Will Day, a star on the rise".
  18. ↑ "Smart call: 'IQ' the latest Rising Star nominee". AFL Media. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "Better late than never: Young Crow's Rising Star nod arrives just in time". AFL Media. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  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.


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