2020 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

2020 NAB AFL Rising Star
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CountryAustralia

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. "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. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "Another Sun claims Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "Rising Star: Academy Giant gets the Green light". AFL.com.au. 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. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  11. "Jackson earns Rising Star nomination". www.melbournefc.com.au. 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. https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/810422/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. "A Rising Star is born: Serong almost perfect, gun Sun runner-up". AFL Media. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.


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