2022 AFL Rising Star

2022 NAB AFL Rising Star
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Date24 August 2022
CountryAustralia
Ron Evans medallistNick Daicos (Collingwood)
← 2021 · AFL Rising Star · 2023 →

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

2022 AFL Rising Star nominees
Round Player Club Ref.
1 Nic Martin Essendon [2]
2 Jake Bowey Melbourne [3]
3 Nick Daicos Collingwood [4]
4 Josh Rachele Adelaide [5]
5 Jai Newcombe Hawthorn [6]
6 Jack Ginnivan Collingwood [7]
7 Jason Horne-Francis* North Melbourne [8]
8 Heath Chapman Fremantle [9]
9 Corey Durdin Carlton [10]
10 Joel Jeffrey Gold Coast [11]
11 Sam De Koning Geelong [12]
12 Logan McDonald Sydney [13]
13 Brandon Walker Fremantle [14]
14 Ben Hobbs Essendon [15]
15 Lachie Jones Port Adelaide [16]
16 Massimo D'Ambrosio Essendon [17]
17 Hugo Ralphsmith Richmond [18]
18 Josh Ward Hawthorn [19]
19 Jamarra Ugle-Hagan Western Bulldogs [20]
20 Noah Cumberland Richmond [21]
21 Elijah Hollands Gold Coast [22]
22 Marcus Windhager St Kilda [23]
23 Nathan O'Driscoll Fremantle [24]

*ineligible to win the NAB Rising Star due to suspension.

Final voting

Player Club Votes[25]
1 Nick Daicos Collingwood 60
2 Sam De Koning Geelong 48
3 Jai Newcombe Hawthorn 35
4 Jack Ginnivan Collingwood 21
5 Nic Martin Essendon 12
6 Jake Bowey Melbourne 2
7 Heath Chapman Fremantle 1
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan Western Bulldogs 1

References

  1. ^ a b "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". NAB.com.au. National Australia Bank. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Who is Nic Martin? From SSP rookie to Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Demon's dream run: Nine games, zero losses, one flag, two Rising Star noms". Australian Football League. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Father-son Pie picks up Rising Star nom for round three". Australian Football League. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Father-son For he's a jolly good Crow: Birthday boy gets R4 Rising Star nod". Australian Football League. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "It's Jai time! Newcombe lands Rising Star nomination". Hawthorn. Telstra. 19 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Ginnivan a Rising Star". Collingwood. Telstra. 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ "A Rising Star is Horne: North's No.1 pick gets R7 nod". Australian Football League. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. ^ Harvey, Sam (11 May 2022). "One game at a time for Dockers' Rising Star". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. ^ Erikson, Daniel (17 May 2022). "Dynamic Durdin earns Rising Star nomination". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ^ Erikson, Daniel (24 May 2022). "Gun Sun scores Rising Star nomination after five-goal haul". Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  12. ^ Erikson, Daniel (30 May 2022). "Super Sam: Cats' key defender gets Rising Star nod". Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. ^ Erikson, Daniel (9 June 2022). "The next Buddy? Emerging Swan picks up Rising Star". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  14. ^ Erikson, Daniel (20 June 2022). "Speedy Docker the latest Rising Star nominee". Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  15. ^ Erikson, Daniel (21 June 2022). "Bombers ball-magnet earns Rising Star nod". Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  16. ^ Founten, Loukas (27 June 2022). "Jones a Rising Star". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  17. ^ Gabelich, Josh (5 July 2022). "Magnificent Massimo: Mid-season draftee gets Rising Star nod". Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  18. ^ Erikson, Daniel (12 July 2022). "Cult-figure Tiger earns Rising Star nod in hair-raising loss". Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  19. ^ O'Connor, Alison (18 July 2022). "Hawks dynamo earns Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  20. ^ "Dogs' match-winner the latest Rising Star nominee". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. 25 July 2022.
  21. ^ Erikson, Daniel (1 August 2022). "Tiger hero earns Rising Star nomination after five-goal haul". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  22. ^ Erikson, Daniel (8 August 2022). "Electric Elijah: Suns star collects Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  23. ^ Erikson, Daniel (15 August 2022). "Saints midfielder earns Rising Star nom after Lion lockdown". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  24. ^ Erikson, Daniel (22 August 2022). "Dockers young gun scores final Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  25. ^ Twomey, Callum (24 August 2022). "Inside the rapid ascent of the 'unmatched' Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 24 August 2022.


Stub icon

This Australian rules football-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.