2004 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.[1] The award was known as the National Rising Star due to sponsorship reasons. The 2004 medal was won by Melbourne player Jared Rivers.[2][3]

Eligibility and Nominations

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.[2]

Nominations

Round Player Club
1 Aaron Davey[4] Melbourne
2 Michael Firrito[5] Kangaroos
3 Jared Rivers[6] Melbourne
4 Paul Bevan[7] Sydney
5 Andrew Walker[8] Carlton
6 Kane Tenace[9] Geelong
7 Brent Staker[10] West Coast Eagles
8 Andrew Mackie[11] Geelong
9 Guy Richards[12] Collingwood
10 Brent Moloney[13] Geelong
11 Brett Ebert[14] Port Adelaide
12 Richard Hadley[15] Brisbane Lions
13 Karl Norman[16] Carlton
14 Jay Schulz[17] Richmond
15 Mark Seaby[18] West Coast Eagles
16 Brent Reilly[19] Adelaide
17 Sam Butler[20] West Coast Eagles
18 Beau Waters[21] West Coast Eagles
19 Daniel Cross[22] Western Bulldogs
20 Brent Stanton[23] Essendon
21 Adam Cooney[24] Western Bulldogs
22 Brent Hartigan[25] Richmond

References

  1. ↑ "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". National Australia Bank. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. Slattery Media. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
  3. ↑ 2004 National AFL Rising Star: Melbourne's Jared Rivers wins
  4. ↑ O'Brien, Bren (1 April 2004). "Round 1 Nomination - Aaron Davey". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Chong, Jordan (6 April 2004). "Round 2 Nomination - Michael Firrito". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "Round 3 Nomination - Jared Rivers". AFL.com.au. 13 April 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Round 4 Nomination - Paul Bevans". AFL.com.au. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Round 5 Nomination - Andrew Walker". AFL.com.au. 27 April 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Round 6 Nomination - Kane Tenace". AFL.com.au. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "Round 7 Nomination - Brent Staker". AFL.com.au. 11 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  11. ↑ "Round 8 Nomination - Andrew Mackie". AFL.com.au. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  12. ↑ "Round 9 Nomination - Guy Richards". AFL.com.au. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  13. ↑ "Round 10 Nomination - Brent Moloney". AFL.com.au. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  14. ↑ "Round 11 Nomination - Brett Ebert". AFL.com.au. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  15. ↑ "Round 12 Nomination - Richard Hadley". AFL.com.au. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  16. ↑ "Round 13 Noination - Karl Norman". AFL.com.au. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  17. ↑ "Round 14 Nomination - Jay Schulz". AFL.com.au. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  18. ↑ "Round 15 Nomination - Mark Seaby". AFL.com.au. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  19. ↑ "Round 16 Nomination - Brent Reilly". AFL.com.au. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  20. ↑ "Butler the latest Rising Star nominee". AFL.com.au. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  21. ↑ "Waters claims round 18 Rising Star". AFL.com.au. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  22. ↑ "Cross claims round 19 Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  23. ↑ "Stanton claims round 20 rookie award". AFL.com.au. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  24. ↑ "Finally, Cooney gets his Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  25. ↑ "Hartigan claims final Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.