2008 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.[1] The 2008 Ron Evans medal was given to Rhys Palmer from the Fremantle Football Club.[2]

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.[1]

Nominations

Round Player Team
1 Bachar Houli[3] Essendon
2 Josh Hill[4] Western Bulldogs
3 Rhys Palmer[2][5] Fremantle
4 Kieran Jack[6] Sydney
5 Ben McKinley[7] West Coast
6 Cyril Rioli[8] Hawthorn
7 Austin Wonaeamirri[9] Melbourne
8 Kurt Tippett[10] Adelaide
9 Garrick Ibbotson[11] Fremantle
10 Nathan J. Brown[12] Collingwood
11 Matthew Kreuzer[13] Carlton
12 Trent Cotchin[14] Richmond
13 Jarryd Morton[15] Hawthorn
14 Colin Garland[16] Melbourne
15 Jack Riewoldt[17] Richmond
16 Kyle Reimers[18] Essendon
17 Brad Ebert[19] West Coast
18 Gavin Urquhart[20] North Melbourne
19 Shaun Grigg[21] Carlton
20 Cale Morton[22] Melbourne
21 Bradd Dalziell[23] Brisbane Lions
22 Alipate Carlile[24] Port Adelaide

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". National Australia Bank. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Previous NAB AFL Rising Star Medallists" (PDF). National Australia Bank. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. ↑ witham, Jennifer (26 March 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 1". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (1 April 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 2". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (8 April 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 3". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  6. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (15 April 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 4". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (21 April 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 5". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  8. ↑ Murphy, Catherine (29 April 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 6". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  9. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (6 May 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 7". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  10. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (20 May 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 8". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  11. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (27 May 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 9". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  12. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (3 June 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 10". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  13. ↑ "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 11". AFL.com.au. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  14. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (17 June 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 12". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  15. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (24 June 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 13". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  16. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (8 July 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 14". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  17. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (15 July 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 15". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  18. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (22 July 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 16". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  19. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (29 July 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 17". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  20. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (5 August 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 18". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  21. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (12 August 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 19". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  22. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (19 August 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 20". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  23. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (26 August 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 21". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  24. ↑ Gill, Katrina (1 September 2008). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 22". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.