2019 AFL Women's Rising Star

The 2019 NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2019 AFL Women's season.[1] Madison Prespakis of the Carlton Football Club won the award with 49 votes.[2]

2019 NAB AFL Women's Rising Star
Madison Prespakis, winner of the 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star award, during the 2019 season
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Date2 April 2019
LocationDocklands Stadium
CountryAustralia

Eligibility

Every round, two nominations were given to standout young players who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, players must have been under 21 years of age on 1 January 2019, not have been suspended during the season and never previously been nominated.[1]

Nominations
2019 AFL Women's Rising Star nominees
Round Player Club Ref.
1Nina MorrisonGeelong[3]
Alyce ParkerGreater Western Sydney
2Madison PrespakisCarlton[4]
Sabreena DuffyFremantle
3Courteney MunnNorth Melbourne[5]
Eden ZankerMelbourne
4Danielle PonterAdelaide[6]
Sarah DarganCollingwood
5Olivia PurcellGeelong[7]
Chloe ScheerAdelaide
6Georgia GeeCarlton[8]
Jacqui YorstonBrisbane
7Jordyn AllenCollingwood[9]
Haneen ZreikaGreater Western Sydney

Nominations by club
Number Club Player Round
2AdelaideDanielle Ponter4
Chloe Scheer5
CarltonMadison Prespakis2
Georgia Gee6
CollingwoodSarah Dargan4
Jordyn Allen7
GeelongNina Morrison1
Olivia Purcell5
Greater Western SydneyAlyce Parker1
Haneen Zreika7
1BrisbaneJacqui Yorston6
FremantleSabreena Duffy2
MelbourneEden Zanker3
North MelbourneCourteney Munn3

Final voting
Placing Player Club Round of
nomination		 Votes
1Madison PrespakisCarlton249
2Alyce ParkerGreater Western Sydney139
3Olivia PurcellGeelong520
4Sabreena DuffyFremantle217
5Danielle PonterAdelaide413
6Eden ZankerMelbourne37
7Jordyn AllenCollingwood73
8Jacqui YorstonBrisbane62

References
  1. "NAB AFL Women's Rising Star". womens.afl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. Navaratnam, Dinny (2 April 2019). "Five Crows, four Roos headline All Australian team". womens.afl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. Black, Sarah (5 February 2019). "Cat and Giant win round-one Rising Star nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. Olsson-Young, Marni (12 February 2019). "Blue, Docker take out round-two Rising Star nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. Black, Sarah (19 February 2019). "Roo, Demon nab R3 Rising Star nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. Black, Sarah (26 February 2019). "Great footy bloodlines in round four Rising Star nominee". womens.afl. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  7. Black, Sarah (5 March 2019). "Second Rising Star nominees named for Cats, Crows". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. Black, Sarah (12 March 2019). "Blues, Lions midfielders earn Rising Star nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  9. Black, Sarah (19 March 2019). "Top-10 pick, first Muslim player, earn final Rising Star nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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