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
1 Sam Sturt [2] Fremantle
2 Matt Rowell [3] Gold Coast
3 Connor Budarick [4] Gold Coast
4 Tom Green [5] Greater Western Sydney
5 Curtis Taylor [6] North Melbourne
6 Izak Rankine [7] Gold Coast
7 Noah Anderson [8] Gold Coast
8 Caleb Serong [9] Fremantle
9 Mitch Georgiades [10] Port Adelaide
10 Luke Jackson [11] Melbourne
11 Kysaiah Pickett[12] Melbourne
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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.


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