2001 AFL Rising Star

2001 Ansett AFL Rising Star
Sponsor Ansett
Country  Australia
Rising Star Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda)

The Ansett AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2001 medal was won by St Kilda player Justin Koschitzke.[1]

Eligibility

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 January 1 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, based on voting by a selected panel of football experts.

Nominations

Round Player Club
1 Cupido, DamianDamian Cupido Brisbane Lions
2 Harris, DanielDaniel Harris North Melbourne
3 Kerr, DanielDaniel Kerr West Coast
4 Lonie, RyanRyan Lonie Collingwood
5 Beetham, CaydnCaydn Beetham St Kilda
6 Henneman, AaronAaron Henneman Essendon
7 Begley, JamesJames Begley St Kilda
8 Jacobs, DannyDanny Jacobs Essendon
9 Penny, LukeLuke Penny Western Bulldogs
10 Johnson, BrettBrett Johnson Hawthorn
11 McVeigh, MarkMark McVeigh Essendon
12 Ling, CameronCameron Ling Geelong
13 McPhee, AdamAdam McPhee Fremantle
14 Koschitzke, JustinJustin Koschitzke St Kilda
15 Giansiracusa, DanielDaniel Giansiracusa Western Bulldogs
16 Murphy, RobertRobert Murphy Western Bulldogs
17 Guerra, BrentBrent Guerra Port Adelaide
18 Fiora, AaronAaron Fiora Richmond
19 Copeland, RobertRobert Copeland Brisbane Lions
20 Enright, CoreyCorey Enright Geelong
21 Woods, DionDion Woods Fremantle
22 Greene, StevenSteven Greene Hawthorn
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[2]

Final voting

Player Club Votes
1 Koschitzke, JustinJustin Koschitzke St Kilda 31
2 Kerr, DanielDaniel Kerr West Coast 27
3 McVeigh, MarkMark McVeigh Essendon 23
4 Jacobs, DannyDanny Jacobs Essendon 11
Lonie, RyanRyan Lonie Collingwood 11
6 McPhee, AdamAdam McPhee Fremantle 1
Murphy, RobertRobert Murphy Western Bulldogs 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015

References

  1. Quayle, Emma (12 September 2001). "One star predicts another on rise". The Age. p. 2.
  2. Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. p. 604–605.
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