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.