2004 AFL Rising Star

2004 National AFL Rising Star
Jared Rivers, winner of the 2004 AFL Rising Star award
Sponsor	National Australia Bank
Country	Australia
Rising Star	Jared Rivers (Melbourne)

The National AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.^[1] The 2004 medal was won by Melbourne player Jared Rivers.^[2][3]

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 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.^[2]

Nominations

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Davey, AaronAaron Davey	Melbourne	[4]
2	Firrito, MichaelMichael Firrito	Kangaroos	[5]
3	Rivers, JaredJared Rivers	Melbourne	[6]
4	Bevan, PaulPaul Bevan	Sydney	[7]
5	Walker, AndrewAndrew Walker	Carlton	[8]
6	Tenace, KaneKane Tenace	Geelong	[9]
7	Staker, BrentBrent Staker	West Coast	[10]
8	Mackie, AndrewAndrew Mackie	Geelong	[11]
9	Richards, GuyGuy Richards	Collingwood	[12]
10	Moloney, BrentBrent Moloney	Geelong	[13]
11	Ebert, BrettBrett Ebert	Port Adelaide	[14]
12	Hadley, RichardRichard Hadley	Brisbane Lions	[15]
13	Norman, KarlKarl Norman	Carlton	[16]
14	Schulz, JayJay Schulz	Richmond	[17]
15	Seaby, MarkMark Seaby	West Coast	[18]
16	Reilly, BrentBrent Reilly	Adelaide	[19]
17	Butler, SamSam Butler	West Coast	[20]
18	Waters, BeauBeau Waters	West Coast	[21]
19	Cross, DanielDaniel Cross	Western Bulldogs	[22]
20	Stanton, BrentBrent Stanton	Essendon	[23]
21	Cooney, AdamAdam Cooney	Western Bulldogs	[24]
22	Hartigan, BrentBrent Hartigan	Richmond	[25]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes
1	Rivers, JaredJared Rivers	Melbourne	45
2	Davey, AaronAaron Davey	Melbourne	26
3	Hadley, RichardRichard Hadley	Brisbane Lions	20
4	Bevan, PaulPaul Bevan	Sydney	17
	Cooney, AdamAdam Cooney	Western Bulldogs	17
6	Reilly, BrentBrent Reilly	Adelaide	4
7	Norman, KarlKarl Norman	Carlton	3
	Walker, AndrewAndrew Walker	Carlton	3
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[26]

References

1. "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". National Australia Bank. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
2. Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. Slattery Media. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
3. 2004 National AFL Rising Star: Melbourne's Jared Rivers wins
4. O'Brien, Bren (1 April 2004). "Round 1 Nomination - Aaron Davey". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
5. Chong, Jordan (6 April 2004). "Round 2 Nomination - Michael Firrito". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
6. "Round 3 Nomination - Jared Rivers". AFL.com.au. 13 April 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
7. "Round 4 Nomination - Paul Bevans". AFL.com.au. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
8. "Round 5 Nomination - Andrew Walker". AFL.com.au. 27 April 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
9. "Round 6 Nomination - Kane Tenace". AFL.com.au. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
10. "Round 7 Nomination - Brent Staker". AFL.com.au. 11 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
11. "Round 8 Nomination - Andrew Mackie". AFL.com.au. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
12. "Round 9 Nomination - Guy Richards". AFL.com.au. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
13. "Round 10 Nomination - Brent Moloney". AFL.com.au. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
14. "Round 11 Nomination - Brett Ebert". AFL.com.au. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
15. "Round 12 Nomination - Richard Hadley". AFL.com.au. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
16. "Round 13 Noination - Karl Norman". AFL.com.au. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
17. "Round 14 Nomination - Jay Schulz". AFL.com.au. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
18. "Round 15 Nomination - Mark Seaby". AFL.com.au. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
19. "Round 16 Nomination - Brent Reilly". AFL.com.au. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
20. "Butler the latest Rising Star nominee". AFL.com.au. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
21. "Waters claims round 18 Rising Star". AFL.com.au. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
22. "Cross claims round 19 Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
23. "Stanton claims round 20 rookie award". AFL.com.au. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
24. "Finally, Cooney gets his Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
25. "Hartigan claims final Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
26. Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. p. 605.