2007 AFL Rising Star

2007 NAB AFL Rising Star

Joel Selwood, winner of the 2007 AFL Rising Star award
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Country  Australia
Ron Evans medallist Joel Selwood (Geelong)

The NAB Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. This was the first time the winner was presented with the Ron Evans medal, with it being awarded annually since. The 2007 winner was Joel Selwood of the Geelong Football Club.[1]

Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout 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.[1]

Nominations

Round Player Club Ref.
1 Ryder, PatrickPatrick Ryder Essendon [2]
2 Wood, CameronCameron Wood Brisbane Lions [3]
3 Hawkins, TomTom Hawkins Geelong [4]
4 Pendlebury, ScottScott Pendlebury Collingwood [5]
5 Selwood, JoelJoel Selwood Geelong [6]
6 Petterd, RickyRicky Petterd Melbourne [7]
7 Smith, JesseJesse Smith Kangaroos [8][9]
8 Higgins, ShaunShaun Higgins Western Bulldogs [10]
9 Clark, MitchMitch Clark Brisbane Lions [11][12]
10 Gibbs, BryceBryce Gibbs Carlton [13][14]
11 Hurn, ShannonShannon Hurn West Coast [15]
12 Gray, RobbieRobbie Gray Port Adelaide [16][17]
13 Clarke, MartinMartin Clarke Collingwood [18]
14 McMahon, ScottScott McMahon Kangaroos [19][20]
15 Westhoff, JustinJustin Westhoff Port Adelaide [21]
16 Gilbert, SamSam Gilbert St Kilda [22][23]
17 Jones, NathanNathan Jones Melbourne [24]
18 Williams, TomTom Williams Western Bulldogs [25]
19 Boak, TravisTravis Boak Port Adelaide [26][27]
20 LeCras, MarkMark LeCras West Coast [28]
21 Goldsack, TysonTyson Goldsack Collingwood [29]
22 Thursfield, WillWill Thursfield Richmond [30]

Final voting

Player Club Votes
1 Selwood, JoelJoel Selwood Geelong 44
2 Pendlebury, ScottScott Pendlebury Collingwood 37
3 Jones, NathanNathan Jones Melbourne 17
4 Westhoff, JustinJustin Westhoff Port Adelaide 10
5 Hurn, ShannonShannon Hurn West Coast 9
6 Gibbs, BryceBryce Gibbs Carlton 6
7 Ryder, PatrickPatrick Ryder Essendon 2
Williams, TomTom Williams Western Bulldogs 2
9 Clarke, MartinMartin Clarke Collingwood 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[31]

References

  1. 1 2 Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. Slattery Media. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
  2. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (3 April 2007). "Ryder round one NAB AFL Rising Star nominee". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  3. ↑ Witham, Jen (10 April 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round two". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  4. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (17 April 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 3". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  5. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (24 April 2007). "Pendlebury in NAB AFL Rising Star running". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  6. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (1 May 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 5". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  7. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (8 May 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 6". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  8. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (15 May 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 7". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  9. ↑ "Kangaroo Smith nominated as Rising Star". AFL BigPond Network. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  10. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (22 May 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 8". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  11. ↑ "Clark in the running for NAB AFL Rising Star". AFL BigPond Network. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  12. ↑ "Clark claims AFL Rising Star nomination". The West Australian. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  13. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (5 June 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 10". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  14. ↑ "Gibbs earns nomination". Real Footy. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  15. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (13 June 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 11". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  16. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (26 June 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 12". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  17. ↑ "Port youngster Gray gets Rising Star nod". ABC News. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  18. ↑ Witham, Jennifer; Murphy, Catherine (3 July 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 13". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  19. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (10 July 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star award: round 14". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  20. ↑ "Kangaroos' McMahon recognised for fine performance". ABC News. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  21. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (17 July 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 15". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  22. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (24 July 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star nomination: round 16". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  23. ↑ "Young Saint grabs Rising Star nomination". ABC News. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  24. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (31 July 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 17". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  25. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (7 August 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 18". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  26. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (14 August 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 19". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  27. ↑ "Port's Boak wins Rising Star nomination". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  28. ↑ "Le nomination for LeCras". sportal. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  29. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (28 August 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 21". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  30. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (3 September 2007). "NAB AFL Rising Star: round 22". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  31. ↑ Lovett, Michael, ed. (February 2015). AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Media. p. 605.
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