2013 AFL Rising Star explained

2013 NAB AFL Rising Star
Sponsor:	National Australia Bank
Country:	Australia
Holder Label:	Ron Evans medallist
Holder:	Jaeger O'Meara
Date:	4 September
Previous:	2012
Main:	AFL Rising Star
Next:	2014

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.^[1] The winner for 2013 was Jaeger O'Meara.^[2]

Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played 10 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. At the end of the year, one of the 23 nominees is the winner of award.

Nominations

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1			^[3]
2			^[4]
3			^[5]
4			^[6]
5			^[7]
6			^[8]
7			^[9]
8			^[10]
9			^[11]
10			^[12]
11			^[13]
12			^[14]
13			^[15]
14			^[16]
15			^[17]
16			^[18]
17			^[19]
18			^[20]
19			^[21]
20			^[22]
21			^[23]
22			^[24]
23			^[25]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes
1			44
2			31
3			26
4			11
			11
6			7
7			3
8			1
			1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015^[26]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NAB AFL Rising Star Award. National Australia Bank. 29 June 2010.
2. News: O'Meara named Rising Star. Bowen. Nick. 4 September 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 23 July 2015.
3. News: Wines the round one rising star. 2 April 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 2 April 2013.
4. News: Mullett the round two rising star. Davidson. Ryan. 9 April 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 9 April 2013.
5. News: Anderson the rising star. Davidson. Ryan. 16 April 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 16 April 2013.
6. News: Double barrel, rising star. Davidson. Ryan. 23 April 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 23 April 2013.
7. News: Jaeger wows them early. Davidson. Ryan. 30 April 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 30 April 2013.
8. News: Bradley Hill emerges from brother's shadow to earn AFL Rising Star nomination. Staff Writers. 7 May 2013. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 23 July 2015.
9. News: Vlastuin wins Rising Star nomination. Guthrie. Ben. 14 May 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 14 May 2013.
10. News: Catch me if you can, says Rising Star Macrae. Davidson. Ryan. 21 May 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 21 May 2013.
11. News: Kerridge wins Rising Star nomination. Davidson. Ryan. 28 May 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 2 June 2013.
12. News: Giant Whitfield grabs round 10 Rising Star nomination. Twomey. Callum. Damney. James. 5 June 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 5 June 2013.
13. News: Mitchell gets Rising Star nomination. Davidson. Ryan. 11 June 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 11 June 2013.
14. News: Lion Mayes wins Rising Star nod. Davidson. Ryan. 18 June 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 20 June 2013.
15. News: Neade wins Rising Star nod. Davidson. Ryan. 25 June 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 25 June 2013.
16. News: Crouch stands up to win Rising Star nod. Davidson. Ryan. 2 July 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 2 July 2013.
17. News: Talia makes Rising Star a family affair. Davidson. Ryan. 9 July 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 9 July 2013.
18. News: Rising star nod for multicultural Sun. Davidson. Ryan. 16 July 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 16 July 2013.
19. News: Riewoldt's journey inspires rising Giant Tomlinson. Davidson. Ryan. 23 July 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 23 July 2013.
20. News: Magpie Marley Williams takes huge steps forward down back. Davidson. Ryan. 30 July 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 31 July 2013.
21. News: From Giants rookie to rising star, Williams is in a hurry. Davidson. Ryan. 6 August 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 6 August 2013.
22. News: Young Crow's smooth transition. Thring. Harry. 13 August 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 13 August 2013.
23. News: Demon dynamo: Viney a rising star nominee. Browne. Ashley. 20 August 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 20 August 2013.
24. News: Young Pie Grundy a rising star nominee. Guthrie. Ben. 27 August 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 27 August 2013.
25. News: Brown wins round 23 Rising Star nomination. Thring. Harry. 2 September 2013. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 2 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307151826/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-02/brown-on-the-rise. 7 March 2014. dead.
26. Book: Lovett. Michael. February 2015. AFL Record Season Guide 2015. Melbourne, Victoria. AFL Media. 606.