2017 AFL Women's Rising Star explained
The AFL Women's Rising Star is an Australian rules football award given annually to the best young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW) for the year. Two eligible players are nominated each round of the home-and-away season; the players must have been under 21 at the beginning of the year and cannot have been previously nominated. Players suspended during the year cannot win.[1] After the season's completion, an expert panel votes on the recipient.[2]
In 2016, National Australia Bank expanded its 14-year sponsorship of the Australian Football League (AFL) to the women's competition, including the naming rights to its Rising Star award, ahead of its first season in 2017.[3] The inaugural Rising Star, who won $20,000, was announced at the AFLW's awards ceremony on 28 March, held at Peninsula, an event space in Docklands, Melbourne. The ceremony was live-streamed on the AFL's website and mobile app.[4] The ten members of the year's voting panel were Mark Evans, Darren Flanigan, Ros Lanigan, Simon Lethlean, Jennie Loughnan, Peta Searle, Kevin Sheehan, Kelli Underwood, Josh Vanderloo and Shelley Ware.[5]
Ebony Marinoff of was the inaugural winner, earning 47 votes. A midfielder, she led the league in tackles, laying a total of 70 for the season.[6] She played in Adelaide's premiership side and was also named on the interchange bench in the season's AFLW All-Australian team.[7] amassed the most nominations during the season, with four players (Deanna Berry, Jasmine Grierson, Lily Mithen and Katherine Smith) selected.
Nominations
Final voting
See also
Notes and References
- News: Thomas . Kirralee . AFLW: Rising Star Eligibility . 5 November 2019 . afc.com.au . . 7 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105122803/https://www.afc.com.au/news/2018-02-07/aflw-rising-star-eligibility . 5 November 2019 . live.
- Web site: NAB AFL Women's Rising Star . womens.afl . Telstra Media . 6 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402130851/https://womens.afl/talent-pathway/rising-star . 2 April 2019 . live.
- News: Gaskin . Lee . NAB signs on as AFL Women's League naming-rights sponsor . 4 November 2019 . . Telstra Media . 10 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191104025239/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-10/nab-signs-on-as-afl-womens-league-namingrights-sponsor . 4 November 2019 . live.
- News: Guldon . Jacqueline . AFLW night of nights . 5 November 2019 . carltonfc.com.au . Telstra Media . 28 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105235319/https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2017-03-28/aflw-night-of-nights . 5 November 2019 . live.
- News: Olle . Sarah . AFLW awards night ultimate guide: Erin Phillips no best and fairest shoe-in, Crow favourite for Rising Star . 6 November 2019 . . . 28 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811135417/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-awards-night-ultimate-guide-erin-phillips-no-best-and-fairest-shoein-crow-favourite-for-rising-star/news-story/f76e83632336e81789dd578a60ce1e3c . 11 August 2019 . live.
- News: Black. Sarah. Crows teenager Ebony Marinoff named AFLW Rising Star. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 March 2017. 12 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190425095647/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-28/crows-teenager-ebony-marinoff-named-aflw-rising-star . 25 April 2019 . live.
- News: Chalkley-Rhoden . Stephanie . AFLW: From deli assistant to Rising Star, Adelaide Crows' Ebony Marinoff looks to future on and off field . 6 November 2019 . . . 29 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171124061103/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-29/aflw-rising-star-ebony-marinoff-looks-to-future-on-the-field/8395836 . 24 November 2017 . live.
- News: AFL Women's: Adelaide's Ebony Marinoff, Western Bulldogs' Bailey Hunt win first rising star noms. 5 November 2019. ABC News. Australian Associated Press. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170220213812/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-07/first-aflw-rising-star-noms-go-to-ebony-marinoff-bailey-hunt/8247016 . 20 February 2017. live.
- News: Gaskin. Lee. Navaratnam. Dinny. Tenacious Crow and speedy Dog named AFLW Rising Stars. afl.com.au. 7 February 2017. 12 September 2017.
- News: Lions' Tayla Harris, Demons' Lily Mithen given round two AFLW Rising Star nominations. 6 November 2019. The Age. Fairfax Media. 14 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20191106015544/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/lions-tayla-harris-demons-lily-mithen-given-round-two-aflw-rising-star-nominations-20170214-guca7b.html. 6 November 2019. live.
- News: Black. Sarah. Demon scoops AFLW Rising Star and uni placement inside 30 minutes. afl.com.au. 14 February 2017. 12 September 2017.
- News: Black. Sarah. Two Rising Stars named in AFLW draw. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 February 2017. 12 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103123225/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-02-21/aflw-rising-stars-round-three. 3 November 2019. live.
- News: Black. Sarah. King. Travis. Lion, Demon named AFLW Rising Star nominees. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 February 2017. 12 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103123227/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-02-28/lion-demon-named-aflw-rising-star-nominees. 3 November 2019. live.
- News: Sewell. Eliza. Bella Ayre's 'crazy' commitment to play for Carlton. 5 November 2019. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 7 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105235319/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/bella-ayres-crazy-commitment-to-play-for-carlton/news-story/57f379083c7e87b5b9a3c6043fc5d518. 5 November 2019. live.
- News: Black. Sarah. Two Blues share AFLW Rising Star nomination. afl.com.au. 7 March 2017. 12 September 2017.
- News: Black. Sarah. Tenacious Pie, Demon defender earn AFLW Rising Star nods. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 14 March 2017. 12 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103123220/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-14/tenacious-pie-demon-defender-earn-aflw-rising-star-nods. 3 November 2019. live.
- News: Black. Sarah. Barr, Berry the final AFLW Rising Star nominees. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 March 2017. 12 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20191103123221/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-21/barr-berry-the-final-aflw-rising-star-nominees. 3 November 2019. live.