2023 AFL Women's Rising Star explained

2023 AFL Women's Rising Star
Sponsor:	National Australia Bank
Date:	27 November 2023
Venue:	Crown Melbourne
Host:	Sarah Jones
Winner:	Zarlie Goldsworthy
Network:	Fox Footy
Previous:	2022 (S7)
Main:	AFL Women's Rising Star
Next:	2024

The 2023 AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2023 AFL Women's season. 's Zarlie Goldsworthy won the award with 41 votes.^[1]

Eligibility

To be eligible for nomination, players must be under 21 years of age on 31 December, have not previously been nominated for the award (unless they have played ten or less matches at the beginning of the season) and have not previously won the award.^[2]

Nominations

Round! Player! Club! class=unsortable

1	scope=row		align=left		^[3]
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2	scope=row		align=left		^[4]
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3	scope=row		align=left		^[5]
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4	scope=row		align=left		^[6]
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5	scope=row		align=left		^[7]
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6	scope=row		align=left		^[8]
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7	scope=row		align=left		^[9]
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8	scope=row		align=left		^[10]
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9	scope=row		align=left		^[11]
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10	scope=row		align=left		^[12]
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Table of nominations by club! Number! Club! Player!

3	scope=row rowspan=3		align=left		3
	align=left		6
	align=left		9
	scope=row rowspan=3		align=left		1
	align=left		5
	align=left		8
2	scope=row rowspan=2		align=left		3
	align=left		8
	scope=row rowspan=2		align=left		4
	align=left		6
	scope=row rowspan=2		align=left		1
	align=left		5
1	scope=row		align=left		7
	scope=row		align=left		9
	scope=row		align=left		10
	scope=row		align=left		10
	scope=row		align=left		2
	scope=row		align=left		2
	scope=row		align=left		7
	scope=row		align=left		4

Final voting

Placing! Player! Club! ! Votes

1	scope=row		align=left		2	41
2	scope=row		align=left		1	40
3	scope=row		align=left		1	23
4	scope=row		align=left		2	13
5	scope=row		align=left		3	7

External links

• AFLW Rising Star Award

Notes and References

1. News: Bastiani. Gemma. Giants gun edges out young Swan to win Rising Star award . afl.com.au. 27 November 2023. 27 November 2023.
2. News: League names AFLW AA selection panel, confirms changes to Rising Star criteria. afl.com.au. 4 September 2023. 4 September 2023.
3. News: Welsh. Sophie. High-flying Eagle, breakout Swan nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 4 September 2023. 4 September 2023.
4. News: Giants gun, Power ruck nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 11 September 2023. 11 September 2023.
5. News: Welsh. Sophie. Classy Hawk, tenacious Blue nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 18 September 2023. 18 September 2023.
6. News: Welsh. Sophie. Bombers ruck, speedy Bulldog nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 25 September 2023. 25 September 2023.
7. News: Welsh. Sophie. Eagles ruck, Swans defender nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 2 October 2023. 2 October 2023.
8. News: Welsh. Sophie. Speedy Bomber, Hawks' tackling machine nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 9 October 2023. 9 October 2023.
9. News: Welsh. Sophie. Courageous Crow, tenacious Tiger nab Rising Star nominations. afl.com.au. 16 October 2023. 16 October 2023.
10. News: Welsh. Sophie. Blues forward, speedy Swan nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 23 October 2023. 23 October 2023.
11. News: Welsh. Sophie. Versatile Lion, high-flying Hawk nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 30 October 2023. 30 October 2023.
12. News: Welsh. Sophie. Cats dynamo, young gun Sun nab Rising Star noms. afl.com.au. 6 November 2023. 6 November 2023.