2009 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.^[1] The 2009 Ron Evans medal was won by Brisbane Lions player Daniel Rich.^[2]

2009 NAB AFL Rising Star
Daniel Rich, winner of the 2009 AFL Rising Star award, during 2008
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Date	2 September
Country	Australia
Ron Evans medallist	Daniel Rich (Brisbane Lions)
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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.^[1]

Nominations

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Daniel Rich	Brisbane Lions	[2][3]
2	David Zaharakis	Essendon	[4]
3	Patrick Dangerfield	Adelaide	[5]
4	Jaxson Barham	Collingwood	[6]
5	Garry Moss	Hawthorn	[7]
6	Stephen Hill	Fremantle	[8]
7	Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne	[9]
8	Jarryn Geary	St Kilda	[10]
9	Andy Otten	Adelaide	[11]
10	Taylor Walker	Adelaide	[12]
11	Brad Dick	Collingwood	[13]
12	Aaron Joseph	Carlton	[14]
13	Tayte Pears	Essendon	[15]
14	Jack Grimes	Melbourne	[16]
15	Liam Jurrah	Melbourne	[17]
16	Chris Masten	West Coast	[18]
17	Dayne Beams	Collingwood	[19]
18	Callan Ward	Western Bulldogs	[20]
19	Mitch Brown	West Coast	[21]
20	Michael Hurley	Essendon	[22]
21	Nick Suban	Fremantle	[23]
22	Jesse White	Sydney	[24]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes
1	Daniel Rich	Brisbane Lions	45
2	Andy Otten	Adelaide	30
3	Tayte Pears	Essendon	28
4	Dayne Beams	Collingwood	10
5	Stephen Hill	Fremantle	9
	Callan Ward	Western Bulldogs	9
7	Patrick Dangerfield	Adelaide	4
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[25]