2022 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1]

2022 NAB AFL Rising Star
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Date	24 August 2022
Country	Australia
Ron Evans medallist	Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
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Eligibility

Every round, a nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played ten 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.^[1]

Nominations

2022 AFL Rising Star nominees

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Nic Martin	Essendon	[2]
2	Jake Bowey	Melbourne	[3]
3	Nick Daicos	Collingwood	[4]
4	Josh Rachele	Adelaide	[5]
5	Jai Newcombe	Hawthorn	[6]
6	Jack Ginnivan	Collingwood	[7]
7	Jason Horne-Francis*	North Melbourne	[8]
8	Heath Chapman	Fremantle	[9]
9	Corey Durdin	Carlton	[10]
10	Joel Jeffrey	Gold Coast	[11]
11	Sam De Koning	Geelong	[12]
12	Logan McDonald	Sydney	[13]
13	Brandon Walker	Fremantle	[14]
14	Ben Hobbs	Essendon	[15]
15	Lachie Jones	Port Adelaide	[16]
16	Massimo D'Ambrosio	Essendon	[17]
17	Hugo Ralphsmith	Richmond	[18]
18	Josh Ward	Hawthorn	[19]
19	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	Western Bulldogs	[20]
20	Noah Cumberland	Richmond	[21]
21	Elijah Hollands	Gold Coast	[22]
22	Marcus Windhager	St Kilda	[23]
23	Nathan O'Driscoll	Fremantle	[24]

*ineligible to win the NAB Rising Star due to suspension.

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes[25]
1	Nick Daicos	Collingwood	60
2	Sam De Koning	Geelong	48
3	Jai Newcombe	Hawthorn	35
4	Jack Ginnivan	Collingwood	21
5	Nic Martin	Essendon	12
6	Jake Bowey	Melbourne	2
7	Heath Chapman	Fremantle	1
	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	Western Bulldogs	1

References

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19. O'Connor, Alison (18 July 2022). "Hawks dynamo earns Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
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21. Erikson, Daniel (1 August 2022). "Tiger hero earns Rising Star nomination after five-goal haul". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
22. Erikson, Daniel (8 August 2022). "Electric Elijah: Suns star collects Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
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