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unusual facts about AFL Rising Star


2013 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.


Adam Lange

In 2000 he won an AFL Rising Star nomination, missed just two regular season games and appeared in their semi final win, only to miss out on their next final.

Andrew Gaff

He made his senior AFL debut for the club in round one of the 2011 season, playing a total of 17 games in his debut season, mainly as a wingman, and also received a nomination for the AFL Rising Star award.

Kevin Sheehan

Kevin Vincent Sheehan OAM (born 1 August 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer for Geelong and the current Australian Football League (AFL) National Talent and International Manager, a member of the AFL football operations sub-committee and a selector for the AFL Rising Star award.

Martin McKinnon

He twice received the maximum three Brownlow votes while with Adelaide, for 23 disposals in a win over reigning premiers Essendon in 1994 and for 25 disposals against St Kilda for which he received an AFL Rising Star nomination in 1995.

Rhys Palmer

After being nominated in Round 3, Palmer won the 2008 AFL Rising Star ahead of Cyril Rioli from Hawthorn with 8 of the 9 judges voting him as the best emerging player.


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Joel Selwood

Since winning the National Australia Bank-sponsored AFL Rising Star Award, Selwood has been involved in several promotions for the bank, in an ambassadorial role and in several television advertisement appearances.