2002 AFL Rising Star

2002 National AFL Rising Star
Nick Riewoldt, winner of the 2002 AFL Rising Star award, in June 2017
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Rising StarNick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
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The National AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.[1] The 2002 medal was awarded to St Kilda player Nick Riewoldt.[2][3]

Eligibility

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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] [3]

Nominations

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Round Player Club Ref.
1 Paul Medhurst Fremantle [4]
2 Chris Judd West Coast [5]
3 Steven Armstrong Melbourne [6]
4 Jimmy Bartel Geelong [7]
5 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda [8]
6 Jason Cloke Collingwood [9]
7 Xavier Clarke St Kilda [10]
8 David Rodan Richmond [11]
9 Shane Birss Western Bulldogs [12]
10 Mark McGough Collingwood [13]
11 Ryan Hargrave Western Bulldogs [14]
12 James Kelly Geelong [15]
13 Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide [16]
14 Mark Coughlan Richmond [17]
15 Luke Hodge Hawthorn [18]
16 Alan Didak Collingwood [19]
17 Nick Ries Hawthorn [20]
18 Jordan McMahon Western Bulldogs [21]
19 Tadhg Kennelly Sydney [22]
20 Ty Zantuck Richmond [23]
21 Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions [24]
22 Campbell Brown Hawthorn [25]

Final voting

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The seven members of the All-Australian team selection panel voted for the National AFL Rising Star for 2002, with each voter ranking their top 5 players from the 22 players nominated during the year. Nick Riewoldt was award 5 votes by six of the seven voters to win the award.[26]

Player Club Votes
1 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 34
2 Chris Judd West Coast 29
3 Luke Hodge Hawthorn 12
4 Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide 10
5 Mark Coughlan Richmond 5
5 James Kelly Geelong 5
7 Ty Zantuck Richmond 4
8 Jason Cloke Collingwood 3
9 Jordan McMahon Western Bulldogs 1
Tadhg Kennelly Sydney 1
Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions 1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2010[27]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NAB AFL Rising Star Award". National Australia Bank. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ^ Rood, David (7 February 2003). "Hale keen to repay the faith shown by Roos". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. Slattery Media. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
  4. ^ Burgan, Matt (3 April 2002). "Medhurst the first Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  5. ^ Leach, Francis (9 April 2002). "Debutant Judd wins Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  6. ^ Leach, Francis (16 April 2002). "Blonds have more fun". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  7. ^ Leach, Francis (23 April 2002). "Bartel wins Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  8. ^ Leach, Francis (30 April 2002). "AFL Rising Star: the new incarnation of Big Carl". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  9. ^ Leach, Francis (7 May 2002). "Like father like son, Cloke is latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  10. ^ Leach, Francis (14 May 2002). "Rising Star: The X-Man from Moorabbin". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  11. ^ Leach, Francis (21 May 2002). "Rodan wins Rising star nomination". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  12. ^ Leach, Francis (28 May 2002). "No worries for latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  13. ^ Leach, Francis (4 June 2002). "Budding diplomat McGough is latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  14. ^ Leach, Francis (11 June 2002). "Hargrave's a Rising Bulldog Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  15. ^ Leach, Francis (25 June 2002). "Cats on the rise, Kelly latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  16. ^ Leach, Francis (2 July 2002). "Burgoyne II grabs Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  17. ^ "Coughlan earns Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. 9 July 2002. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  18. ^ Leach, Francis (15 July 2002). "Hodge: proud, passionate and a Rising Star nominee". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  19. ^ Leach, Francis (23 July 2002). "Didak: black, white and a Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  20. ^ Leach, Francis (30 July 2002). "Rising Star: Ries is the word". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  21. ^ Leach, Francis (6 August 2002). "Bulldog dasher McMahon the Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  22. ^ Leach, Francis (13 August 2002). "Kennelly a National Rising Star nominee". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  23. ^ Leach, Francis (20 August 2002). "Tiger Ty the latest National Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  24. ^ Leach, Francis (26 August 2002). "Charman earns round 21 National Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  25. ^ Leach, Francis (3 September 2002). "Brown rises to star status". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  26. ^ "National AFL Rising Star Award: Nick Riewoldt wins 2002 honour". Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  27. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. p. 525. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
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