2006 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 2006 medal was won by Port Adelaide player Danyle Pearce.^[2]

2006 NAB AFL Rising Star
Danyle Pearce, winner of the 2006 AFL Rising Star award, during the 2007 AFL season
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Country	Australia
Rising Star	Danyle Pearce (Port Adelaide)
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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.^[2]

Nominations

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Marc Murphy	Carlton	[3]
2	Dale Thomas	Collingwood	[4]
3	Danyle Pearce	Port Adelaide	[5]
4	Andrew Raines	Richmond	[6]
5	Heath Shaw	Collingwood	[7]
6	Dean Polo	Richmond	[8]
7	Clint Bartram	Melbourne	[9]
8	Michael Rischitelli	Brisbane Lions	[10]
9	Brad Symes	Port Adelaide	[11]
10	Matt Rosa	West Coast	[12]
11	Jacob Surjan	Port Adelaide	[13]
12	Clinton Young	Hawthorn	[14]
13	Cheynee Stiller	Brisbane Lions	[15]
14	Grant Birchall	Hawthorn	[16]
15	Matthew Moody	Brisbane Lions	[17]
16	Troy Chaplin	Port Adelaide	[18]
17	Andrew Swallow	Kangaroos	[19]
18	Matthew Bate	Melbourne	[20]
19	Nathan Foley	Richmond	[21]
20	Nathan Jones	Melbourne	[22]
21	Brad Moran	Kangaroos	[23]
22	Mark LeCras	West Coast	[24]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes
1	Danyle Pearce	Port Adelaide	43
2	Andrew Raines	Richmond	33
3	Heath Shaw	Collingwood	32
4	Marc Murphy	Carlton	13
5	Clint Bartram	Melbourne	7
6	Grant Birchall	Hawthorn	5
7	Michael Rischitelli	Brisbane Lions	1
	Dale Thomas	Collingwood	1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[25]