2018 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1] Jaidyn Stephenson of Collingwood was the winner with 52 votes ahead of Tom Doedee of Adelaide who received 42.^[2]

2018 NAB AFL Rising Star
Jaidyn Stephenson, winner
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Date	31 August 2018
Location	Crown Palladium
Country	Australia
Ron Evans medallist	Jaidyn Stephenson (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

2018 AFL Rising Star nominees

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Riley Bonner	Port Adelaide	[3]
2	Tom Doedee	Adelaide	[4]
3	Sam Murray	Collingwood	[5]
4	Jaidyn Stephenson	Collingwood	[6]
5	Ben Long	St Kilda	[7]
6	Jake Waterman	West Coast	[8]
7	Jack Henry	Geelong	[9]
8	Ben Ronke	Sydney	[10]
9	Alex Witherden	Brisbane Lions	[11]
10	Ed Richards	Western Bulldogs	[12]
11	Oliver Florent	Sydney	[13]
12	Brennan Cox	Fremantle	[14]
13	Hunter Clark	St Kilda	[15]
14	Paddy Dow	Carlton	[16]
15	Cameron Rayner	Brisbane Lions	[17]
16	Adam Cerra	Fremantle	[18]
17	Sam Taylor	Greater Western Sydney	[19]
18	Jack Higgins	Richmond	[20]
19	Tom Cole	West Coast	[21]
20	Harry Morrison	Hawthorn	[22]
21	James Worpel	Hawthorn	[23]
22	Aaron Francis	Essendon	[24]
23	Aaron Naughton	Western Bulldogs	[25]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes[26]
1	Jaidyn Stephenson	Collingwood	52
2	Tom Doedee	Adelaide	42
3	Alex Witherden	Brisbane Lions	35
4	Jack Higgins	Richmond	11
5	Oliver Florent	Sydney	10
	Jack Henry	Geelong	10
7	Cameron Rayner	Brisbane Lions	4
8	Ben Ronke	Sydney	2
9	Aaron Francis	Essendon	1
	Ed Richards	Western Bulldogs	1