2019 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1] The award was won by Carlton's Sam Walsh, marking the fourth time that a player taken first in the draft had won the award.

2019 NAB AFL Rising Star
Sam Walsh, winner
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Country	Australia
Ron Evans medallist	Sam Walsh (Carlton)
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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

2019 AFL Rising Star nominees

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Bailey Scott	North Melbourne	[2]
2	Charlie Constable	Geelong	[3]
3	Connor Rozee	Port Adelaide	[4]
4	Sam Walsh	Carlton	[5]
5	Jack Petruccelle	West Coast	[6]
6	Xavier Duursma	Port Adelaide	[7]
7	Cameron Zurhaar	North Melbourne	[8]
8	Gryan Miers	Geelong	[9]
9	Bailey Smith	Western Bulldogs	[10]
10	Liam Baker	Richmond	[11]
11	Sydney Stack	Richmond	[12]
12	Tarryn Thomas	North Melbourne	[13]
13	Dylan Clarke	Essendon	[14]
14	Nick Blakey	Sydney	[15]
15	Jordan Clark	Geelong	[16]
16	Nick Larkey	North Melbourne	[17]
17	Shai Bolton	Richmond	[18]
18	Mitchell Lewis	Hawthorn	[19]
19	Ben King	Gold Coast	[20]
20	Noah Answerth	Brisbane Lions	[21]
21	Oscar Allen	West Coast	[22]
22	Josh Battle	St Kilda	[23]
23	Brent Daniels	Greater Western Sydney	[24]

Final voting

	Player	Club	Votes[25]
1	Sam Walsh	Carlton	54
2	Connor Rozee	Port Adelaide	42
3	Sydney Stack	Richmond	28
4	Bailey Smith	Western Bulldogs	20
5	Jordan Clark	Geelong	5
	Gryan Miers	Geelong	5
7	Cameron Zurhaar	North Melbourne	4
8	Nick Blakey	Sydney	3
9	Liam Baker	Richmond	3
10	Oscar Allen	West Coast	1
	Xavier Duursma	Port Adelaide	1