2025 AFL Rising Star

The Telstra AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). The winner also receives the Ron Evans Medal, named for the former AFL chairman.^[1]

2025 AFL Rising Star
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Country	Australia
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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

Key

^	Winner
*	Ineligible to win the Rising Star due to suspension.

2025 AFL Rising Star nominees

Round	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Sam Lalor	Richmond	[2]
2	Connor O'Sullivan	Geelong	[3]
3	Harvey Langford	Melbourne	[4]
4	Levi Ashcroft	Brisbane Lions	[5]
5	Archie Roberts	Essendon	[6]
6	Murphy Reid	Fremantle	[7]
7	Xavier Lindsay	Melbourne	[8]
8	Hugo Garcia	St Kilda	[9]
9	Nate Caddy	Essendon	[10]
10	Cooper Lord	Carlton	[11]
11	Angus Clarke	Essendon	[12]
12	Ed Allan	Collingwood	[13]
13	Daniel Curtin	Adelaide	[14]
14	Tyrell Dewar	West Coast	[15]
15	Finn O'Sullivan	North Melbourne	[16]
16	Clay Hall	West Coast	[17]
17	Isaac Kako	Essendon	[18]
18	Luke Trainor	Richmond	[19]
19	Ashton Moir	Carlton	[20]
20	Joe Fonti	Greater Western Sydney	[21]
21	Ethan Read	Gold Coast	[22]
22	Hugh Boxshall	St Kilda	[23]