The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2012 Ron Evans Medal was awarded to one of the 23 nominees. The 2012 award was won by Daniel Talia of the Adelaide Football Club.
Daniel Talia, winner of the 2012 Rising Star, playing in April 2017
The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan Buckley, playing for the Brisbane Bears. The recipient of the AFL Rising Star has been awarded the Ron Evans Medal since 2007, named in honour of the former AFL Commission chairman following his death that year.
Nathan Buckley was the inaugural AFL Rising Star in 1993.
Nick Riewoldt was the 2002 AFL Rising Star.
Dan Hannebery polled the maximum votes possible in the 2010 AFL Rising Star.
Jaeger O'Meara was the 2013 AFL Rising Star.