The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best and fairest young player in the Australian Football League for the year. It was first prese
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.
The Telstra AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. The winner also receives the Ron Evans Medal, named for the former AFL chairman.
Murphy Reid, recipient of the 2025 Rising Star award