2020 AFL Women's Rising Star

The 2020 NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2020 AFL Women's season.[1] Isabel Huntington of the Western Bulldogs won the award with 33 votes.[2]

2020 AFL Women's Rising Star
Isabel Huntington, 2020 winner
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Eligibility

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Every round, two nominations will be given to standout young players who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, players must have been under 21 years of age on 1 January 2020, not have been suspended during the season and never previously been nominated.[1]

Nominations

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Table of nominees
Round Player Club Ref.
1 Lucy McEvoy Carlton [3]
Georgia Patrikios St Kilda
2 Roxy Roux Fremantle [4]
Jesse Wardlaw Brisbane
3 Caitlin Greiser St Kilda [5]
Kalinda Howarth Gold Coast
4 Grace Egan Carlton [6]
Gabby Newton Western Bulldogs
5 Olivia Vesely St Kilda [7]
Charlotte Wilson Carlton
6 Isabel Huntington Western Bulldogs [8]
Tait Mackrill Greater Western Sydney
Table of nominations by club
Number Club Player Nom.
3 Carlton Lucy McEvoy 1
Grace Egan 4
Charlotte Wilson 5
St Kilda Georgia Patrikios 1
Caitlin Greiser 3
Olivia Vesely 5
2 Western Bulldogs Gabby Newton 4
Isabel Huntington 6
1 Brisbane Jesse Wardlaw 2
Fremantle Roxy Roux 2
Gold Coast Kalinda Howarth 3
Greater Western Sydney Tait Mackrill 6

Final voting

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Table of votes
Placing Player Club Nom. Votes
1 Isabel Huntington Western Bulldogs 6 33
2 Caitlin Greiser St Kilda 3 30
3 Kalinda Howarth Gold Coast 3 24
Georgia Patrikios St Kilda 1 24
5 Jesse Wardlaw Brisbane 2 5
6 Grace Egan Carlton 4 2
7 Lucy McEvoy Carlton 1 1
Roxy Roux Fremantle 2 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "NAB AFL Women's Rising Star". womens.afl. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ McGowan, Marc (28 April 2020). "Star Dog bounces back from injuries to claim Rising Star award". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ Canil, Jourdan (11 February 2020). "Gun Blue, star Saint the first two Rising Star nominees". womens.afl. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ Canil, Jourdan (18 February 2020). "High-flying Docker, Lion named R2 Rising Stars". womens.afl. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ Canil, Jourdan (25 February 2020). "Exciting Saint and Sun share Rising Star limelight". womens.afl. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  6. ^ Canil, Jourdan (3 March 2020). "No.1 draft pick, Blues midfielder earn Rising Star nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ Canil, Jourdan (10 March 2020). "Third Blue, Saint nominated for Rising Star award". womens.afl. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ Canil, Jourdan (17 March 2020). "Key Dog, emerging Giant rewarded with Rising Star nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 17 March 2020.