The AFL Women's Rising Star award is presented annually to the best young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW) during the home-and-away season. The first award was awarded in 2017. The award has been sponsored by Telstra since 2024.[1]
| AFL Women's Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Previous: 2025 AFL Women's Rising Star | |
| Awarded for | The best young player in the AFL Women's |
| Sponsored by | Telstra |
| Location | Crown Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| First award | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Zippy Fish (Sydney) |
| Website | AFLW Rising Star Award |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Footy |
Eligibility and voting procedure
editTo be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 years of age on 1 January of that year and not have been previously nominated.[2] Players suspended during the season may be nominated,[3] but cannot win.[4] At the end of the season, each member of a voting panel, which also selects the AFL Women's All-Australian team, awards five votes, four votes, three votes, two votes and one vote to the nominated players they judge the best to fifth-best during the season respectively; the player with the highest total of votes wins.[5]
Winners
edit| Season | Winner | Club | Recruited | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ebony Marinoff | Adelaide | 2016 AFL Women's draft, selection 7 | [5] |
| 2018 | Chloe Molloy | Collingwood | 2017 AFL Women's draft, selection 3 | [6] |
| 2019 | Maddy Prespakis | Carlton | 2018 AFL Women's draft, selection 3 | [7] |
| 2020 | Isabel Huntington | Western Bulldogs | 2017 AFL Women's draft, selection 1 | [8] |
| 2021 | Tyla Hanks | Melbourne | 2018 AFL Women's draft, selection 6 | [9] |
| 2022 (S6) | Mimi Hill | Carlton | 2020 AFL Women's draft, selection 12 | [10] |
| 2022 (S7) | Hannah Ewings | Port Adelaide | 2022 AFL Women's draft, selection 3 | [11] |
| 2023 | Zarlie Goldsworthy | Greater Western Sydney | 2022 AFL Women's draft, selection 20 | [12] |
| 2024 | Matilda Scholz | Port Adelaide | 2023 under-age signing | [13] |
| 2025 | Zippy Fish | Sydney | 2024 AFL Women's draft, selection 5 | [14] |
Nominations
editNominations by club
editUpdated to the end of the 2025 season.
| Club | Nominations | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 12 | 1 |
| Brisbane | 12 | 0 |
| Carlton | 16 | 2 |
| Collingwood | 8 | 1 |
| Essendon | 5 | 0 |
| Fremantle | 7 | 0 |
| Geelong | 6 | 0 |
| Gold Coast | 7 | 0 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 11 | 1 |
| Hawthorn | 6 | 0 |
| Melbourne | 10 | 1 |
| North Melbourne | 4 | 0 |
| Port Adelaide | 7 | 2 |
| Richmond | 2 | 0 |
| St Kilda | 6 | 0 |
| Sydney | 7 | 1 |
| West Coast | 10 | 0 |
| Western Bulldogs | 18 | 1 |
Most nominations in a season
editAchievements of winners
editWon a premiership
- Ebony Marinoff (2017 Rising Star; 2017, 2019 and S6 premierships)
- Tyla Hanks (2021 Rising Star; S7 premiership)
Won the Rising Star and a premiership in the same season
Won the AFL Women's best and fairest
See also
edit
References
edit- ↑ "Telstra new naming rights partner of AFL/AFLW Drafts, Rising Star Awards". afl.com.au. 17 June 2024. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ Thomas, Kirralee (7 February 2018). "AFLW: Rising Star Eligibility". afc.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ↑ Black, Sarah (5 March 2019). "Second Rising Star nominees named for Cats, Crows". womens.afl. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
"Scheer [is] the ... AFLW Rising Star nominee ... She has played four games this season (missing one through suspension)
- ↑ "NAB AFL Women's Rising Star". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- 1 2 Black, Sarah (28 March 2017). "Crows teenager Ebony Marinoff named AFLW Rising Star". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (27 March 2018). "W Awards: Dogs star named League B&F". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (2 April 2019). "Five Crows, four Roos headline All Australian team". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ McGowan, Marc (28 April 2020). "Star Dog bounces back from injuries to claim Rising Star award". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ Black, Sarah (20 April 2021). "This rise is official: 157cm Demon Tyla Hanks is the NAB AFLW Rising Star". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ↑ Bastiani, Gemma (5 April 2022). "A Rising Star on the Hill: Blues star claims prestigious award". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ Bastiani, Gemma (22 November 2022). "Rise to power: Port midfield gun named Rising Star". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ↑ Bastiani, Gemma (22 November 2023). "Giants gun edges out young Swan to win Rising Star award". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ↑ Kennelly, Hannah (25 November 2024). "Marinoff crowned league best and fairest in thrilling count". The Age. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ Laughton, Max; Faulkner, Will (24 November 2025). "Kangaroos superstar finally wins AFLW's top gong after years of snubs... and two more this year". Fox Sports. Retrieved 25 November 2025.