2024 AFL Women's Rising Star

2024 AFL Women's Rising Star
Sponsored byTelstra
Date25 November 2024
VenueCrown Melbourne
Hosted byBrihony Dawson
Lauren Wood
WinnerMatilda Scholz (Port Adelaide)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox Footy
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The 2024 AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2024 AFL Women's season. Port Adelaide's Matilda Scholz won the award with 57 votes.[1]

Eligibility

To be eligible for nomination, players must be under 21 years of age on 31 December, have not previously been nominated for the award (unless they have played ten or fewer matches at the beginning of the season) and have not previously won the award.[2]

Nominations

Table of nominees
Week Player Club Ref.
1 Shineah Goody Port Adelaide [3]
2 Beth Schilling West Coast [4]
3 Kaitlyn Srhoj Greater Western Sydney [5]
4 Lucy Cronin Collingwood [6]
5 Molly Brooksby Port Adelaide [7]
6 Amy Gaylor Essendon [8]
7 Matilda Scholz Port Adelaide [9]
8 Elaine Grigg Western Bulldogs [10]
9 Mikayla Williamson Hawthorn [11]
10 J'Noemi Anderson St Kilda [12]
Table of nominations by club
Number Club Player Week
3 Port Adelaide Shineah Goody 1
Molly Brooksby 5
Matilda Scholz 7
1 Collingwood Lucy Cronin 4
Essendon Amy Gaylor 6
Greater Western Sydney Kaitlyn Srhoj 3
Hawthorn Mikayla Williamson 9
St Kilda J'Noemi Anderson 10
West Coast Beth Schilling 2
Western Bulldogs Elaine Grigg 8

Final voting

Table of votes[13]
Placing Player Club Nom. Votes
1 Matilda Scholz Port Adelaide 7 57
2 Shineah Goody Port Adelaide 1 48
3 Amy Gaylor Essendon 6 26
4 Lucy Cronin Collingwood 4 22
5 Beth Schilling West Coast 2 12
6 Kaitlyn Srhoj Greater Western Sydney 3 6
Elaine Grigg Western Bulldogs 8 6
8 Molly Brooksby Port Adelaide 5 1
Mikayla Williamson Hawthorn 9 1
J’Noemi Anderson St Kilda 10 1

References

  1. ^ Kennelly, Hannah (25 November 2024). "Marinoff crowned league best and fairest in thrilling count". The Age. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "League names AFLW AA selection panel, confirms changes to Rising Star criteria". afl.com.au. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Oh, Goody: Port young gun lands Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Young Eagles defender flies high to earn Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Giants young gun earns Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 16 September 2024. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Magpies defender earns Rising Star nod after stellar start". afl.com.au. 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Good golly Miss Molly: Teen powers to Rising Star win". afl.com.au. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Impressive Bombers defender earns Rising Star nod". afl.com.au. 7 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  9. ^ "High-flying Port ruck nabs Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Young Dog earns Rising Star nod after career-best outing". afl.com.au. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Young Hawks winger earns deserved Rising Star nom". afl.com.au. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Tough Saint earns Rising Star nod after strong season". afl.com.au. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Matilda Scholz named the 2024 Telstra AFLW Rising Star". afl.com.au. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.