Who is our best Rising Star hope this year?

[one-eyed]

Your club’s best Rising Star hope

Chris Cavanagh,
Herald Sun
21 Jan 2019

They’re the players that give all fans hope for the future.

The next generation of superstars will step onto the AFL stage in 2019, or in some cases have already made their debuts.

The Rising Star Award is always one of the most hotly contested honours in the AFL and 2019 looks like being no different.

Chris Cavanagh sifts through every club for young talent who will become SuperCoach gold:

RICHMOND: SHAI BOLTON

With Dan Butler set to return from injury, it will not be easy for small forward Bolton to break into the Richmond side but he believes he can. Possessing a stunning highlight reel, Bolton won the VFL Goal and Mark of the Year awards last season, having been stuck in the seconds for all but three games. However, the 20-year-old chose to stay at Punt Rd and signed a new one-year deal for 2019, the Tigers confident the “extreme talent” - who was pick No.29 in the 2016 draft - can find more consistency in his game.

TAB Rising Star odds: $34

SuperCoach: $146,600, Fwd

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/which-young-gun-at-your-club-can-win-the-rising-star-this-year-we-look-at-the-top-contenders/news-story/c2c02ed1d53f1c173b9277b6a0427e75

[one-eyed]

Your club's NAB AFL Rising Star contenders

Sarah Black
afl.com.au
3 April 2019

RICHMOND

Best chance: Ryan Garthwaite (BetEasy odds: $34)

With Alex Rance requiring a knee reconstruction after rupturing his ACL, Garthwaite is expected to play the vast majority of the season. He has missed the first two games after suffering an Achilles injury in the pre-season, but is building match fitness in the VFL. A young key defender on the rise, Garthwaite has benefited from two years away from the spotlight, developing his game in the twos while training with star defenders Rance, David Astbury and Dylan Grimes.

Other chances: Liam Baker (three games), Noah Balta (one game), Riley Collier-Dawkins (yet to debut), Jack Ross (yet to debut)

Nippy small forward Baker has good awareness but is probably just out of the best 22. Balta's versatility at either end of the ground means he is likely to add to his first senior game in round one, while draftee midfielder Ross and Collier-Dawkins should play AFL this year.

Other eligible players: Shai Bolton (nine games), Callum Coleman-Jones, Derek Eggmolesse-Smith, Luke English, Ben Miller, Patrick Naish, Sydney Stack, Fraser Turner (all yet to debut).

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-04-03/your-clubs-nab-afl-rising-star-contenders

[Tiger Tragic]

Balta or Ross.  If Garthwaite plays, he will be the type that goes under the Radar (ala Grimes and AA selection)

[MintOnLamb]

Maybe Stack?
Let's see what happens Saturday

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Maybe Stack?
Let's see what happens Saturday

Let's see how he stacks up.

[one-eyed]

Missed out again this week. A bit hard to get a nomination when some kid at another club kicks 5 goals.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-04-22/eagles-jack-in-the-box-claims-rising-star-nomination

[wayne]

Bit of a luxury winning games and having 6 guys playing so far (Baker, Balta, Bolton, Ross, Stack, Garthwaite) who are eligible for the rising star.

[big tone]

I put a $50 on Sydney Stack for the Rising Star on Sunday after watching his game on the Saturday night at $26
Now he is paying $34
WTF!

[wayne]

I put a $50 on Sydney Stack for the Rising Star on Sunday after watching his game on the Saturday night at $26
Now he is paying $34
WTF!

Once he gets a nomination, he'll come right in.

[one-eyed]

We missed out on a nomination once again.


Congratulations to the round six NAB AFL Rising Star nominee, Xavier Duursma!

10k, 14h, 8m, 1 goal.

https://twitter.com/AFL/status/1122803208856854529

[MintOnLamb]

Rising stars, so our 'eligibles' who could have a shot are
Balta, Stack, Ross, Baker?

[wayne]

Bolton too

[pmac21]

AFL have a vendetta against us. 

[MintOnLamb]

Bolton too

Bolton? What is the eligibility criteria, I thought he played some games in 2017 or 2018

[Tiger Khosh]

Bolton too

Bolton? What is the eligibility criteria, I thought he played some games in 2017 or 2018

Must be aged under 21 and have played fewer than 10 games by January 1st 2019. Both Bolton (played 9 games) and Baker (turned 21 end of jan) just sneak in.