Rising Star Odds

[Stephanie]

Hmm, I may be biased, but I think he has already won it
But a good game on Saturday would firmly place it in his hands 

[one-eyed]

The AFL site has a Rising Star Award Poll going: - afl.com.au

Rainesy in front so far  .

Who will win the NAB AFL Rising Star Award?   

Marc Murphy    12%
Andrew Raines   30%
Danyle Pearce     19%
Heath Shaw        26%
Matthew Bate      6%
Grant Birchall       7%

Total votes:: 2555

[mightytiges]

Heath Shaw only got 13 possies today despite the Pies big win while Pearce got 16 for Port last night. Rainsey's 26 possies would have been the standout of the 3 this weekend. Birchall got something like 33 duisposals today but if they are judging the RS over the whole year then Muprhy and Birchall should miss out.

[Moi]

With the pressure on Pagan, I wondered how many rising star nominations they got this year.  Just Marc Murphy.  Does anyone rate the Blues' kids - or the Bombers for that matter, as they had no nominations 
Have Sheeds and Pagain recruited well for the future?  The Blues have been down the bottom a while now and should have a few kids coming through
I'm hoping for really negative responses lol, but probably realistic would be the go.

[letsgetiton!]

all the fuss is about raines, shaw and murphy.

but

imho

POLO deserves the award

[PuntRdRoar]

I actually agree with X.

Polo has been atleast on a par with both, but it seems that because of names, Dean Polo will get disregarded and thats unfair.

[letsgetiton!]

I actually agree with X.

Polo has been atleast on a par with both, but it seems that because of names, Dean Polo will get disregarded and thats unfair.

i agree, if polos surname was weightman, or bartlett etc, he would have been a shoe in.
this yr was his first taste of afl level and imo , has been better than all other nominees this yr. he works hard, has won games 4 us, makes the right decisions, 4 his size very strong and i reckon if selectors are fair dinkum, polo should win it

but we all know that they are not and will be sucked into the murphy, shaw raiines hype

[mightytiges]

Polo is like a young Scotty West. Misses out on the accolades because he is more a consistent workhorse than a showman. Maybe KB will give Raines, Polo and Foley his 5-4-3 votes  .

With the pressure on Pagan, I wondered how many rising star nominations they got this year.  Just Marc Murphy.  Does anyone rate the Blues' kids - or the Bombers for that matter, as they had no nominations 
Have Sheeds and Pagain recruited well for the future?  The Blues have been down the bottom a while now and should have a few kids coming through
I'm hoping for really negative responses lol, but probably realistic would be the go.

As well as Murphy, the Blues' Josh Kennedy I would rate too. Andrew Walker is coming on slowly. Waite and Thorton would be better players in a good side. LOL @ some clown on BF saying Eddie Betts will be better than Tambling  .

As Essendon, Stanton and Watson are not bad but no better than what we have already. The bombers still reply heavily on their older premiership players - Hird, Lucas, both Johnsons, Fletcher and Lloyd. What happens in 2-3 years time when most of them are gone? I hope Mark Bolton plays for them forever though  .   

[Moi]

I don't think Rainsey has been rated as having a good season based on his surname 
I think he's done a couple of good things.

Be glad if either Dean, Rainsey or Foley won it.  I can't split who's been the better, but have a bit of a bias 

[bluey_21]

Rainesy will most likely win it, won't say he will win it because i don't want to jinx him 

[one-eyed]

NAB AFL Rising Star Medal Presentation

This Wednesday, 6th September
at the Palladium, Crown
at 12pm

[mightytiges]

Best of luck to Rainesy tomorrow at Crown Casino. There was a big middle page spread of Raines, Shaw, Pearce and Bartram in the MX today but they tipped Shaw and Pearce based on stats. At least Goughy on the AFL site stuck by his Tiges and went for Rainesy. Let's hope KB does the same lol.

[Moi]

Good luck to all our boys 

[Stephanie]

Good luck to Andrew, Dean and Nathan today 

[PuntRdRoar]

Kevin Bartletts Votes

5- Andrew Raines
4- Dean Polo
3- Marc Murphy
2- Danyle Pearce
1- Heath Shaw