2011 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League.[1] The 2011 award was won by Dyson Heppell of the Essendon Football Club, who received the Ron Evans Medal.

2011 NAB AFL Rising Star
Dyson Heppell, winner of the 2011 Rising Star, playing in June 2017
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Date1 September
CountryAustralia
Ron Evans medallistDyson Heppell (Essendon)

Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played 10 or fewer senior games before the start of the season; a player who is suspended may be nominated, but is not eligible to win the award. At the end of the year, one of the 24 nominees is the winner of award.[1]

Nominations
Round Player Club Ref.
1 Dyson Heppell Essendon [2]
2 Luke Shuey West Coast [3]
3 Mitch Duncan Geelong [4]
4 Jasper Pittard Port Adelaide [5]
5 Brandon Matera Gold Coast [6]
6 Jack Darling West Coast [7]
7 Zac Smith Gold Coast [8]
8 Shane Savage Hawthorn [9]
9 Reece Conca Richmond [10]
10 Jack Steven St Kilda [11]
11 Jordan Gysberts Melbourne [12]
12 Sam Reid Sydney [13]
13 Daniel Menzel Geelong [14]
14 David Swallow Gold Coast [15]
15 Luke Breust Hawthorn [16]
16 Jake Batchelor Richmond [17]
17 Trent McKenzie Gold Coast [18]
18 Allen Christensen Geelong [19]
19 Andrew Gaff West Coast [20]
20 Zac Clarke Fremantle [21]
21 Luke Dahlhaus Western Bulldogs [22]
22 Alex Fasolo Collingwood [23]
23 Sam Blease Melbourne [24]
24 Liam Jones Western Bulldogs [25]

Final voting
PlayerClubVotes
1Dyson HeppellEssendon44
2Luke ShueyWest Coast37
3Zac SmithGold Coast21
4David SwallowGold Coast18
5Jack DarlingWest Coast6
6Sam ReidSydney5
7Andrew GaffWest Coast1
Trent McKenzieGold Coast1
Daniel MenzelGeelong1
Jack StevenSt Kilda1
Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015[26]

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