2023 AFL Rising Star

The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] In 2023, the award was won by North Melbourne player Harry Sheezel.

2023 AFL Rising Star
Date30 August 2023
CountryAustralia
Ron Evans medallistHarry Sheezel (North Melbourne)

Eligibility

Every round, a nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played ten 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.[1]

Nominations
2023 AFL Rising Star nominees
Round Player Club Ref.
1 Harry SheezelNorth Melbourne[2]
2 Will AshcroftBrisbane Lions[3]
3Reuben GinbeyWest Coast[4]
4Mitch OwensSt Kilda[5]
5Max MichalanneyAdelaide[6]
6Jai CulleyWest Coast[7]
7Finn CallaghanGreater Western Sydney[8]
8Mattaes PhillipouSt Kilda[9]
9Bailey HumphreyGold Coast[10]
10Josh WeddleHawthorn[11]
11Jye AmissFremantle[12]
12Jacob van RooyenMelbourne[13]
13George WardlawNorth Melbourne[14]
14Darcy WilmotBrisbane Lions[15]
15Angus SheldrickSydney[16]
16Luke Pedlar*Adelaide[17]
17Seamus MitchellHawthorn[18]
18Judd McVeeMelbourne[19]
19Jaspa FletcherBrisbane Lions[20]
20Mac Andrew*Gold Coast[21]
21Oliver HollandsCarlton[22]
22Elijah HewettWest Coast[23]
23Matthew Johnson*Fremantle[24]
24Eddie FordNorth Melbourne[25]

*ineligible to win the Rising Star due to suspension.

Final voting

The winner was decided by an 11-person panel consisting of Gillon McLachlan (chair), Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Andrew Dillon, Glen Jakovich, Laura Kane, Cameron Ling, Matthew Pavlich and Kevin Sheehan. Each member awarded five votes to the player they determined most deserving, four votes to the second-most deserving, and so on to one vote to the fifth-most deserving. Panellists were unanimous on the top four (Jye Amiss, Will Ashcroft, Mitch Owens and Harry Sheezel), but not their order.[26]

Vote receivers
Player Club Votes[26]
1Harry SheezelNorth Melbourne54
2Will AshcroftBrisbane Lions39
3Mitch OwensSt Kilda33
4Jye AmissFremantle28
5Darcy WilmotBrisbane Lions4
6Finn CallaghanGreater Western Sydney3
Max MichalanneyAdelaide3
8George WardlawNorth Melbourne1

Full votes
Panel member[26] 5 votes 4 votes 3 votes 2 votes 1 vote
Gillon McLachlan (chair) Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane Lions)
Eddie Betts Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)
Jude Bolton Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Max Michalanney (Adelaide)
Nathan Buckley Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Finn Callaghan (Greater Western Sydney)
Kane Cornes Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Max Michalanney (Adelaide)
Andrew Dillon Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Finn Callaghan (Greater Western Sydney)
Glen Jakovich Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Max Michalanney (Adelaide)
Laura Kane Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane Lions)
Cameron Ling Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane Lions)
Matthew Pavlich Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Finn Callaghan (Greater Western Sydney)
Kevin Sheehan Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)Mitch Owens (St Kilda)Jye Amiss (Fremantle)Darcy Wilmot (Brisbane Lions)

References
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