When is a rookie not a rookie?
Okay Dean, I am going to chunk. What the heck is the distinction between Finest Rising Participant, Finest First Yr and Rising Star?
– Jenny
It is a good query! And I am glad somebody requested it.
Finest Rising Participant goes to the participant who’s in inside two years of creating his AFL debut (no age restrict) who has essentially the most coach’s votes on the finish of the season. I believe this may most likely be Jagga Smith.
Finest First Yr participant is voted on by the gamers and, as you may most likely think about, can solely go to a participant in his first season after being drafted. I think about this may go to both Harry Dean or Willem Duursma.
The Rising Star is voted on by a particular panel and might go to any participant who’s a) underneath the age of 21 at the start of the 12 months, b) has performed 10 video games or fewer at first of the season and c) receives a nomination in one of many rounds of the season. Jagga Smith is the runaway favorite for this award.
Of the three, the Rising Star is essentially the most prestigious.
A couple of gamers are rolling in
Here is Freo duo Josh Treacy and Luke Jackson, each certainly locks for All Australian nods this 12 months.
Additionally appears to be like like each Rising Star nominee has acquired an invitation, which explains the images of Mitch Edwards and Josh Lindsay I’ve simply seen.
Are Sydney’s banned gamers eligible for the All Australian group?
No, they don’t seem to be.
The AFL confirmed final week Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon wouldn’t be eligible for choice on this 12 months’s All Australian group.
Every of Heeney, Warner and Blakey would have been very, excellent bets to have made the group in any other case.
In the meantime Charlie Curnow, who received this 12 months’s Coleman Medal and is one other probably inclusion within the All Australian group, shouldn’t be anticipated to attend tonight’s ceremony. Nor are coach Dean Cox or CEO Matthew Pavlich.