AFL.com writers have Smith finishing in fourth place in the rising star behind Walsh, Rozee and Stack. Seems a reasonable result as all have had excellent seasons. Interestingly two have him second only to Walsh whilst five others give him no votes at all.

Who wins the 2019 Rising Star? Our reporters name their top five

Total
60 – Sam Walsh (Carlton) – 555555555555
38 – Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide) – 444444333311
35 – Sydney Stack (Richmond) – 444333333311
19 – Bailey Smith (Western Bulldogs) – 4432222
8 – Oscar Allen (West Coast) – 4211
6 – Xavier Duursma (Port Adelaide) – 2211
5 – Cam Zurhaar (North Melbourne) – 221
4 – Gryan Miers (Geelong) - 22
3 – Nick Blakey (Sydney) – 21
2 – Josh Battle (St Kilda) – 11