2010 NAB Rising Star

[choconmientay]

Their defence looks ok with Frawley, Warnock, Garland and Grimes all good prospects.

Midfield looks very good.

Forwardline - much will depend on Watts. He really has to develop into a very good player as besides Jurrah they don't seem to have a lot of developing forwards in their ranks.

How do you guys rate our young players compare to Melbourne, Richmond, Carlton and North? Do we have a good list to compete within the next 5 years and beyond?

[The Coon Dog]

Older players may be considered Rising Stars in mooted change to rule

Jesse Hogan - The Age - 15 June

THE AFL is willing to consider scrapping the age-restriction rule that will prevent two of the league's most influential first-year players, Michael Barlow and James Podsiadly, from winning the Rising Star award.

Fremantle midfielder Barlow's average of 27.9 possessions a match is the seventh-best in the competition, while Geelong spearhead Podsiadly is ninth in the goalkicking with 29, despite missing three of his team's 12 matches.

Both, however, are not eligible for the Rising Star due to the requirement that all nominees must have been under 21 at the start of the year.

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[chef]

Jack Steven should go close to getting it this week.

[Mantis]

Jack Steven should go close to getting it this week.

I would be mighty pissed off if Steven gets nominated before Grant this week.

Grant has been very consistent over the past 8 or so weeks and on this alone he should be ahead of Steven.

[chef]

I would be mighty pissed off if Steven gets nominated before Grant this week.

Grant has been very consistent over the past 8 or so weeks and on this alone he should be ahead of Steven.

Grant's time will come, but Jack had a pretty special third quarter(helped turn the game) last night.

[Mantis]

Grant's time will come, but Jack had a pretty special third quarter (helped turn the game) last night.

He got on the end of a couple... Whoopy-do!!

[chef]

He got on the end of a couple... Whoopy-do!!

He finished the job when more senior players were stumbling.

Would your attitude be different if it was a bulldog player in the same situation?

[Mantis]

He finished the job when more senior players were stumbling.

Would your attitude be different if it was a bulldog player in the same situation?

Not at all.

Steven has had one very good qtr.

Grant has had 8 pretty reasonable games.

[ledge]

Grant will get one I would think sometime, but will it be after a good game or because he has been consistent?

[chef]

Not at all.

Steven has had one very good qtr.

Grant has had 8 pretty reasonable games.

Fair enough

[azabob]

Not at all.

Steven has had one very good qtr.

Grant has had 8 pretty reasonable games.

I agree Mantis Grant should get one before Stevens, but the rising star tends to give the nomination to a "stand out" game rather than players who are consistent rather than outstanding games.

They normally start handing out nominations for consistent games around round 15-16 onwards.

[The Coon Dog]

Brisbane's Tom Rockliff is the NAB Rising Star Nominee for round 13.




1. Chris Yarran - Carlton (Swan Districts)
2. Daniel Hannebery - Sydney (Oakleigh Chargers)
3. Ryan Bastinac - North Melbourne (Dandenong Stingrays)
4. Nic Naitanui - West Coast (Swan Districts)
5. Jack Trengove - Melbourne (Sturt)
6. Todd Banfield - Brisbane (Swan Districts)
7. Tom Scully - Melbourne (Dandenong Stingrays)
8. Jake Melksham - Essendon (Calder Cannons)
9. Nathan Fyfe - Fremantle (Claremont)
10. Dustin Martin - Richmond (Bendigo Pioneers)
11. Jordan Grysberts - Melbourne (Eastern Ranges)
12. Ben Reid - Collingwood (Murray Bushrangers)
13. Tom Rockliff - Brisbane (Murray Bushrangers)

[LostDoggy]

So going off that list from TCD who else is left? Appart from Grant I would think Rohan from Sydney is a certainty to get a nom.

[Mantis]

So going off that list from TCD who else is left? Appart from Grant I would think Rohan from Sydney is a certainty to get a nom.

Players in line for nomination shortly could include:

Grant, Rory Sloane, Cruize Garlett, Bradley Sheppard, Tony Armstrong, Kane Lucas & Ben Nason. Jack Redden would also be close, but not sure if he is eligible as he played 10 games last year.

Rohan might still be a fair way off as he hasn't really set the world on fire.

[FlightoftheCallanWards]

Players in line for nomination shortly could include:

Grant, Rory Sloane, Cruize Garlett, Bradley Sheppard, Tony Armstrong, Kane Lucas & Ben Nason. Jack Redden would also be close, but not sure if he is eligible as he played 10 games last year.

Rohan might still be a fair way off as he hasn't really set the world on fire.

Rohan seems a better chance than Garlett but yes I agree has only really had 1 or 2 'good' performances.

Im surprised Sloane didn't pick one up this week but no problems with Rockcliffe. Nice find for the Lions.

I reckon Nason is in the same boat as Merlin. Lots of good consistent games but no stand out to earn them a nomination yet. They will both get one before the end of this year.