2011 - NAB Rising Star

[The Coon Dog]

As in previous years I'll update this each week.

To be eligible to be nominated for the award, a player must be younger than 21 years of age on January 1 of the award year and have played 10 or fewer senior games before the beginning of the season. A player who is suspended during the season is not eligible to win the award, however is still eligible for nomination.

The NAB Rising Star for round 1 is Essendon's Dyson Heppell.


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1. Dyson Heppell - Essendon (Gippsland Power) - Pick 8 - 2010ND
2. Luke Shuey - West Coast (Oakleigh Chargers) - Pick 18 - 2008ND
3. Mitch Duncan - Geelong (East Perth) - Pick 28 - 2009ND
4. Jasper Pittard - Port Adelaide (Geelong Falcons) - Pick 16 - 2009 ND
5. Brandon Matera - Gold Coast (South Fremantle) - GCDC -2010
6. Jack Darling - West Coast (West Perth) - Pick 26 - 2010ND
7. Zac Smith - Gold Coast (Rockhampton) - GCDC - 2009
8. Shane Savage - Hawthorn (Dandenong Stingrays) - Pick 75 - 2008ND
9. Reece Conca - Richmond (Perth) - Pick 6 - 2010ND
10. Jack Steven - St.Kilda (Geelong Falcons) - Pick 42 - 2007ND
11. Jordan Gysberts - Melbourne (Eastern Ranges) - Pick 11 - 2009ND
12. Sam Reid - Sydney (Murray Bushrangers) - Pick 38 - 2009ND
13. Daniel Menzel - Geelong (Central Districts) - Pick 17 - 2009ND
14. David Swallow - Gold Coast (East Fremantle) - Pick 1 - 2010ND
15. Luke Breust - Hawthorn (NSW/ACT Rams) - Pick 47 - 2008 RD
16. Jake Batchelor - Richmond (Dandenong Stingrays) - Pick 30 - 2010ND
17. Trent McKenzie - Gold Coast (Western Jets) - GCDC 2009
18. Allen Christensen - Geelong - (Geelong Falcons) - Pick 40 - 2009ND
19. Andrew Gaff - West Coast (Oakleigh Chargers) - Pick 4 - 2010ND
20. Zac Clarke - Fremantle (Oakleigh Chargers) - Pick 37 - 2008ND
21. Luke Dahlhaus - Western Bulldogs (Geelong Falcons) - Pick 22 - 2010 RD
22. Alex Fasolo - Collingwood (East Fremantle) - Pick 45 - 2010ND
23. Sam Blease - Melbourne (Eastern Ranges) - Pick 17 - 2008ND
24. Liam Jones - Western Bulldogs (Tassie Mariners) - Pick 32 - 2008ND

[Happy Days]

Tapscott very, very stiff, thought Heppel was just the beneficiary of a dominant team performance.

[KT31]

How many GC in the next 22 rounds ?

[Scorlibo]

Tapscott very, very stiff, thought Heppel was just the beneficiary of a dominant team performance.

Agree with that, I think Libba showed more on the day, but my pick for the round would have been Tapscott or Shaun McKernan.

[LostDoggy]

Luke Shuey is the Nab Rising Star for round 2

Libba Snubbed!

[Mantis]

Luke Shuey is the Nab Rising Star for round 2

Libba Snubbed!

Well deserved gong for Shuey, he was extremely important in a hard fought win.

Libba's time will come if his form continues as it is.

Good call.

[LostDoggy]

Well deserved gong for Shuey, he was extremely important in a hard fought win.

Libba's time will come if his form continues as it is.

Good call.

Exactly, as good as Libba was (and I didn't see the WC game) 27 touches and 3 goals is hard to argue with.
Libba will be nominated soon enough.
So will Wallis.

And Tapscott.

And Firstdogonthemoon.

[LostDoggy]

I'm the over weekly the rising star award, and not because Libba didn't get it this week. Based on a weekly opinion against players in different games and doen't really mean much except for end of year chance of 24 in the final prize.

[comrade]

Isn't Shuey in his third year on the list?

[G-Mo77]

I'm a little disappointed but it's hard to argue against it.

Personally I rate 9 tackles higher than 3 goals. Libba will get his nomination soon enough so it doesn't really matter when they are nominated.

[Ozza]

I'm a little disappointed but it's hard to argue against it.

Personally I rate 9 tackles higher than 3 goals. Libba will get his nomination soon enough so it doesn't really matter when they are nominated.

Do you really rate 9 tackles above 3 goals?!

Boyd had 11 tackles last week - most of which because he was second to the ball - I'd have preferred for him to have gotten on the scoreboard a couple of times!

[The Coon Dog]

A bit late, but the winner this week was a worthy winner; West Coast's Luke Shuey.


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2011 Rising Stars

1. Dyson Heppell - Essendon (Gippsland Power) - Pick 8 - 2010ND
2. Luke Shuey - West Coast (Oakleigh Chargers) - Pick 18 - 2008ND

[G-Mo77]

Do you really rate 9 tackles above 3 goals?!

Boyd had 11 tackles last week - most of which because he was second to the ball - I'd have preferred for him to have gotten on the scoreboard a couple of times!

It's the backman coming out in me.

I see goals the end result of hard work elsewhere.

I watched Libba very closely Sunday and his 9 tackles were not because he was second to the ball. I'm really not sure how Shuey got his goals, I didn't see their game. If he got them because of his own hard work then I'd gladly take the comment back.

[LostDoggy]

I'm a little disappointed but it's hard to argue against it.

Personally I rate 9 tackles higher than 3 goals. Libba will get his nomination soon enough so it doesn't really matter when they are nominated.

Do you really rate 9 tackles above 3 goals?!

Boyd had 11 tackles last week - most of which because he was second to the ball - I'd have preferred for him to have gotten on the scoreboard a couple of times!

It all depends how these stats came about?
If they are 3 freebie goals up against 9 chase down someone elses opponent then tackles would win hands down. If the tackles where a result of your opponent beating you to the ball and the goals were crucial hard fought team lifters then goals would obviously win.

[jazzadogs]

Isn't Shuey in his third year on the list?

It's about age. Something like being under 21 as of the start of the season, or as of the start of the year.

From memory, Shuey was a bottom-age draftee.