2011 - NAB Rising Star

[Maddog37]

Grommet was more deserving than Bruest IMO.

[OLD SCRAGGer]

grommet was more deserving than bruest imo.

totally agree!!!

[The Coon Dog]

Richmond's Jake Batchelor is the round 16 NAB Rising Star nominee.




2011 Rising Stars

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

[chef]

Dahlhaus would have to be a fair chance for a nom if he can keep improving each week.

Rookies can get nominated TCD?

[The Coon Dog]

Rookies can get nominated TCD?

It happened last week with Luke Breust.

[bornadog]

Dahlhaus would have to be a fair chance for a nom if he can keep improving each week.

Rookies can get nominated TCD?

I don't know about Batchelor, but what I do know is Dahlhaus had a big influence on the game on Sunday. He kicked a goal and had direct involvement with another three. He chased tackled harrassed. Hopefully he will be nominated before year end.

[LostDoggy]

I don't know about Batchelor, but what I do know is Dahlhaus had a big influence on the game on Sunday. He kicked a goal and had direct involvement with another three. He chased tackled harrassed. Hopefully he will be nominated before year end.

Don't count on it. Libba had a strong influence in a few games and still got snubbed.

[LostDoggy]

Bullshit if you ask me. Dahlhaus had much more effect than Batchelor did. For Christ sake's, he's leading the competition on pressure acts in the past 5 games, surely leading the comp on any stat should have you looked at?

Rising Star is fast becoming the AFL's equivalent of those Brand Power TV spots.

[Murphy'sLore]

Grommet woz robbed.

[Rocco Jones]

Dahlhaus' is underrated by those who simply look at basic stats because his main strength is his pressure acts inside 50. It's huge in modern day footy but it doesn't get you SC points (I think anyway!) and it doesn't really make the stats page.

The Rising Star selectors obviously don't rate Trent McKenzie as much as I do.

[ledge]

Dahlhaus is awesome in close,I wonder how long before he gets tagged.
Does the club have plans to make him put on weight, some kids just dont need it, Nahas as an example.
Give Dalhaus jumper number 6 I say.

[LostDoggy]

Give Dalhaus jumper number 6 I say.

Don't wanna turn this into a Dalhaus thread (well, thats a lie) but I'd love to see him in #6 too, he has shown a lot in little time just like Libba & Wallis did and I was very proud pointing out his efforts sitting with a bunch of Carlton fans who were astonished at some of his plays Deserving of at least a Rising Star Nom.

[Mantis]

Interesting article in the Herald Sun today, see here.

James Fantasia is looking for some clarification from the AFL on how each weeks nomination is decided:

'But it can be mystifying why a player is selected in any given week. Western Bulldogs football manager James Fantasia has called on the league to explain the criteria for Rising Star nominations.

"How do they decide? It would be good to have clarity around how they measure it, or who qualifies each week," Fantasia said.'

[aker39]

Interesting article in the Herald Sun today, see here.

James Fantasia is looking for some clarification from the AFL on how each weeks nomination is decided:

'But it can be mystifying why a player is selected in any given week. Western Bulldogs football manager James Fantasia has called on the league to explain the criteria for Rising Star nominations.

"How do they decide? It would be good to have clarity around how they measure it, or who qualifies each week," Fantasia said.'

Doesn't the club ask the same question every year.

[LostDoggy]

Well how does the whole thing work?
One is nominated per week on weekly effort,
Then one winner is selected out of the group of 22?????
So if one kid is above consistent all year and doesn't have one blinder of a game then he wont be nominated therefore can win???
(sorry for using the word "one" alot)