Name your top 3 in order!

This should be the closest award in years. Is there a standout?

I think Stratton myself!

Edited July 15, 201015 yr by jungle dee

Martin is the standout, but is illegible. I think Hannebery, Rockliff and Trengove are top 3 atm.

1. Stratton (Hawks)

2. Hannebery (Swans)

3. Trengove (Dees)

1. Trengove

2. Hannebury

3. Fyfe

Can't believe people put Hannebery in front of Trengove.

Trengove ahead, then Hannebery, then Rockliff. Bastinac and flavour of the month Stratton to raffle 4th and 5th.

The last 7 rounds are going to play a HUGE part in it though.

I was surprised to learn the other day that Jonathon Brown never even received a nomination for the rising star. Says a fair bit about this award I reckon. For interests sake here is the list of nominees from the year he could have been nominated:

2000 AFL Rising Star Nominations

Round Player

1 Paul Hasleby Dockers

2 David Spriggs Cats

3 Damien Adkins Magpies

4 Leigh Brown Dockers

5 Adam Ramanauskas Bombers

6 Josh Fraser Magpies

7 Adam Lange Kangaroos

8 Cameron Bruce Demons

9 Jude Bolton Swans

10 Chad Cornes Power

11 Glen Bowyer Hawks

12 Ian Perrie Crows

13 Beau McDonald Lions

14 Andrew Embley Eagles

15 Matthew Whelan Demons

16 Brett Moyle Saints

17 Matthew Pavlich Dockers

18 Matthew Scarlett Cats

19 Brad Green Demons

20 Ryan Houlihan Blues

21 Chad Fletcher Eagles

22 Josh Carr Power

Makes you wonder about the thing doesn't it!

1. Trengove

2. Hannebery

3. Bastinac

1. Hannebrey

2. Trengove

3. Scully

Honerable mentions to Rockliff and Stratton.

Edited July 15, 201015 yr by Tall Defence

I think there may be some biased towards Trengove.

Stratton reminds me of our own Rivers when he won the award. Stratton will be in for a big last 7 rounds with the Hawks pressing for finals! if he can take some more big scalps he will win it.

I have deleted Martin from the because he is ineligible. Would be close to favourite if eligible.

I think there may be some biased towards Trengove.

Stratton reminds me of our own Rivers when he won the award. Stratton will be in for a big last 7 rounds with the Hawks pressing for finals! if he can take some more big scalps he will win it.

Probably right, but the boy is in with a bloody big chance of winning this thing.

As someone else mentioned, the Rising Star award is starting to lose its shine a bit hey. Buckley (93) Brownlow, Cousins (96) Brownlow, Pickett (98) Norm Smith, Goodes (99) 2 Brownlows, Riewoldt (02) Champion, Mitchell (03) Premiership Captain, then we have had Rivers, Delidio, Pearce, Selwood and Rich. Selwood is the best out the past 5 years, but shows the quality of it's first 10 years compared to the last 5.

Hopefully in 5 years time I can say Trengove (2010) Brownlow and Premiership player, Tapscott (2011) Premiership player, Viney (2012) Premiership player!

FWIW

1. Trengove

2. Hannebery

3. Scully (stats are equal to if not better than JT)

Edited July 15, 201015 yr by billy2803

I was surprised to learn the other day that Jonathon Brown never even received a nomination for the rising star. Says a fair bit about this award I reckon. For interests sake here is the list of nominees from the year he could have been nominated:

2000 AFL Rising Star Nominations

Round Player

1 Paul Hasleby Dockers

2 David Spriggs Cats

3 Damien Adkins Magpies

4 Leigh Brown Dockers

5 Adam Ramanauskas Bombers

6 Josh Fraser Magpies

7 Adam Lange Kangaroos

8 Cameron Bruce Demons

9 Jude Bolton Swans

10 Chad Cornes Power

11 Glen Bowyer Hawks

12 Ian Perrie Crows

13 Beau McDonald Lions

14 Andrew Embley Eagles

15 Matthew Whelan Demons

16 Brett Moyle Saints

17 Matthew Pavlich Dockers

18 Matthew Scarlett Cats

19 Brad Green Demons

20 Ryan Houlihan Blues

21 Chad Fletcher Eagles

22 Josh Carr Power

Makes you wonder about the thing doesn't it!

Didn't set the world on fire that year. PLayed well in Rd 20 and 22 but that's about it.

Trengove missing vs Dockers. Will hurt his Rising Star chances. Not sure how long he will missing for!

Trengove missing vs Dockers. Will hurt his Rising Star chances. Not sure how long he will missing for!

No it won't. It's about future stars not the first year player to get the best stats.

Was honest and went:

Hannebery

Trengove

Rockliff

Sculls would be fourth, but then again, you never know what could happen

Didn't set the world on fire that year. PLayed well in Rd 20 and 22 but that's about it.

That's my point. As an exercise in identifying the next stars of the game ("rising star") it is somewhat dubious I'd say. I know I'd have Brown ahead of all others on that list, just in front of Pav.

Yeah my heart says Trenners but my head says:

1 Hannebury

2 Trengove

3 Stratton

(Trengove missing a couple of games doesn't help him either).

No love for Nat Fyfe??? :/

Scully will finish higher than trengove...

especially if they start playing him the middle in the last few weeks of the season. They have protected him until now and he only played the last qtr against the bombers in the guts.

Of interest was that at rd 11 or 12 the sen crew had it between scully and hanneberry amazing how a couple of weeks can change the views of people

My heart says Trengove and my head says Trengove.

Trengove

Hannebery

Scully

Bastinac

Fyfe

Trengove has been more consitent than Hannebery.

Stratton?

Talk about reactionary.

He's not a chance.

Scully from Trengove for mine.

Trenners

Hannebery

I think quite a few players will poll so not sure about the next 3.

Yep. Just as we all say Trenners, he's dropped. Bugger. That's going to hurt us on Sunday too.

Hannebery for mine if Trengove doesn't come back and pick up where he left off.

Trengove

Hannebery

Rockliff

Trengove just over Hannebery.

I think this will be the closest rising star ever.

Gotta be Rockliff for me. He's been phenomenal this season, and if he were in red and blue, no doubt everyone here would be talking him up. Statistically, he is the most prolific ball-winner of the young midfielders eligible this year also.

1. Rockliff

2. Trengove

3. Hannebery

4. Bastinac

5. Stratton

Scully's outside top 5 at this stage IMO. I love the kid and this is no way intended as a dig at him, but if you think he's been better than Rockliff, Hannebery, Trenners, Bastinac, etc... take off the rose coloured glasses! I've no doubt the kid is going to be an absolute jet, but compare his year to some of the other blokes he's coming up against and it just doesn't stack up in terms of impact/effectiveness. Not to say he won't be a better player than those guys, eventually, but this year he's still raw as sashimi, IMO.