Hogan wins round nine Rising Star

About 4 weeks late.

They stuffed it up two weeks in a row

Jesse was clearly best last week

Square up this week when angus should have won

Go figure

Well done Jesse!

One can never take the Rising Star Award too seriously - just take it for the bit of fun that it is.

With that said, he is the most talented Demon since Schwarz; he will win us a lot lot of games off his own boot.

Good for him. Gus is next.

If he maintains his form he(Hogan) will win it and Gus will be pushing for a nomination soon. Hogan was better last week but that's the AFL playing catch up. On this weeks effort the 3 Crows Lever, Kelly and Matt Crouch are unlucky

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It was only a matter of time.

He's a serious chance to win it or come in the top 3.

A real highlight of the season and a reason to watch games.

Well done Jesse!

Loved how he was still chasing hard and smothering late in the game, the latter resulting in a goal.

Gus may have been a bit stiff, but Jesse was a worthy nominee on this game alone, let alone the preceding weeks.

Great now the formalities are out of the way, how about the Brownlow.....

Great, now sign him up forever! lol

i'm serious...

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I'm convinced they are pulling names out of a hat each week week.

Brayshaw should have won it.

Gets the best defender every single week and right now would be top 3 in our B&F, even having missed a game.

A far smarter footballer than Neitz and much more physical than Schwarz. Will become an AFL superstar.

Btw, I'm not denigrating Neitz or Schwarz as they're rightly club icons and were great players.

I don't think he will win it due to how crap we are and the fact teams already send their best defender to him and double team him.

I don't think he will win it due to how crap we are and the fact teams already send their best defender to him and double team him.

In my opinion he's a certainty, subject to playing 20 games, or close to it.

In my opinion he's a certainty, subject to playing 20 games, or close to it.

Agreed. 2 goals a game, with said getting the best defender and getting double teamed etc. Also hasn't gone goalless yet.

Clearly the most promising young player in the game.

Agreed. 2 goals a game, with said getting the best defender and getting double teamed etc. Also hasn't gone goalless yet.

Clearly the most promising young player in the game.

With Heeney having missed so many games, I reckon he's the best value bet

Will win the whole thing. Kid is amazing.

This interview dropped this morning:

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2015-06-02/media-conference-jesse-hogan

Gets the best defender every single week and right now would be top 3 in our B&F, even having missed a game.

A far smarter footballer than Neitz and much more physical than Schwarz. Will become an AFL superstar.

Btw, I'm not denigrating Neitz or Schwarz as they're rightly club icons and were great players.

Neitz and Schwarz are club greats.

Hogan will be a great of the game.

Jesse would be well aware of where the RS sits in the pecking order of AFL awards. He seems very level headed, and would know that if he continues to work hard, learn as he goes and stay fit, there are far more prestigious awards and rewards ahead of him. The bigger the stage, the more he will thrive.

The bigger the stage, the more he will thrive.

I agree, can't wait to see him on Monday.

I'd just like to say also, this kid gets me genuinely excited to go to the footy again! Even after the Hawks game I wanted to go the Footscray game just to see him play.

Agreed. 2 goals a game, with said getting the best defender and getting double teamed etc. Also hasn't gone goalless yet.

Clearly the most promising young player in the game.

Yep, i agree. Backed him before the weekend, annoyed i missed the $8 at the beginning of the season but he is still great value at $3.50.

A big plus is RS is voted on by the All-Australian selection panel, which last year comprised Gillon McLachlan (chairman), Mark Evans, Danny Frawley, Warren Tredrea, Glen Jakovich, Cameron Ling, Luke Darcy, Matthew Richardson, Kevin Bartlett and Kevin Sheehan (Rising Star selector only).

Mostly ex players who i reckon will love Jessie's competitiveness. An his consistency means he will be in people's mind all season

Tony Jones (intro to the CH9 sports report): "Melbourne's Jesse Hogan wins Rising Star nomination - but is he homesick?"

It doesn't take much ...

Tony Jones (intro to the CH9 sports report): "Melbourne's Jesse Hogan wins Rising Star nomination - but is he homesick?"

It doesn't take much ...

It's hard to keep people watching the dribble that is terrestial tv news, so they needed to spice it as much as they could

I watched him here in Alice Springs live and he is heads and shoulders above anybody else on our list. He is a serious talent and no doubt Peter Jackson will try and sign him on a Tom Boyd type deal sometime next year. He is that good that he could play midfield and do some real damage.